GeniusWar George Orwell (Ft. Noel Willmett) – Letter to Noel Willmett Genius - genius.com Many thanks for your letter. You ask whether totalitarianism, leader-worship etc. are really on the up-grade and instance the fact that they are not …
Daily Kosflipped into Daily Kos TrendingRights & Freedoms Orwell and the English Language Today dailykos.com - KENUVA Political language “is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” Watching …
Avatarjelsberryflipped into Reading is LifeBooks 9 books from high school worth rereading as an adult TODAY - Caroline MossYou know it and I know it — there were just some books in high school that were too painful to read. Snoozefests followed by tons of “and what do you think the author meant when he wrote…” conversations.
The Conversation UKflipped into Conversation UKHistory How George Orwell justified killing German civilians in the second world war The Conversation UK - Tim Luckhurst During the second world war, Britain’s national daily newspapers usually supported the government’s portrayal of the national war effort as …
Independent.ieflipped into Independent.iePublic Health 'Creating a George Orwell situation where some are more equal than others' - TD slams public health advice independent.ie Public health advice insisting people should not spend more than two hours in the same room as each other has been branded ‘bonkers’. Labour Party …
The EconomistBooks Diaries written in adversity can be a source of solace The Economist THE DIARIES of Virginia Woolf are bookended by wars. Early entries, written when she was a young novelist, describe sheltering in her kitchen during …
Political Science How do we know democracy is broken if we don’t know what it is? thecorrespondent.com - Patrick Chalmers At the end of my introduction to this series, Read my introduction to this political literacy series here. where I offered myself up as a political …
Bernardine Evaristo 2020 Orwell Prize for Political Fiction Shortlist locusmag.com - locusmag The shortlist for the 2020 Orwell Prize for Political Fiction, given by The Orwell Foundation to novels and short story collections published in the …
Mic Newsflipped into NewsNews Sorry, but we're not living in a "dystopia" Mic News - Shauna Shames Dystopian fiction is hot. Sales of George Orwell’s 1984 and Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale have skyrocketed since 2016. Young adult dystopias — …
AlterNetflipped into BREAKING NEWSDonald Trump Life imitates art: Trump campaign’s newest Orwellian propaganda push is ‘1984’ incarnate alternet.org - Walter Einenkel The Trump campaign is going into overdrive. Along with the rest of the Republican Party, the push to blitz the media landscape with misinformation …
The BulwarkUnited States The Trumpian Doublethink - The Bulwark The Bulwark - Charles Sykes “Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.” On Monday, Donald Trump’s …
Stuffflipped into Wellington News | The Dominion PostDonald Trump Why Trump won't win again in November stuff.co.nz - ERNIE BARRINGTON OPINION: Popular opinion has it that Donald Trump will be re-elected in November. But is that likely? Currently, the United States president is …
The Telegraphflipped into FilmMovies The forgotten British rivals to Disney whose cheery shorts helped win the war The Telegraph - Robbie Collin‘The live-action lens can only see what is in front of it. But the animation lens is the mind itself: it can visualise everything you can think of.” Which visionary animator said those words? Walt Disney,
The Telegraphflipped into BooksBooks How George Orwell's hop-picking days sowed the seeds for his genius The Telegraph - Dominic CavendishPicture the scene. In a field in Kent, a lanky young man is toiling away under a September sky. His palms have been cut to ribbons by the spiny stems of the hop vines he has been busily picking, hour repetitive
Democracy Aarogya Setu app: Surveillance in times of coronavirus newindianexpress.com - Ravi Shankar Governance is the tonic of democracy. The prescription of governance is to control resources and not citizens, except those people who break the law. …
Donald Trump Coronavirus: Even Orwell couldn't have imagined Trump stuff.co.nz - Grant Shimmin Donald Trump has backtracked on plans to terminate the country's coronavirus task force, just a day after he signalled his intentions to cancel …
