Noah Berlatsky

Bus ads comparing Muslims to Hitler have been replaced with images of a superhero. And not just any superhero.

Is it insulting to ask about the greatest female comics creator?

Scientists are hotly debating whether we should send messages into space. Perhaps they should consult Octavia Butler for some wisdom...

The loss of gospel history has meant forgetting how important black women have been to American performance styles.

The first graphic novel to win a Caldeott gives children the chance to be adults, and adults the chance to be kids.

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

According to an Academy Awards voter, the right sort of people, with the right sort of education and connections, can't be racist.

The history of pop music, and of black pop music in particular, has always been gay history.

It's hard to deny the appeal of the masculine ideal, especially when embodied in Jude Law. And yet, it's also a depressing vision.

Writing can be hard and uncomfortable and precarious—but it's hard and uncomfortable and precarious in the way that any job can be.