Noah Berlatsky

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

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

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.

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

According to an Academy Awards voter, the right sort of people, with the right sort of education and connections, can't be racist.

As a white woman, Swift can afford to celebrate carelessness. Beyoncé, though, knows that even her casualness has to be perfect.

The loss of gospel history has meant forgetting how important black women have been to American performance styles.

At first, this looks like sexism. And then you realize, hey, this is sexism. Hope isn't allowed to do the dangerous job because Pym has put her on a pedestal, and won't let her off it.

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.

A Ghostbusters with a female cast is a thorough violation of the spirit of the original. And that's a good thing.