Noah Berlatsky

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

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

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

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

Let's not ignore the fact that the original James Bonds wasn't just white. He was a white supremacist.

Why should prostitution be illegal? And, more specifically why should male prostitution be illegal?

Daredevil focuses on the dynamics of heroism—the display of strength and violence as a way to distance oneself from weakness.

Some love stories don't end happily. So why do so many romance novels insist they do?

Banks' "Ice Princess" video shows that it's not only white people who can pick up someone else's culture.

Fifth Harmony is nobody's idea of a roots band.