Noah Berlatsky

Illicit passions aren't less enjoyable because they're illicit. Quite the contrary.

Why should prostitution be illegal? And, more specifically why should male prostitution be illegal?

Talking about race can get you into a lot of trouble . . . especially if you don't have a lot of class power or status.

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

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

For once, central character Andrew's flaws are tied up in the fact that he is—wait for it—fundamentally decent.

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.

The cover for A-Force is a combination of tired trope and deodorant ad. Female empowerment can do so much better.

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

Katniss is the voice of conscience and morality in the film, and in The Hunger Games series as a whole. In the just released last film in the series, she tries repeatedly to avoid unnecessary deaths. She insists that refugees from an attacked base be given an escape route, for example, and exposes herself in an effort to help them.