Monthly Archives: October 2018

Notes on Nexus, Part 3: Finding Love

Posted on October 30, 2018 by leewatkins

Chapter Three of Henry Miller’s Nexus is about despair. Miller describes his desperate state, trapped in a harmful relationship with Mona. He spends his days doing nothing, letting “events pile up of their own accord.” He knows he needs a … Continue reading →

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Notes on The Philosophy of Andy Warhol

Posted on October 16, 2018 by leewatkins

Thesis: “As soon as you stop wanting something you get it.” Andy Warhol says that he has found this rule to be “absolutely axiomatic.” He was always lonely and desperately wanted a friend, until one day he decided he was … Continue reading →

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Henry Miller: Soul and Mind

Posted on October 2, 2018 by leewatkins

In Chapter Two of Nexus we see the limits of Henry Miller’s patience with abstract arguments. His friend, a lawyer called John Stymer, is, like Miller, fascinated by Dostoevsky, and thinks that a “new phase of existence” arrived for humanity … Continue reading →

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