Noah Berlatsky

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

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

Talking about race can get you into a lot of trouble . . . especially if you don't have a lot of class power or status.

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

Country music is an overwhelmingly heterosexual endeavor. The LGBTQ community certainly listen to, and perform, country, but in terms of lyrical content and themes, country has been focused on male-female romantic love.

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

The first graphic novel to win a Caldeott gives children the chance to be adults, and adults the chance to be kids.

Maddie & Tae's new hit both indicates and subverts country's long history of sexism.

Rodriguez is confused when she says that people want her to steal white people's superheroes. But she also has a point.

Illicit passions aren't less enjoyable because they're illicit. Quite the contrary.