Noah Berlatsky

Bulimia.com has reworked superhero images to show more realistic body types—and their efforts are valuable in more than the expected ways.

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?

This doesn't mean that the outcomes of domestic violence are always equal; men tend to be bigger and stronger than women, and therefore are more likely to cause serious harm, even in situations where violence is reciprocal. Still, the fact that women are frequently perpetrators of violence in domestic situations substantially undermines the typical story of domestic abuse—and helps to show just how harmful that story is.

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

Lower your standards, live in moderate amounts of filth, and go to bed early. The cat will thank you.

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

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

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

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.

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