Noah Berlatsky

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

Critics say call-out culture is mean-spirited and bullying. Not so fast.

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

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.

"I believe that, in order to address these problems, we need to first understand how we got here."

Sex and bodies don't clarify gender; they confuse the issue.

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

It's hard to deny the appeal of the masculine ideal, especially when embodied in Jude Law. And yet, it's also a depressing vision.

Fifth Harmony is nobody's idea of a roots band.

Fans of Batgirl are fans of Batgirl. They buy her comic to see her being heroic, not to see her being a slasher movie victim.