Noah Berlatsky

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

Last year there was much excitement at the announcement that Lupita Nyong'o was going to play a major role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens — the first Black woman to star in the franchise.

The Lord of the Flies can feel like a vacation spot for conflict-management consultants in comparison to social media.

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.

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

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

Art without politics actually results in a sweeping Puritanism. For art to have power, it needs to engage with power, with politics.

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

According to an Academy Awards voter, the right sort of people, with the right sort of education and connections, can't be racist.

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.