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.

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

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

To read Massive isn't to discover a hidden truth, but to see a massive, obvious fact, bulging out for all the world to see.

A new Facebook post calls into question cover depictions of hyper-sexualized men and women.

The founder of the brilliant fyeahblackrockmusic Tumblr talks racial politics, Kelis, and . . . the Doobie Brothers?

The first graphic novel to win a Caldeott gives children the chance to be adults, and adults the chance to be kids.

It's hard to deny the appeal of the masculine ideal, especially when embodied in Jude Law. And yet, it's also a depressing vision.

Fans of Batgirl are fans of Batgirl. They buy her comic to see her being heroic, not to see her being a slasher movie victim.