Noah Berlatsky

Let's not ignore the fact that the original James Bonds wasn't just white. He was a white supremacist.

Illicit passions aren't less enjoyable because they're illicit. Quite the contrary.

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

If my wife and son had thought bubbles above their heads, like in the comics, you would be able to read them saying, "dog dog dog dog dog dog dog."

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

Action movies don't usually bother much with romance. The trailer for The Transporter: Refueled certainly doesn't. The hero is cool — sexy women, plural, throw themselves at him, or at least stand near him and things blow up; there are fights and revenge and high production values. Romance is, at best, a secondary concern.

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

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