Noah Berlatsky

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

These covers remind us of the lengthy, rich—but often obscured—history of female songwriters.

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

Katniss is the voice of conscience and morality in the film, and in The Hunger Games series as a whole. In the just released last film in the series, she tries repeatedly to avoid unnecessary deaths. She insists that refugees from an attacked base be given an escape route, for example, and exposes herself in an effort to help them.

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

Under the guise of philanthropy, 8 Minutes essentially blackmails some of the most marginalized and powerless people in society.

Talking about race can get you into a lot of trouble . . . especially if you don't have a lot of class power or status.

"I believe that, in order to address these problems, we need to first understand how we got here."

C.S. Lewis' classic book presents an unlikely challenge to the patriarchy in the form of its true hero, Lucy.

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