Noah Berlatsky

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

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

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

Can a popular author also be celebrated for literary quality? Not if that author is a woman like Austen.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Critics say call-out culture is mean-spirited and bullying. Not so fast.