Noah Berlatsky

As a white woman, Swift can afford to celebrate carelessness. Beyoncé, though, knows that even her casualness has to be perfect.

Did the classic Adam West Batman show strike a blow (Kerwhap!) for feminism?

The surface text of the film is that you can't trust some guys. The (barely) subtext is that you can't trust any guys.

english lit academic. wish fulfiller. thwarted world-changer.

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

The loss of gospel history has meant forgetting how important black women have been to American performance styles.

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

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

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

These covers remind us of the lengthy, rich—but often obscured—history of female songwriters.