The Latest Breaking News from Animal Farm

Introduced species aren’t good or bad. But when they slip from our control, we are quick to condemn them

In George Orwell’s 1945 allegorical novella Animal Farm, pigs coach the other revolutionary farm animals in their new creed of Animalism using the memorable maxim: four legs good, two legs bad.

The Conversation · 7h ago

Andy Serkis made an Animal Farm with fart jokes: ‘And it started a culture war!’

INTERVIEW: The actor and director, whose motion-capture work in ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Planet of the Apes’ made him a star, is no stranger to breaking boundaries in filmmaking... but his radical take on George Orwell’s anti-fascist polemic has proven more divisive than he imagined. He speaks to Annabel…

The Independent UK · Jul 12

Heroes of 1776 Shows That Remembering the Past Is Key to Progress

Neil Gorsuch's new book reminds us that to accelerate progress, we must first acknowledge the progress that has already occurred.

Reason · May 11

‘Animal Farm was my parents’ teamwork’: Orwell’s son on 80 years of the satirical classic

Richard Blair on the role his mother played in developing the 1945 political fable – and how it nearly didn’t get published

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2025

Big Ten, SEC Take Next Step Toward Control Over College Football

The conferences can further shape the playoff as they see fit and plot ways to further gerrymander the selection process in their favor.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 1, 2024

"The Bear" sells us on Orwellian butter

Apparently Carmy has a thing for butter that sells for $60 a pound. We had to know whether the hype was real

Salon · Jul 11, 2024

Easter egg hunts and trails to enjoy with the kids in and around Greater Manchester 2023

You can't have Easter without an egg hunt or trail

Manchester Evening News · Apr 2, 2023

Short Story Competition 2023: Animal Farm II

Peter Rodgers, of Carrington, is a finalist in the Newcastle Herald Short Story Competition 2023 with this entry, Animal Farm II.

Newcastle Herald · Jan 23, 2023

Albany inclusivity logo approved as councillor cites George Orwell's Animal Farm

A logo encouraging inclusion has been approved by a council in WA, despite claims it could "fragment" the community and comparisons to George Orwell's novel Animal Farm.

ABC News · Nov 23, 2022