Noah Berlatsky

Writing can be hard and uncomfortable and precarious—but it's hard and uncomfortable and precarious in the way that any job can be.

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

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

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.

C.S. Lewis' classic book presents an unlikely challenge to the patriarchy in the form of its true hero, Lucy.

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

The loss of gospel history has meant forgetting how important black women have been to American performance styles.

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

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

Why should prostitution be illegal? And, more specifically why should male prostitution be illegal?