Noah Berlatsky

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

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.

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

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

For a second, it looked like the rabid hordes of gamergaters would be joined by metalheads. But #metalgate was never meant to be.

So, if there are so many ways to sing this song, and if it's meant different things at different points, why complain about Beyoncé's version?

Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Edith Piaf: they're all still practically household names.

Conservative fetishization of the past is myopic, simplistic, and mean-spirited—but progressives can be too quick to cede tradition.

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

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.