Noah Berlatsky

For once, central character Andrew's flaws are tied up in the fact that he is—wait for it—fundamentally decent.

Scientists are hotly debating whether we should send messages into space. Perhaps they should consult Octavia Butler for some wisdom...

Irritation is the way of all flesh. The question is, if you're going to be annoyed for all of eternity, who do you want to be doing the annoying?

C.S. Lewis' classic book presents an unlikely challenge to the patriarchy in the form of its true hero, Lucy.

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

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

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.

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

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

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