The debate between literary fiction and genre fiction is a long-standing one. Genre fiction is accused of being insignificant and shallow while literary fiction is called pretentious and boring. There...

Okay, so let’s be clear: it was rape. If you’ve seen Season 4 of HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” you know which scene I’m talking about from Episode 3. It was rape. And as “Game of Thrones” returns...