Actually, Don't Write Like You're Dead
Jeffrey Eugenides's recent to advice to young writers is precious, derivative, and wrong. More »
Noah Berlatsky edits the online comics and culture website the Hooded Utilitarian. He writes for Slate, Reason, and Splice Today. He is the author of a forthcoming book about the original Wonder Woman comics.
Jeffrey Eugenides's recent to advice to young writers is precious, derivative, and wrong. More »
All too often, supporters of gender equality end up degrading traditional femininity. A new memoir falls into this trap. More »
Laina Dawes never satisfyingly explains the origins of her musical tastes in her book, but then again, who ever can? More »
Moto Hagio's Heart of Thomas series markets a male homosexual love story to women—and it works. More »
Jared Diamond's new book shows that there are many ways to rear a child. More »
The director's 1997 film "Jackie Brown" offered a thoughtful critique of blaxploitation-style manhood. Too bad his latest movie, "Django Unchained," looks much less promising. More »
The gory battles of 'The Hobbit' don't just pad out its run-time. They contradict the story's message. More »
They're fun to have around? They're an expression of love between two people? More »
"Playing for Keeps" recycles tired, flawed lessons about masculinity. More »
Why it's not so bad that the singer, like some other women, doesn't want to call herself a feminist More »
It understands that childbirth is scary and dangerous, transformative and worthwhile. More »
'Skyfall' doesn't update the franchise's gender roles; it extends them to an Oedipal extreme. More »
Philip Pullman's new book distills classic stories to their purest form, and the result isn't pretty. More »
Her latest album bears the hallmarks of an artist who took a bold left turn but then returned to radio-chasing complacency. More »
Seeger's latest ventures reveal the dirty secret of Popular Front folk: Their tunes weren't that great. More »
The documentary 'After Porn Ends' is more about work than sex. More »
Most people know McNulty and Bunk as characters in David Simon's acclaimed HBO series—but they were actually players in a 19th-century book by H.B. Ogden. Seriously. More »
'Cosmopolis' paints a comforting but false portrait of a one-percenter's spectacular downfall. More »
At its most extreme, heavy music starts to resemble "Tubular Bells" with more growling about death. More »
