“interpreted Oleanna as a straightforward gender clash, apparently taking it so much to heart that there were screaming matches and fistfights in the lobby.”
I immediately thought of Thurber Cartoons which often had men and women locked against each other in combat in every conceivable way, also the theme of his stories – (for those of you too young to know Thurber’s cutting edge 1930s humour, avant-garde esk, https://duckduckgo.com/?q=thurber+cartoons&t=ffab&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images) (‘Perhaps this will refresh your memory’ – as the attorney produces a kangaroo as evidence in court to dismay the defendant) His main gist is the absurd with men/women as the core, and animals the periphery.
The article does not say but I hope the story is in the absurd camp, rather than some kind of dreary bleakness of small, unhappy, lives..
“The Guardian, calling John, – a “stealth predator” guilty of “micro-aggressions” and “gaslighting”.
This is a great example of what we used to call ‘Peak Guardian’.
Brendan O'Leary
2 years ago
The best thing about this piece was the link to Mamet’s article in The Times.
But the best piece about Mamet’s article in The Times was the quote lifted from it in this piece:
We, who could not pull a tooth, try a case, do a profit or loss sheet, or — likely — change a tyre, were taught that we must change the world
D Ward
2 years ago
Great review – thanks.
Joe Donovan
2 years ago
I did not see Oleanna on the stage, but I did see the film, starring William Macy, which I found to be stunning at the time. Now it seems prophetic as well.
How things have changed. Ruth Bader Ginsburg said that it was Vladimir Nabokov, at Cornell, who “taught me to read.” Dare I say that there might have been some sexual tension in the room when Ruth took a walk over to Goldwyn Smith Hall to take advantage of Vlad’s “office hours?”
“interpreted Oleanna as a straightforward gender clash, apparently taking it so much to heart that there were screaming matches and fistfights in the lobby.”
I immediately thought of Thurber Cartoons which often had men and women locked against each other in combat in every conceivable way, also the theme of his stories – (for those of you too young to know Thurber’s cutting edge 1930s humour, avant-garde esk, https://duckduckgo.com/?q=thurber+cartoons&t=ffab&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images) (‘Perhaps this will refresh your memory’ – as the attorney produces a kangaroo as evidence in court to dismay the defendant) His main gist is the absurd with men/women as the core, and animals the periphery.
The article does not say but I hope the story is in the absurd camp, rather than some kind of dreary bleakness of small, unhappy, lives..
“The Guardian, calling John, – a “stealth predator” guilty of “micro-aggressions” and “gaslighting”.
This is a great example of what we used to call ‘Peak Guardian’.
The best thing about this piece was the link to Mamet’s article in The Times.
But the best piece about Mamet’s article in The Times was the quote lifted from it in this piece:
Great review – thanks.
I did not see Oleanna on the stage, but I did see the film, starring William Macy, which I found to be stunning at the time. Now it seems prophetic as well.
How things have changed. Ruth Bader Ginsburg said that it was Vladimir Nabokov, at Cornell, who “taught me to read.” Dare I say that there might have been some sexual tension in the room when Ruth took a walk over to Goldwyn Smith Hall to take advantage of Vlad’s “office hours?”