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“The Wild Boys Smile”:Reflections on Olaf Stapledon’s Odd John, Part 1
4,763 words Part 1 of 3 Olaf Stapledon Odd John: A Story Between Jest and Earnest London: Methuen, 1935 (Etext) “Well,” said John, “I’m thought queer because I have more brains than most children.”...
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“The Wild Boys Smile”:Reflections on Olaf Stapledon’s Odd John, Part 2
William S. Burroughs with the hint of a smile 5,047 words Part 2 of 3 (part 1 here) Alan Watts’ notion of “fascinating ugliness” leads us to another important theme is the disquieting or even repulsive...
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“The Wild Boys Smile”:Reflections on Olaf Stapledon’s Odd John, Part 3
4,320 words Part 3 of 3 While smiling a lot, the colonists in Odd John don’t talk much at all, which just adds to their creepiness. One of the most disconcerting features of life on the island was that...
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From Odd John to Strange Love Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop...
4,887 words Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Director: Stanley Kubrick; written by Peter George, Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern Columbia Pictures (1964) General...
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