Noah Berlatsky

Illicit passions aren't less enjoyable because they're illicit. Quite the contrary.

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.

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

Katniss is the voice of conscience and morality in the film, and in The Hunger Games series as a whole. In the just released last film in the series, she tries repeatedly to avoid unnecessary deaths. She insists that refugees from an attacked base be given an escape route, for example, and exposes herself in an effort to help them.

Is it insulting to ask about the greatest female comics creator?

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

A recent controversy at the Calgary Expo suggests MRAs care more about making opponents look bad than they do about discrimination.

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

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

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