Noah Berlatsky

Scientists are hotly debating whether we should send messages into space. Perhaps they should consult Octavia Butler for some wisdom...

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

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

The MIT professor recently wrote that feminist literature left him "terrified" of his sexual desire. But is Dworkin to blame?

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

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

"The look on Miley's face during Nicki Minaj's savage, expletive-laden rant says it all," Salon tweeted the day after the VMAs. Less than 140 characters, but still enough to link a black woman to a longstanding racial slur.

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

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

It's worth questioning some of our assumptions about adolescent inferiority.