Noah Berlatsky

Rather than seeing Beyoncé's sexual performance as linked to destruction, we can consider whether eroticism might be an alternative to violence.

Bus ads comparing Muslims to Hitler have been replaced with images of a superhero. And not just any superhero.

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

The rom-com's worshipping of power and wealth comes with a gender twist.

There's a good argument to be made that the earliest, and the best, rockabilly performers were women. Slicked-back, hiccuping, hopped up cool.

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

The cover for A-Force is a combination of tired trope and deodorant ad. Female empowerment can do so much better.

If you want America to relearn how to hate white Jews, the quickest way to do that is to associate them with black people.

Maddie & Tae's new hit both indicates and subverts country's long history of sexism.

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