Noah Berlatsky

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

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

The founder of the brilliant fyeahblackrockmusic Tumblr talks racial politics, Kelis, and . . . the Doobie Brothers?

For once, central character Andrew's flaws are tied up in the fact that he is—wait for it—fundamentally decent.

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.

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.

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

Lower your standards, live in moderate amounts of filth, and go to bed early. The cat will thank you.

Maddie & Tae's new hit both indicates and subverts country's long history of sexism.

Feminist dystopia at its finest. Joanna Russ imagines a world in which the elimination of gender hierarchy leads to freedom, strength, and power.