Wrestling with the Beast in John Gray’s “The New Leviathans” – Chicago Review of Books

Wrestling with the Beast in John Gray’s “The New Leviathans” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Is liberalism dead? Has that dewy-eyed, woke, overly optimistic beast of limited eyesight, enlarged heart, and dangerously underdeveloped brain, this Jabberwocky of the geopolitical wood finally been slain? More to the point, can we at last acknowledge that there are no such things as universal values, no inherently reliable truth to language, and that … Read more

Old Stories Wear New Skins in “Burn the Negative” and “The Beast You Are” – Chicago Review of Books

Old Stories Wear New Skins in “Burn the Negative” and “The Beast You Are” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] In July, horror fans are spoiled for choice with the publication of a relative newcomer’s homage to classic horror as well as a new offering from a veteran of the genre. Josh Winning’s Burn the Negative is clearly the work of a horror film enthusiast, with references and tropes a-plenty for slasher buffs to … Read more