Noah Berlatsky

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

It's not the gender that's the problem: It's the oppression.

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.

David Ress' Aphexswift is genius precisely because it's so unlikely.

The acclaimed solo album of former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard raises questions about the very nature of "cred." Is pop antitethical to artistry?

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

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

It's worth questioning some of our assumptions about adolescent inferiority.

Is the gender of the philosopher a marginal curiosity—or is it more central?

Rodriguez is confused when she says that people want her to steal white people's superheroes. But she also has a point.