Noah Berlatsky

These covers remind us of the lengthy, rich—but often obscured—history of female songwriters.

The rom-com's worshipping of power and wealth comes with a gender twist.

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.

So, if there are so many ways to sing this song, and if it's meant different things at different points, why complain about Beyoncé's version?

Maddie & Tae's new hit both indicates and subverts country's long history of sexism.

Why should prostitution be illegal? And, more specifically why should male prostitution be illegal?

As a parent, you tend to assume that you have some say in forming your child's mental landscape. Then Santa comes along.

Iin a passionate Facebook thread last week, children's author Meg Rosoff rejected the idea that there are "too few books for marginalized young people," as librarian Edith Edi Campbell had suggested.

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