Noah Berlatsky

It's hard to deny the appeal of the masculine ideal, especially when embodied in Jude Law. And yet, it's also a depressing vision.

Irritation is the way of all flesh. The question is, if you're going to be annoyed for all of eternity, who do you want to be doing the annoying?

To read Massive isn't to discover a hidden truth, but to see a massive, obvious fact, bulging out for all the world to see.

Can a popular author also be celebrated for literary quality? Not if that author is a woman like Austen.

Lower your standards, live in moderate amounts of filth, and go to bed early. The cat will thank you.

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

Rodriguez is confused when she says that people want her to steal white people's superheroes. But she also has a point.

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

The acclaimed solo album of former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard raises questions about the very nature of "cred." Is pop antitethical to artistry?

Feminist dystopia at its finest. Joanna Russ imagines a world in which the elimination of gender hierarchy leads to freedom, strength, and power.