Noah Berlatsky

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

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

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

So, if there are so many ways to sing this song, and if it's meant different things at different points, why complain about Beyoncé's version?

Critics say call-out culture is mean-spirited and bullying. Not so fast.

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

"Childbearing [is] barbaric and pregnancy should be abolished," wrote radical feminist theorist Shulamith Firestone in The Dialectic of Sex.

The loss of gospel history has meant forgetting how important black women have been to American performance styles.

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

Did the classic Adam West Batman show strike a blow (Kerwhap!) for feminism?