Noah Berlatsky

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

Their sexuality traps and destroys male innocence, as they grad hold, by the penis- the better to lead him to castration. Make no mistake that castration is greeted with fear, terror, and disgust—but also with glee. Women as super villains allow their characters to be super powerful; a force for evil is at least a force. In a media landscape where women are often rendered secondary, invisible, and passive, the femme fatale, in her icy violence, seizes female agency along with the phallus that she so efficiently cuts off.

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

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

Critics say call-out culture is mean-spirited and bullying. Not so fast.

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

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."

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

Metal aggression isn't sexual, but existential. As a result, women in the genre are both rare and unexpectedly equal.

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