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?

Fans of Batgirl are fans of Batgirl. They buy her comic to see her being heroic, not to see her being a slasher movie victim.

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

At first, this looks like sexism. And then you realize, hey, this is sexism. Hope isn't allowed to do the dangerous job because Pym has put her on a pedestal, and won't let her off it.

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

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

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.

A new Facebook post calls into question cover depictions of hyper-sexualized men and women.

It's not the gender that's the problem: It's the oppression.