Noah Berlatsky

Rather than seeing Beyoncé's sexual performance as linked to destruction, we can consider whether eroticism might be an alternative to violence.

Their sexuality traps and destroys male innocence, as they grad hold, by the penis- the better to lead him to castration. Make no mistake that castration is greeted with fear, terror, and disgust—but also with glee. Women as super villains allow their characters to be super powerful; a force for evil is at least a force. In a media landscape where women are often rendered secondary, invisible, and passive, the femme fatale, in her icy violence, seizes female agency along with the phallus that she so efficiently cuts off.

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

The rom-com's worshipping of power and wealth comes with a gender twist.

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

With the death of Leonard Nimoy, it's a good moment to pay tribute to (and question) his most famous character.

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

Lower your standards, live in moderate amounts of filth, and go to bed early. The cat will thank you.

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

Let's not ignore the fact that the original James Bonds wasn't just white. He was a white supremacist.