Noah Berlatsky

Daredevil focuses on the dynamics of heroism—the display of strength and violence as a way to distance oneself from weakness.

Action movies don't usually bother much with romance. The trailer for The Transporter: Refueled certainly doesn't. The hero is cool — sexy women, plural, throw themselves at him, or at least stand near him and things blow up; there are fights and revenge and high production values. Romance is, at best, a secondary concern.

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.

Is the gender of the philosopher a marginal curiosity—or is it more central?

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

These covers remind us of the lengthy, rich—but often obscured—history of female songwriters.

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

For a second, it looked like the rabid hordes of gamergaters would be joined by metalheads. But #metalgate was never meant to be.

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

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