Noah Berlatsky

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

Can a popular author also be celebrated for literary quality? Not if that author is a woman like Austen.

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.

Daredevil focuses on the dynamics of heroism—the display of strength and violence as a way to distance oneself from weakness.

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

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

To understand this debate, it's important to consider historical context.

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.

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

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