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Its author, Matthew Purdy, wrote, “Warnings of language as a weapon of manipulation, obfuscation, and oppression run through Orwell’s work.” I often re-read George Orwell’s 1946 essay ...
In the hallowed grounds of All Saints’ church in Sutton Courtenay, Oxon, George Orwell must be spinning in his grave. His classic novel 1984 laid out the framework for an authoritarian dystopian ...
Even a fellow Republican, Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska, couldn’t resist: “Putin started this war,” he posted on X, adding, “I don’t accept George Orwell’s doublethink.” ...
I recently stumbled into a thicket of confusion surrounding the term ‘nationalism’ while reading an essay on that subject by George Orwell. He stretches the definition to encompass ...
Congratulations to Gov. Wes Moore, who has transported the State of Maryland into George Orwell’s book “1984,” where words are twisted and manipulated (“Gov. Wes Moore: ‘We’ve turned a ...
Raoul Peck, who will be at the Cannes Film Festival next month with his George Orwell documentary, “Orwell: 2+2=5,” delivered a blistering warning about the global rise of autocracy this week ...
There is a riveting moment in George Orwell’s novel 1984 when Winston Smith, a citizen of the totalitarian state of Oceania, opens a poorly bound book with fraying pages. Reading this work ...
George and Amal Clooney make a peaceful pair. Two years after the couple revealed on “CBS Mornings” that they never argue, that still holds true. George Clooney returned to the show this week ...
Also attending are Andy Serkis for what the festival described as a ‘special premiere’ of his animated feature adaptation of George Orwell’s Animal Farm, ahead of its theatrical release on ...
George Clooney isn’t mincing words about President Donald Trump. In a new interview with Broadway legend Patti LuPone for Variety’s "Actors on Actors: Broadway" series, the Oscar-winning actor ...