Noah Berlatsky

english lit academic. wish fulfiller. thwarted world-changer.

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 it insulting to ask about the greatest female comics creator?

I am on my knees in 15-degree weather scrubbing poop from the sidewalk, and I have an epiphany of sorts—I do not want this dog.

There's a good argument to be made that the earliest, and the best, rockabilly performers were women. Slicked-back, hiccuping, hopped up cool.

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

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

Conservative fetishization of the past is myopic, simplistic, and mean-spirited—but progressives can be too quick to cede tradition.

Rodriguez is confused when she says that people want her to steal white people's superheroes. But she also has a point.

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