Who Gets to Be a Monster? Book: Monstrous Bitch: A History of Terrifying WomenAuthor: Eleanor JohnsonPublisher: Princeton University PressPublication: 6 October 2026Pages: 344ISBN: 9780691291666Genre: Cultural history / Feminist criticism / Mythology There are monsters, and then there are women who have been made monstrous. The distinction lies at the heart of Eleanor Johnson’s wonderfully provocativeContinue reading “Monstrous Bitch”
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The New Dark Ages
What We Lose When We Stop Reading Book: The New Dark Ages: The End of Reading and the Dawn of a Post-Literate SocietyAuthor: James MarriottPublisher: The Bodley HeadPublication: 3 September 2026Pages: 208ISBN: 9781847929518Genre: Cultural criticism / Social commentary / Media studies There is something almost quaint about worrying about the death of reading. We haveContinue reading “The New Dark Ages”
The Nerd Reich Review
Book Review They Told Us What They Wanted Gil Durán exposes a Silicon Valley oligarchy that does not merely want to govern without us, but has begun to imagine most human beings as obstacles, dependants or waste By Bergotte Gil Durán, The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on DemocracyAvid Reader Press /Continue reading “The Nerd Reich Review”
