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The House of Incest

Henry Miller

  • Nigel Bruce

Nigel Bruce

Jul 31, 2023
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The best 'Odyssey' movie is not Christopher Nolan's

The best 'Odyssey' movie is not Christopher Nolan's

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey has come and gone and, in keeping with our troubled times, it was successful in part because it banished sex and romance from Homer's story. Why is no one interested in sex or romance anymore? An article in The Atlantic asked recently:
Sep 19, 2026 5 min read
The maze: is it better to get lost or get out?

The maze: is it better to get lost or get out?

The best labyrinth in the world - in my opinion - has to be a messy overgrown subtropical rain forest garden where the goal is to get lost among the mysterious paths and dead ends, and not find the exit. It's even better if it has ruins and surrealistic sculptures
Sep 12, 2026 4 min read
Book review: "i eat the stars: how to live fully and beautifully in a collapsing world"

Book review: "i eat the stars: how to live fully and beautifully in a collapsing world"

There is a new-ish genre called "collapse literature" and the best of the bunch is this book by Australian writer and journalist Sarah Wilson. I bought it because reviews suggested that she had arrived at the same point I had. The main arguments she makes are: 1.
Sep 5, 2026 3 min read
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  • A Tale of Two Women
  • The Age of Consent
  • Alice's Mirrors
  • Angel Incarnate
  • Beauty & the Beast
  • Dreaming of the Virgin Mary
  • From Russia with Love
  • Homer's Women
  • The House of Incest
  • How to Look at a Naked Lady
  • Immortal Beloved
  • The Judgment of Paris
  • Kama Sutra
  • Letters from Africa
  • Life as Opera
  • Loki's Children
  • Oz is China
  • Poison Pen Letters
  • Precious Bodily Fluids
  • Sacred Prostitute
  • Spinster
  • The Sorcerer's Apprentice
  • Splendour in the Grass
  • The Town Square
  • Vampires in Venice
  • Voices and Saints
  • The Whore's Revenge
  • The Woman in the Bower
  • Women in Trousers
  • About the Author
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