Unanimous Supreme Court Says Internet Service Provider Not Liable for Internet Users' Illegal Downloads Plus: What George Orwell thought about Friedrich Hayek. Reason · Mar 26
Orwell: 2+2=5 review – documentary portrait doesn’t wholly add up Raoul Peck’s film about the Nineteen Eighty-Four novelist makes a compelling case for its continuing relevance but could ask more searching questions about its author The Guardian - UK · Mar 26
‘Orwell went off to fight. I thought I’d have to do the same’: Raoul Peck on his intimate connection with the writer The Haitian director was given unprecedented access to George Orwell’s archives – and found a fellow crusader for truth. His extraordinary new film highlights the sinister links between Big Brother, Trump and Putin The Guardian - UK · Mar 16
Out of the frying pan? Noma’s Rene Redzepi resigns, and fine dining confronts 'brigade' culture The downfall of the world's top chef has raised questions about whether time is up for the storied bullying and abuse of fine dining kitchens The Independent UK · Mar 14
By Closing Moscow's Gulag History Museum, Putin Is Erasing Inconvenient Soviet History As George Orwell warned, "Who controls the past, controls the future: who controls the present, controls the past." Reason · Mar 3
Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Orwell: 2+2=5' - Chilling and indispensable Raoul Peck takes the words of George Orwell and connects the dots between the writer’s diary entries and present-day totalitarian regimes. The filmmaker signs one of the most urgent and essential documentaries of the 21st century. Euronews · Feb 20
Slavery exhibit removed by Trump administration returns to Philadelphia’s Independence Mall after judge’s order The Trump administration is appealing the decision restoring the exhibit about history of slavery The Independent UK · Feb 20
‘Filmmaking is political’: Raoul Peck on ‘Orwell: 2+2=5’, Donald Trump, and the dangers of AI "It’s a problem when you lose your connection with history. The ignorance is really incredible. Even though we had the facilities and instruments all along..." Euronews Culture sits down with Raoul Peck to discuss his new documentary, 'Orwell: 2+2=5' - one of the most urgent and vital films of 2026. Euronews · Feb 19
Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks, lawsuit argues Conservation and historical organizations are suing the Trump administration over National Park Service policies that the groups say erase history and science from America’s national parks The Independent UK · Feb 17
US judge orders Trump administration to restore Philadelphia slavery exhibit In ruling, judge cited quote from Orwell’s novel 1984 describing process by which authoritarians rewrite history The Guardian - US · Feb 17
Judge orders reversal of Trump decision to remove George Washington slavery exhibit The exhibit's removal was a direct consequence of a Trump executive order The Independent UK · Feb 16
Judge quotes Orwell’s 1984 as she orders Trump to restore slavery exhibits in Philadelphia Judge compares president’s attempts to erase history to the dystopian Ministry of Truth The Independent UK · Feb 16
Where will I get £2 in a cashless world? Brief letters: Special coins | Country Diary | Duvet days | Washing instructions | Sleeping on the job | A former prince The Guardian - UK · Feb 10
The 10 best space and sci-fi Super Bowl commercials of all time Ready for Super Sunday? Huddle up for our out-of-this-world roundup of Big Game ads for the ages Space · Feb 8
The Conversation · Feb 5 George Orwell called for a new way of thinking about science In October 1945, George Orwell responded to a letter from Mr J. Stewart Cook in the leftwing weekly newspaper Tribune calling for more science education.
The Guardian - US · Jan 31 Trump’s post-truth agenda beaten back as Americans refuse to accept ICE lies Effort to manipulate killing of Alex Pretti collapsed after footage torpedoed ‘domestic terrorist’ claim – could this be a turning point?
The Guardian - UK · Jan 20 Superstates and spheres of influence Brief letters: Orwell’s insight | Antisocial media | AI takeover | Howff Club | Beyond the Tamar
The Conversation · Jan 19 How George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four predicted the global power shifts happening now There’s nothing new about calling George Orwell’s most influential novel prescient. But the focus has usually been on his portrayal of the oppressive aspects of life in Oceania, the superstate in which Nineteen Eighty-Four is set.
The Conversation · Jan 19 Why we love literary anniversaries Last year marked 250 years since the birth of the English novelist Jane Austen. The Conversation celebrated this important literary milestone with a series of articles and a dedicated podcast, Jane Austen’s Paper Trail. This special year saw a variety of high-profile celebratory events across the country, from regency balls…
The Conversation · Jan 12 What January taught George Orwell about control and resistance Like many of us, George Orwell saw January as a month to be endured rather than enjoyed. You can picture him steeling himself against its cold, gloom, rain, frost and wind.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 10 Mass surveillance, the metaverse, making America ‘great again’: the novelists who predicted our present From Jorge Luis Borges to George Orwell and Margaret Atwood, novelists have foreseen some of the major developments of our age. What can we learn from their prophecies?
International Business Times UK · Jan 9 'Reject the Evidence of Your Eyes': Users Say Renee Good ICE Shooting Is Straight Out of George Orwell's 1984 Playbook The fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good has drawn comparisons to George Orwell's 1984.
The Conversation · Jan 5 An attack on left-wing, literary ‘culture police’ displays the flawed thinking it aims to critique Adam Szetela’s That Book Is Dangerous! makes the case that we exist in the “Sensitivity Era”.
Roll Call · Dec 29, 2025 Political Theater’s conversations with filmmakers and other people who dig movies - Roll Call We like to put the theater in Political Theater every so often. George Orwell, Ukrainian artists, the Christmas Adventurers Club. Movies don’t have to be overtly political to say something about politics. Sometimes just documenting what life is like can become inherently political. What the best films do — be…
Euronews · Dec 29, 2025 Bones, brides and odysseys: The 20 most anticipated movies of 2026 Welcome to your moviegoing guide for 2026! Here are our picks for the unmissable movies coming to a cinema near you in the first half of the year.