Noah Berlatsky

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

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

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

Writing can be hard and uncomfortable and precarious—but it's hard and uncomfortable and precarious in the way that any job can be.

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

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

A recent controversy at the Calgary Expo suggests MRAs care more about making opponents look bad than they do about discrimination.

The surface text of the film is that you can't trust some guys. The (barely) subtext is that you can't trust any guys.