Noah Berlatsky

Bus ads comparing Muslims to Hitler have been replaced with images of a superhero. And not just any superhero.

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

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

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.

A new Facebook post calls into question cover depictions of hyper-sexualized men and women.

It's hard to deny the appeal of the masculine ideal, especially when embodied in Jude Law. And yet, it's also a depressing vision.

With the death of Leonard Nimoy, it's a good moment to pay tribute to (and question) his most famous character.

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

Is it insulting to ask about the greatest female comics creator?

I am on my knees in 15-degree weather scrubbing poop from the sidewalk, and I have an epiphany of sorts—I do not want this dog.