Noah Berlatsky
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For once, central character Andrew's flaws are tied up in the fact that he is—wait for it—fundamentally decent.
Read...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.
Read..."Childbearing [is] barbaric and pregnancy should be abolished," wrote radical feminist theorist Shulamith Firestone in The Dialectic of Sex.
Read...The first graphic novel to win a Caldeott gives children the chance to be adults, and adults the chance to be kids.
Read...Scientists are hotly debating whether we should send messages into space. Perhaps they should consult Octavia Butler for some wisdom...
Read...Illicit passions aren't less enjoyable because they're illicit. Quite the contrary.
Read...Bus ads comparing Muslims to Hitler have been replaced with images of a superhero. And not just any superhero.
Read...Why should prostitution be illegal? And, more specifically why should male prostitution be illegal?
Read...Under the guise of philanthropy, 8 Minutes essentially blackmails some of the most marginalized and powerless people in society.
Read...So, if there are so many ways to sing this song, and if it's meant different things at different points, why complain about Beyoncé's version?
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