Noah Berlatsky

Last year there was much excitement at the announcement that Lupita Nyong'o was going to play a major role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens — the first Black woman to star in the franchise.

Conservative fetishization of the past is myopic, simplistic, and mean-spirited—but progressives can be too quick to cede tradition.

Scientists are hotly debating whether we should send messages into space. Perhaps they should consult Octavia Butler for some wisdom...

With the death of Leonard Nimoy, it's a good moment to pay tribute to (and question) his most famous character.

Did the classic Adam West Batman show strike a blow (Kerwhap!) for feminism?

The founder of the brilliant fyeahblackrockmusic Tumblr talks racial politics, Kelis, and . . . the Doobie Brothers?

Under the guise of philanthropy, 8 Minutes essentially blackmails some of the most marginalized and powerless people in society.

The first graphic novel to win a Caldeott gives children the chance to be adults, and adults the chance to be kids.

The history of pop music, and of black pop music in particular, has always been gay history.

A new Facebook post calls into question cover depictions of hyper-sexualized men and women.