Noah Berlatsky

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.

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

Sex and bodies don't clarify gender; they confuse the issue.

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

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

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

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

Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Edith Piaf: they're all still practically household names.

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

For a second, it looked like the rabid hordes of gamergaters would be joined by metalheads. But #metalgate was never meant to be.