Noah Berlatsky

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

Genre boundaries are conscious of race—and, in the case of rock, conscious of gender too.

Feminist dystopia at its finest. Joanna Russ imagines a world in which the elimination of gender hierarchy leads to freedom, strength, and power.

The Lord of the Flies can feel like a vacation spot for conflict-management consultants in comparison to social media.

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

Hating sex workers—and treating them as things—can get you money.

Art without politics actually results in a sweeping Puritanism. For art to have power, it needs to engage with power, with politics.

Female masturbation is sexy in part because it flirts with lesbianism. For male masturbation, it's a different story.

Rather than seeing Beyoncé's sexual performance as linked to destruction, we can consider whether eroticism might be an alternative to violence.

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