Noah Berlatsky

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

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

To read Massive isn't to discover a hidden truth, but to see a massive, obvious fact, bulging out for all the world to see.

english lit academic. wish fulfiller. thwarted world-changer.

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

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

So, if there are so many ways to sing this song, and if it's meant different things at different points, why complain about Beyoncé's version?

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

David Ress' Aphexswift is genius precisely because it's so unlikely.

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