British author and poet George Orwell wrote in his 1946 essay "Politics and the English Language," that “In our time, ...

He saw a trend of language misuse. For instance, he observed politicians’ penchant for evading the truth and called this the ...

In a new documentary presented at the Cannes Film Festival, director Raoul Peck uses the British writer’s thoughts to analyze ...

Over the last two weeks, the Glen Sannox has been subject to disruption and cancellation with CalMac citing the weather. No great surprise to ...

Russia, Ukraine, France, China, United States ORWELL 1984–2025, Newspeak: User Manual ...

We live in a time when governments use lexical distortions to manipulate public opinion – the very thing author George Orwell ... to the abuse of political language as Orwell.

Acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck revisits the resonance of George Orwell's work, but somewhat obscures the message of his ...

A day later, George Orwell ... is most Orwellian. Orwell was indeed prophetic. Including, it seems, about his own legacy. He once wrote about another English writer whose politics have been ...

Peter Watson’s ambitious survey celebrates 500 years of innovation in science — but is patchier on the arts and the legacy of ...

I help my students gather strength with their use of language so when a vortex of ignorance arrives, they will go in the ...

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On May 28, 2025, an African literary iroko fell. Ngugi wa Thiong’o departed the earth at 87 years old and joined the realm of ...