Noah Berlatsky

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.

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

The MIT professor recently wrote that feminist literature left him "terrified" of his sexual desire. But is Dworkin to blame?

Lower your standards, live in moderate amounts of filth, and go to bed early. The cat will thank you.

Who is memorialized in death has everything to do with race, class . . . and who you were in life.

A recent controversy at the Calgary Expo suggests MRAs care more about making opponents look bad than they do about discrimination.

A Ghostbusters with a female cast is a thorough violation of the spirit of the original. And that's a good thing.

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

There's a good argument to be made that the earliest, and the best, rockabilly performers were women. Slicked-back, hiccuping, hopped up cool.

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