Crooks and Liarsflipped into Crooks and LiarsPolitics Mar-A-Lago To Reopen May 27, With Special Social Distancing In The Jacuzzi crooksandliars.com - Ed Scarce There are times when the entire Trump presidency seems like it was written by The Onion. And the rest of the time by Franz Kafka or George Orwell. …
The Guardianflipped into Comment is FreeSports It is not just loved ones I miss, but the joy of hanging out with casual friends The Guardian - Zoe WilliamsMr Z and I spent the first couple of hours of a lockdown morning exactly as our enemies would imagine, with him making me guess George Orwell’s measure of a perfect pub. “Fags. People smoking fags,” I
The Hindu Groupflipped into The HinduAuthoritarianism Shelley Walia reviews Becoming George Orwell: Life and Letters, Legend and Legacy, by John Rodden - The Hindu thehindu.com - Shelley Walia We continue to live in Orwell’s Oceania, ridden with tensions between security and freedom, constraint and consent. Democratic structures stand …
Lancashire Telegraphflipped into Lancashire TelegraphBooks 7 books in your house which could be worth a fortune lancashiretelegraph.co.uk - Newsquest Digital Content Team IT'S time to dust off those shelves and see if you already own a book which could be worth a fortune. Experts from TheMoneyPig.com have researched and …
CNNBooks 15 epic books you may finally have time to read now CNN - By Brandon Griggs, CNN(CNN) — So your daily quarantine routine is getting old. You've exhausted the good stuff on Netflix, your dog hides when you try to walk him for the eighth time and those ambitious plans for new hobbies
theGrioflipped into theGrioConspiracies Traces of coronavirus found in semen, study shows thegrio.com - Nicole Duncan Chinese researchers shared with the world on Thursday, May 7, that the deadly coronavirus can possibly be sexually transmitted. The doctors have …
ScrollBooks Samit Basu’s new novel looks at how reality is shaped and what humans can do about it scroll.in - Diyasree Chattopadhyay Every once in a while, you come across a book so powerful that reading it feels like deep cleansing your soul. Sometimes this takes you by surprise …
The Telegraphflipped into OpinionFinance We must protect our freedoms from fear The Telegraph - By Telegraph ViewToday we mark the 75th anniversary of victory in Europe. The defeat of fascism represents the finest qualities of our country: stoic, resourceful, compassionate, free. Whenever we judge how we are doing
AvatarTony Luchiniflipped into Philosophy fragmentsBooks 12 novels that changed the world - The Washington Post The Washington PostOur favorite novels leave a lasting impression, a sense of private awe that glows even after we’ve forgotten the details. In rare cases, we are bold to say, “That book changed my life.” For me, the shortlist
Books 13 Books Everyone Should Read at Least Once | Culture countryandtownhouse.co.uk - www.countryandtownhouse.co.uk The Country & Town House team reveal their favourite tomes of all time in the ‘Books Everyone Should Read’ edit… “A book is not only a friend, it …
Daddy Jamzflipped into AllnAll Movie NewsMovies Paramount Acquires ‘2084’ From ‘The Batman’ Screenwriter Mattson Tomlin Deadline - Anthony D'Alessandro Paramount has picked up Mattson Tomlin’s original spec 2084 which Lorenzo di Bonaventura will produce at Paramount. The project is reportedly billed as …
/FILMflipped into /FilmComics '2084': Paramount Making '1984'-Inspired Sci-Fi Film From 'The Batman' Writer slashfilm.com - Chris Evangelista Paramount is set to go to the future with 2084, a sci-fi film from The Batman writer Mattson Tomlin. The project is being described as a “spiritual …
Comics Paramount and ‘The Batman’ Writer’s ‘2084’ is Being Called a “Spiritual Sister” to Orwell’s ‘1984’ bloody-disgusting.com - John Squires Paramount has acquired the original spec script 2084 from The Batman co-writer Mattson Tomlin, THR reports this week. The sci-fi film is being described …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoGaming Ministry of Broadcast review godisageek.com - by Lyle Carr The police state of George Orwell’s 1984 has motivated countless pieces of fiction. For books, movies and video games, the idea of an all powerful …
