Noah Berlatsky

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

Banks' "Ice Princess" video shows that it's not only white people who can pick up someone else's culture.

Daredevil focuses on the dynamics of heroism—the display of strength and violence as a way to distance oneself from weakness.

Sex and bodies don't clarify gender; they confuse the issue.

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

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

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

The rom-com's worshipping of power and wealth comes with a gender twist.

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

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