Noah Berlatsky

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

With the prospect of another Bush/Clinton presidential contest looming as ominously as Donald Trump's hairpiece, the word "dynasty" seems to be frothing off of many a pundit's keyboard. "Clinton, Bush struggle to shed dynasty labels," a Washington Post headline declared.

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

I am on my knees in 15-degree weather scrubbing poop from the sidewalk, and I have an epiphany of sorts—I do not want this dog.

The MIT professor recently wrote that feminist literature left him "terrified" of his sexual desire. But is Dworkin to blame?

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

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

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

The first graphic novel to win a Caldeott gives children the chance to be adults, and adults the chance to be kids.

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