Noah Berlatsky

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

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

Female masturbation is sexy in part because it flirts with lesbianism. For male masturbation, it's a different story.

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

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

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

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

"I believe that, in order to address these problems, we need to first understand how we got here."

Rather than seeing Beyoncé's sexual performance as linked to destruction, we can consider whether eroticism might be an alternative to violence.

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