Noah Berlatsky

Katniss is the voice of conscience and morality in the film, and in The Hunger Games series as a whole. In the just released last film in the series, she tries repeatedly to avoid unnecessary deaths. She insists that refugees from an attacked base be given an escape route, for example, and exposes herself in an effort to help them.

Metal aggression isn't sexual, but existential. As a result, women in the genre are both rare and unexpectedly equal.

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

Some love stories don't end happily. So why do so many romance novels insist they do?

Rodriguez is confused when she says that people want her to steal white people's superheroes. But she also has a point.

If my wife and son had thought bubbles above their heads, like in the comics, you would be able to read them saying, "dog dog dog dog dog dog dog."

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

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

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

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.