Kicks the bucket (afp), this man should be read, not just as indictment of Stalin, but what any politician might do now or in the future. I see traits of Stalin in Gordon Brown. Ignore what you kno… more →
Bananas in the Falklandsdisaphorism wrote 11 hours ago: One of my favorite essays. Here’s a particularly illuminating part: Sheer egoism. Desire to … more →
soundofbuilding wrote 11 hours ago: From George Orwell “The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap betw … more →
thefunctionkey wrote 2 days ago: I don’t know how I managed to miss this . . . Shepard Fairy redesigned the covers for George O … more →
Quote-ster wrote 2 days ago: On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time. -George Orw … more →
5-Pillar Scribe wrote 3 days ago: “My company is called East-West Theatre precisely because Sarajevo is this city on the border … more →
quotes wrote 4 days ago: “During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” … more →
redtory wrote 5 days ago: I knew that the great writer was rolling in his grave of course, but I wasn’t aware that he was b … more →
smith3000 wrote 5 days ago: SEVENTY years ago to the day, the tall, gangly figure of Eric Arthur Blair - retired colonial cop, o … more →
bluenred wrote 5 days ago: The arguments of ignorance tend to recur. It will always be so: ignorance is by nature a limited bea … more →
Rosecrans Baldwin wrote 5 days ago: Richard Harrington’s photographs of CalTech’s Owens Valley Radio Observatory. The Digi … more →
chrisy58 wrote 5 days ago: Published on Friday, August 15, 2008 by the Bangor (Maine) Daily News Behind Politics, A Philosophy … more →
adumbrations wrote 5 days ago: I’m rather excited about David Hare’s forthcoming play, Gethsemane: a satire of New Labo … more →
thebeliever07 wrote 6 days ago: The Orwell Prize presents to the world: — Britain’s pre-eminent prize for political writing, … more →
domirip wrote 6 days ago: 1948 is a novel written by George Orwell that reveals the atrocities of a futuristic authoritarian … more →
polemicscat wrote 6 days ago: From time to time, some member of C … more →
citizenwells wrote 6 days ago: I recently came across an interesting blog, Orwell Diaries. The site chronicles George Orwell’ … more →
Communion of Dreams wrote 1 week ago: Or maybe you don’t. My own knowledge of George Orwell was limited to his most popular novels … more →
stevenhartwriter wrote 1 week ago: Find out about it here. … more →
sattvasurfer wrote 1 week ago: Sound familiar? Ooh this is very cool! From the 9th August 2008, the Orwell Prize will be p … more →