The Guardianadded this to Top Stories · 9hBooks Is the political novel dead?The Guardian - Dorian LynskeyI think it’s a peculiarly English thing, this recoiling from a novel whose political message seems too overt Jonathan Coe Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Looking Backward, The Grapes of Wrath: all runaway bestsellers
QQmadded this to India Debate · 18hKashmir 'It Felt Like George Orwell's 1984': Mehbooba Mufti’s Daughter Iltija Says After Leaving Kashmirhuffingtonpost.in - By Betwa Sharma Iltija Mufti has left Kashmir after 16 days under house arrest. Her mother, the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, remains detained. Iltija …
Daily Mirroradded this to Daily Mirror · 1dVolunteering I was living in my own bubble before I started volunteering: My Wigan Pier Storymirror.co.uk - Alison Riggott As part of our Road to Wigan Pier project, eight decades after the publication of George Orwell's essay, Alison Riggott explains how sanctions and …
The Hindu Groupadded this to The Hindu · 1dNon-fiction ‘Animalia Indica’ review: Rikki Tikki Tavi and friendsthehindu.com - Janaki Lenin Animalia Indica is a beautifully produced book. A black-and-white illustration of a tiger with hypnotic yellow eyes stares out of the …
NNational Review · 1dCold War The Cold War of WordsNational Review - David Pryce-Jones Cold Warriors: Writers Who Waged the Literary Cold War, by Duncan White (Custom House, 800 pp., $32.50) Known as the Cold War, the clash of interest …
The Spectator · 2dCold War Novel explosives of the Cold War | The SpectatorThe Spectator - Nicholas ShakespeareCold Warriors: Writers Who Waged the Literary Cold War Duncan White One autumn night in 1991, I stood on the rooftop terrace of a tacky villa in Saranda once owned by Albania’s Stalinist dictator Enver
Neelum Ahluwaliaadded this to S · 3dGreenland Breakingviews - Greenland is not for sale, but the UK might beReuters UK - George HayLONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Denmark has refused to sate Donald Trump’s thirst for geo-M&A. The U.S. president on Tuesday called off a visit to the European state after its prime minister rebuffed
Somebodyadded this to Hometown / Atlanta · 2dAtlanta, GA Atlanta leads the nation in camera surveillance, report findsCurbed - Sean KeenanYears after former NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden unveiled the U.S. government's mass surveillance program, Americans generally feel like they’re being watched at all times. People tape over the webcams
Moneyadded this to 💰 Everyday Money 💰 · 3dAmazon Amazon Is Selling Terrible Versions of Classic Books. Here's How to Make Sure You Don't Buy OneMoney - Brad TuttleIt’s peak back-to-school shopping season. But before you buy a copy of Moby Dick online, read this first. Countless books available for cheap from Amazon and other sellers are low-quality or even legally
The New York Timesadded this to World · 4dHong Kong Hong Kong, Thailand, George Orwell: Your Tuesday BriefingThe New York TimesParamedics treating an injured man after a motorcycle accident in Bangkok in April. Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Iah Pinkney A bottle with a 131-year-old message, believed to the
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Chris Cloutieradded this to To Read · 4dBooks 50 GREAT Books You Absolutely MUST Read Before You Dieboredpanda.com - Jenny Lynn We all have different tastes when it comes to books and other reading material. However, no matter what your regular interests, there are books that …
FFrfyreadded this to Important Stuff · 4dLiberal View We're Officially Living an Orwellian Nightmaretruthdig.com - Staff I, Winston Smith… I mean, Tom Engelhardt… have not just been reading a dystopian novel, but, it seems, living one — and I suspect I’ve been living …
Mark Gu Chenadded this to China Through Untainted Lense · 5dCarrie Lam Singapore’s successful housing and education policies point to Hong Kong’s real enemySouth China Morning Post - Letters In comparing Singapore and Hong Kong, so often done superficially, Andy Xie (“A tale of two cities”, August 1) laid bare the astounding inequalities …
Austinadded this to Required Reading · 3dLong-form Journalism Paging Big Brother: In Amazon’s Bookstore, Orwell Gets a RewriteThe New York Times - By DAVID STREITFELDSAN FRANCISCO — In George Orwell’s “1984,” the classics of literature are rewritten into Newspeak, a revision and reduction of the language meant to make bad thoughts literally unthinkable. “It’s a beautiful
