Noah Berlatsky

The cover for A-Force is a combination of tired trope and deodorant ad. Female empowerment can do so much better.

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

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

Irritation is the way of all flesh. The question is, if you're going to be annoyed for all of eternity, who do you want to be doing the annoying?

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

Daredevil focuses on the dynamics of heroism—the display of strength and violence as a way to distance oneself from weakness.

Action movies don't usually bother much with romance. The trailer for The Transporter: Refueled certainly doesn't. The hero is cool — sexy women, plural, throw themselves at him, or at least stand near him and things blow up; there are fights and revenge and high production values. Romance is, at best, a secondary concern.

Metal aggression isn't sexual, but existential. As a result, women in the genre are both rare and unexpectedly equal.

A recent controversy at the Calgary Expo suggests MRAs care more about making opponents look bad than they do about discrimination.

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