Noah Berlatsky

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

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.

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

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

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

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

The acclaimed solo album of former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard raises questions about the very nature of "cred." Is pop antitethical to artistry?

David Ress' Aphexswift is genius precisely because it's so unlikely.

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

Hating sex workers—and treating them as things—can get you money.