Noah Berlatsky

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

At first, this looks like sexism. And then you realize, hey, this is sexism. Hope isn't allowed to do the dangerous job because Pym has put her on a pedestal, and won't let her off it.

Daredevil focuses on the dynamics of heroism—the display of strength and violence as a way to distance oneself from weakness.

To understand this debate, it's important to consider historical context.

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

Can a popular author also be celebrated for literary quality? Not if that author is a woman like Austen.

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

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.

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

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