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Hard truth of the day by George Orwell: 'War against a foreign country only happens when...' - deep quote on war, money, power, understanding who profits from conflict by Animal Farm author

Hard truth of the day by George Orwell: George Orwell questioned who profits when wars begin. He believed wealthy classes initiate conflict for financial gain. This perspective highlights economic interests behind political decisions. Orwell, known for Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-four, died in 1950. His writings explored power, control, and…

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Readers reply: what have been the most prescient or accurate predictions of the future?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions considers the art of soothsaying, prognostication and futurism

The Guardian - UK

Prince George beams as he arrives for first day at Eton College and gets words of advice from headmaster

The 13-year-old prince was met by the headteacher who told him: ‘Welcome, good luck, enjoy it’

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Prince George arrives for first day at Eton College alongside parents

’Welcome, good luck, enjoy it,’ the headmaster told the future king

The Independent UK

Kate's 'angst and excitement' as Prince George, 13, starts at Eton College

Eton has a roll call of famous past students including actors Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie and Eddie Redmayne

Evening Standard

Stephen King Personally Pulled One Of His Books From Publication And It Will Never Be Printed Again

Stephen King wrote a novel in 1977 that was supposed to be a work of fiction. Over the next two decades, five real-life events started to mimic the novel. King asked for it to be pulled from print and it has never been reprinted since. It is one of the…

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Trump Aide Natalie Harp Likened to Fictional 'Stalker Who Got the Job' by Author Kurt Andersen

Author Kurt Andersen has likened Donald Trump's special assistant Natalie Harp to a fictional 'stalker who got the job', as scrutiny grows over her unusual access to and relationship with the president.

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America Is Building a Surveillance State Like China's

"If there are Flock cameras in your city, they are tracking, logging and sharing your movements without a warrant," warns the ACLU.

Reason

Quote of the day by George Orwell: 'Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to...' - motivational quote by Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four author teaches life lessons on power, authority, leadership, ambition and dangers of absolute control

Quote of the day by George Orwell: George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four warns about power becoming the ultimate goal. His quote highlights that control is sought for its own sake. Orwell, born Eric Blair, explored oppression and totalitarian rule in his works. He experienced colonial rule and the Spanish Civil War…

The Economic Times

Animal Farm review – Orwell goes outback in this subversive, rowdy stage adaptation

Bloomshed’s take on Orwell’s classic is a rare thing in the theatre: a one-hour show that could easily, and probably should, have been longer

The Guardian - AU

Quote of the day by Julian Assange: 'If you want a vision of the future, imagine Washington-backed Google Glasses strapped onto vacant human faces — forever'

Smart glasses are becoming more in vogue today, but the industry is still haunted by the failure of Google Glass

TechRadar

How a new UN cybercrime treaty could be used to crack down on dissent

Imagine this scenario. It’s early evening in a small city in central Turkey. An Iranian woman in her mid-20s walks to the corner café. Headphones in, she listens to Radiohead’s 2 + 2 = 5.

The Conversation

6-7 and the First World War: How Internet absurdism became Dada's unlikely heir

During a time when boundaries had not been drawn onto maps, when man still looked like beast instead of only acting like one, our ancestors developed speech. Over millennia, language emerged, empires rose and fell over it, wars were fought over single words and whose god had the right one…

The Times of India

Through the looking glass: smartglasses face scrutiny

Wearing cameras and speakers powered by artificial intelligence comes with benefits but critics warn it also presents serious privacy concerns.

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Prince George celebrates 13th birthday as new photo and video footage released

George, who is second in line to the throne, is about to start his secondary schooling at Eton College

Fortune

Billionaire Mike Bloomberg warns Trump’s AI ownership plan would make ‘George Orwell blush’

"Somewhere, Karl Marx is smiling," the media company founder wrote in an op-ed, calling current markets a "smoke-filled backroom."

The Economic Times

Quote of the Day by George Orwell: 'Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four...'- Timeless lessons on truth, intellectual courage, free speech, independent thinking, and defending reality by the famous author of dystopian novel 1984 and Animal Farm

Quote of the Day by George Orwell: George Orwell's quote highlights freedom's foundation in acknowledging reality. He believed truth's denial jeopardizes all other liberties. Orwell's works warn against controlling facts and suppressing independent thought. His message remains relevant amidst today's misinformation and competing narratives. Protecting truth is the essential first…

The Guardian - US

‘A first step to fascism’: critics denounce Trump administration replacing slavery exhibit at George Washington’s home

Replacement of panels with version that’s sympathetic to enslavers comes amid effort by Trump to dismantle diversity initiatives

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Quote of the day by Ho Chi Minh: 'Write in such a way that you can be understood by both the young and the old, by men as well as women' and why simple words have the power to change the world

Ho Chi Minh understood that clear communication is vital for fostering national unity and mutual understanding among people. In a similar vein, graphic designers have successfully simplified airport signage, effectively alleviating traveler confusion. Organizations today emphasize the importance of straightforward messaging, recognizing the short attention spans of the public. Ultimately,…

Reason

Andy Serkis on Animal Farm, Authoritarianism, and Humanizing Monsters

"If Orwell were writing that story now, what would his targets be?" the Animal Farm director asks Reason's Nick Gillespie.

The Independent UK

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 Economic Times

Quote of the Day by George Orwell: “The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again…” - a chilling, powerful statement from the book Animal Farm

George Orwell's Animal Farm quote highlights power's corrupting influence on revolutionary ideals. The pigs became as oppressive as the humans they overthrew. Eric Arthur Blair, known as George Orwell, wrote about totalitarianism and fascism. His clear and sharp writing remains relevant for understanding power abuse. The quote serves as a…

Salon

Let’s fix America with grammar

In the MAGAsphere, sloppy language leads to foolish thoughts, and much worse

The Economic Times

Wednesday quote of the day: George Orwell’s thought-provoking lesson on truth, memory and power may change the way you see the world

George Orwell's quote of the day: George Orwell's chilling words from "1984" resonate powerfully today: "Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past." This adage highlights how shaping historical memory dictates future thought and action. In our digital age, where narratives clash and information…

The Independent UK

Ben Lerner says novel is ‘not a political statement’ despite winning Best Political Fiction prize

‘But the question of how certain forms of media flatten or monetise our attention – I do think that’s political territory,’ said Lerner

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