Noah Berlatsky

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

The MIT professor recently wrote that feminist literature left him "terrified" of his sexual desire. But is Dworkin to blame?

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

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

As a parent, you tend to assume that you have some say in forming your child's mental landscape. Then Santa comes along.

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

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

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

Scientists are hotly debating whether we should send messages into space. Perhaps they should consult Octavia Butler for some wisdom...

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