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.

Illicit passions aren't less enjoyable because they're illicit. Quite the contrary.

Fifth Harmony is nobody's idea of a roots band.

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

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

Fans of Batgirl are fans of Batgirl. They buy her comic to see her being heroic, not to see her being a slasher movie victim.

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

It's worth questioning some of our assumptions about adolescent inferiority.

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

Talking about race can get you into a lot of trouble . . . especially if you don't have a lot of class power or status.