Noah Berlatsky

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

Under the guise of philanthropy, 8 Minutes essentially blackmails some of the most marginalized and powerless people in society.

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

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

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

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

For once, central character Andrew's flaws are tied up in the fact that he is—wait for it—fundamentally decent.

This doesn't mean that the outcomes of domestic violence are always equal; men tend to be bigger and stronger than women, and therefore are more likely to cause serious harm, even in situations where violence is reciprocal. Still, the fact that women are frequently perpetrators of violence in domestic situations substantially undermines the typical story of domestic abuse—and helps to show just how harmful that story is.

Fifth Harmony is nobody's idea of a roots band.

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