Noah Berlatsky

The cover for A-Force is a combination of tired trope and deodorant ad. Female empowerment can do so much better.

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

Irritation is the way of all flesh. The question is, if you're going to be annoyed for all of eternity, who do you want to be doing the annoying?

Who is memorialized in death has everything to do with race, class . . . and who you were in life.

Last year there was much excitement at the announcement that Lupita Nyong'o was going to play a major role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens — the first Black woman to star in the franchise.

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

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

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.

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

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.