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.

To understand this debate, it's important to consider historical context.

Is it insulting to ask about the greatest female comics creator?

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.

Bulimia.com has reworked superhero images to show more realistic body types—and their efforts are valuable in more than the expected ways.

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

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

A Ghostbusters with a female cast is a thorough violation of the spirit of the original. And that's a good thing.

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

A new Facebook post calls into question cover depictions of hyper-sexualized men and women.