Nineteen Eighty-Four
South Hunterdon High should re-think its drug testing policy
...least one student in his bedroom. In addition to the inevitable comparisons to George Orwell's classic book "1984," there has been public outrage regarding such a flagrant violation of...
Trish Long: Border Patrol agent broke up first hijacking of an airplane
...a starring role in the film "Tea and Sympathy" and a leading role in the television production of George Orwell's "1984." Crane was handpicked for the role of Golde in "Fiddler on the...
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Your Turn - March 21, 2010
...recent round of activities more than ever make it look like "Big Brother" from George Orwell's novel "1984," that you once again take them to task. Re: "Luminaria spotlights S.A.'s...
He said, she said: Test-taking
...decided to have a few beverages to relax me while cramming for a huge literature test. Instead of reading Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four" as planned, I woke up the next day with a huge...
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So Your Boss Was Fired ... Now What?
...and work-related breakdowns, having a boss disappear in the night like some dissenter in George Orwell's "1984" has become increasingly common. But that doesn't make it any less upsetting...
'The Bell Ringers': Big Brother, the next generation
...a milestone, but Orwell, deeply influenced by the evil of Joseph Stalin, painted in broad strokes. In fact, 1984 came and went without his political fears being realized, at least in...
Griffin: Jays' magic number is '84
...a little like the J.P. Ricciardi regime with the Jays, it's mere coincidence. On a more serious note, the 1984-heavy intro relates only to an innovative roster-building suggestion...
Best books for the next generation: Harry Potter - and The 9/11 Commission Report ?
...same readers were asked which book they had most often lied about having read in order to impress others, "1984" by George Orwell took the No. 1 spot, followed by "War And Peace" by Leo...
Scammell relates this telling exchange between the author of "Darkness at Noon" and the author of "Nineteen Eighty-Four": George Orwell said, "When I lie in my bath in the morning, which is the best moment of the day, I think of tortures for my enemies." Koestler replied, "That's funny, because when I'm lying in my bath I think of tortures for myself."
Michael Dirda on Michael Scammell's 'Koestler' washingtonpost.com | 1 month ago
Does Facebook's Privacy Flub Matter?
...towards privacy, blurring the lines between what is acceptable and what is not. George Orwell got it wrong - '1984' will not happen because of government. It will happen because of reality...
North Korean regime truly Orwellian
...could triumph anywhere". Start of sidebar. Skip to end of sidebar. Some critics pooh-poohed his warnings. By 1984, the New Left Review predicted, the book would be a mere "curio". The...
Amid mold and frost, a satire of post-Soviet Russia
...the same struggle fought by Winston Smith, the translator at the center of George Orwell's "Nineteen-Eighty-Four. '' The sameness of every repressive regime creates a challenge for...
Book Of A Lifetime: Nineteen Eighty-Four, By George Orwell
...London was rather like lying in tepid bathwater for several years. Into this sleepy complacency fell Nineteen Eighty-Four, a book that entrapped me for life. I was on the cusp of...
