Noah Berlatsky

english lit academic. wish fulfiller. thwarted world-changer.

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

As a parent, you tend to assume that you have some say in forming your child's mental landscape. Then Santa comes along.

A Ghostbusters with a female cast is a thorough violation of the spirit of the original. And that's a good thing.

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

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

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.

Rather than seeing Beyoncé's sexual performance as linked to destruction, we can consider whether eroticism might be an alternative to violence.

"Childbearing [is] barbaric and pregnancy should be abolished," wrote radical feminist theorist Shulamith Firestone in The Dialectic of Sex.

While Atwood's feminist dystopia remains our favorite nightmarish future, Marge Piercy's Woman On The Edge Of Time is far superior.