Noah Berlatsky

Is it insulting to ask about the greatest female comics creator?

The acclaimed solo album of former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard raises questions about the very nature of "cred." Is pop antitethical to artistry?

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

The founder of the brilliant fyeahblackrockmusic Tumblr talks racial politics, Kelis, and . . . the Doobie Brothers?

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

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

A Ghostbusters with a female cast is a thorough violation of the spirit of the original. And that's a good thing.

Some love stories don't end happily. So why do so many romance novels insist they do?

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.

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