Noah Berlatsky

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.

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

Conservative fetishization of the past is myopic, simplistic, and mean-spirited—but progressives can be too quick to cede tradition.

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

The Lord of the Flies can feel like a vacation spot for conflict-management consultants in comparison to social media.

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

"The look on Miley's face during Nicki Minaj's savage, expletive-laden rant says it all," Salon tweeted the day after the VMAs. Less than 140 characters, but still enough to link a black woman to a longstanding racial slur.

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

Can a popular author also be celebrated for literary quality? Not if that author is a woman like Austen.

Banks' "Ice Princess" video shows that it's not only white people who can pick up someone else's culture.