Noah Berlatsky

Their sexuality traps and destroys male innocence, as they grad hold, by the penis- the better to lead him to castration. Make no mistake that castration is greeted with fear, terror, and disgust—but also with glee. Women as super villains allow their characters to be super powerful; a force for evil is at least a force. In a media landscape where women are often rendered secondary, invisible, and passive, the femme fatale, in her icy violence, seizes female agency along with the phallus that she so efficiently cuts off.

Is it insulting to ask about the greatest female comics creator?

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

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

The loss of gospel history has meant forgetting how important black women have been to American performance styles.

Feminist dystopia at its finest. Joanna Russ imagines a world in which the elimination of gender hierarchy leads to freedom, strength, and power.

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

The first graphic novel to win a Caldeott gives children the chance to be adults, and adults the chance to be kids.

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

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."