Noah Berlatsky

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

Maddie & Tae's new hit both indicates and subverts country's long history of sexism.

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

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

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

Sex and bodies don't clarify gender; they confuse the issue.

Their sexuality traps and destroys male innocence, as they grad hold, by the penis- the better to lead him to castration. Make no mistake that castration is greeted with fear, terror, and disgust—but also with glee. Women as super villains allow their characters to be super powerful; a force for evil is at least a force. In a media landscape where women are often rendered secondary, invisible, and passive, the femme fatale, in her icy violence, seizes female agency along with the phallus that she so efficiently cuts off.

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

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.

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