Daily Mirroradded this to Daily Mirror · 5dSchools There was a certain way you had to look at private school: My Wigan Pier Storymirror.co.uk - Becky Joyce As part of our Road to Wigan Pier project, eight decades after the publication of George Orwell's essay, Becky Joyce explains how she used her own …
The Guardian · 5dA-Levels Lessons to learn from this year’s A-level resultsThe Guardian - LettersReaders respond to the news that studying A-level English is in decline and offer their views on how the system could be improved It would be good for the quality of life in this country if more A-level
WeWork Una Mullally: Tech sector is not being held to account for its nonsenseirishtimes.com - Una Mullally ‘The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one’s real and one’s declared aims, one turns as it were instinctively …
IIrene Lucioadded this to TO HELP PEOPLE 'S LIVES · 5dKindle Save up to 80% on science fiction Kindle eBooks in Amazon’s one-day sale9to5Toys - Blair AltlandToday only, as part of its Gold Box Deals of the Day, Amazon is taking up to 80% off a selection of Science Fiction Kindle eBooks starting at under $1. As per usual, they’ll become permanent additions
Obed Ortizadded this to Politics · 5dLiberal View All white men who own property and have a certain level of income are created equaldailykos.com - Mark E Andersen for Daily Kos It seems like a lifetime ago that we had a competent, scandal-free, empathetic president. We had two terms with President Obama, who maintained his …
Los Angeles Timesadded this to Entertainment · August 17entertainment news In “Empty Hearts,” Juli Zeh lures readers into a near future numb to political and social upheaval.Los Angeles Times - Paula L. WoodsThe first dystopian novels that gave me chills were in English lit class: George Orwell’s “1984” and Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451.” Orwell’s concepts of “doublethink” and “newspeak,” used to spread propaganda
Phoenix, AZ Expelled lawmaker back in hospital, in stable conditionkyma.com - ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOENIX, Ariz. - Former Arizona legislator Don Shooter is back in a Phoenix hospital after being released earlier in the week following emergency …
Catholicism The call of dutythetablet.co.uk - by D.J. Taylor The marriage of George Orwell and Sonia Brownell in a hospital bedroom 70 years ago was a mystery to everyone who knew them. A biographer of Orwell …
fflbd7b4fcf3bc5qadded this to Arnolds · August 14Leadership 13 books from high school worth rereading as an adultFast Company - Melissa LockerReturning to these books as an adult can be a totally transformative experience. Too often, the books that you’re required to read in high school English don’t feel especially relevant. Maybe it’s the
Vladimir Putin The war against objectivityunherd.com - James Bloodworth We need to rediscover our faith in the future to fight the threat of disinformation Every summer, bookshops lay out stacks of blockbusters designed to …
New Statesmanadded this to New Statesman · August 14Salvador Dali Personal Story: Haunted by the scent of colognenewstatesman.com - Deborah Levy A trip to Barcelona, on a hot summer day, sparks thoughts on Orwell, nationalism and a shellfish lunch with an old lover. When I arrived in Barcelona …
New Statesmanadded this to New Statesman · August 14Big Brother Dorian Lynskey’s the Ministry of Truth shows the enduring relevance of Orwell’s 1984newstatesman.com - Anonymous Lynskey finds many original points to make about the dystopian classic that introduced terms such as “newspeak” and “Big Brother” into our …
MEL Magazineadded this to MEL Magazine · August 14For Men The Absentee’s Guide to Reintegrating Into Societymelmagazine.com - Chris Bourn No matter which alien environment you’ve been living in — prison, outer space, marriage — if you’re not used to it, everyday life can be an …
Daily Mirroradded this to Daily Mirror · August 14Crack Cocaine Someone set my tent on fire: My Wigan Pier Storymirror.co.uk - Chris Thompson As part of our Road to Wigan Pier project, eight decades after the publication of George Orwell's essay, Chris Thompson explains how he was helped to …
Colby Stuartadded this to Writing · 1dWriting Using a Pen Namedigitalpubbing.com - Sabrina Ricci I don’t use pen names, but I can understand why an author may want to use one. Writers Write recently published a post on why writers would want to …
