Noah Berlatsky

Can a popular author also be celebrated for literary quality? Not if that author is a woman like Austen.

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

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

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."

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

To understand this debate, it's important to consider historical context.

Some love stories don't end happily. So why do so many romance novels insist they do?

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

Conservative fetishization of the past is myopic, simplistic, and mean-spirited—but progressives can be too quick to cede tradition.

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