Noah Berlatsky

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

Is the gender of the philosopher a marginal curiosity—or is it more central?

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

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.

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

Art without politics actually results in a sweeping Puritanism. For art to have power, it needs to engage with power, with politics.

english lit academic. wish fulfiller. thwarted world-changer.

I am on my knees in 15-degree weather scrubbing poop from the sidewalk, and I have an epiphany of sorts—I do not want this dog.

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

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