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(“…says Orwell. Catch phrases “will construct your sentences for you – even think your thoughts for you…”) Throw out the cliches
Political writing tends to be bad writing, noted George Orwell in his 1946 essay “Politics and the English Language.” English: Picture of George Orwell which appears in an old acreditation for the BNU… more →
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The pen is mightier than the sword, and the liberals own all the dictionaries.
wrote 11 hours ago: Alan Korwin, gun expert and author of After You Shoot: Your gun’s hot. The perp’s not. N … more →
How hipsters can save the newspaper industry
wrote 22 hours ago: Newspapers need a new audience. One that doesn’t care about things like popularity or convenie … more →
The turning point: 1750
wrote 1 day ago: It is a commonplace that in modern times–the last two hundred years, say–poetry has come … more →
The Anglosphere, Part Two: Of Liberal Leviathans and Global Turns
wrote 1 day ago: Viewed from the perspective of liberal IR, Britain’s globe-spanning empire can be described as “Libe … more →
Is My Tinfoil Hat On Straight? (Protect Your Credit Cards)
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wrote 1 day ago: Is my tinfoil hat on straight? “Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achi … more →
Let's just look around and get acquainted...NOW!
wrote 1 day ago: We’re sure those that having a read at our site has certainly noticed our individual page marker on … more →
Art & Culture in Pawtucket
wrote 1 day ago: This past weekend I had the honor of seeing the last performance of 1984 at the Gamm Theater in down … more →
Wordless Wednesday: Backlogs and Favorites
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In a time of universal de...
wrote 2 days ago: In a time of universal deceit – telling the truth is a revolutionary act. ~George Orwell … more →
O’Brien
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wrote 2 days ago: Why Nineteen Eighty Four’s character rocks I heard on the grapevine that plans are afoot to make an … more →
Freedom Literature
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wrote 2 days ago: The next in our guest blog series on freedom. Enjoy! After Freedom Rules, Freedom Music & Freedo … more →
How Facebook Can Cost You a Job
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wrote 2 days ago: You’ve spent almost four years and $80,000 on a college education, and you’re looking fo … more →
Just a Few Tuesday Links
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wrote 3 days ago: * Romney releases fake birth certificate, the truth is out there etc. * Trailer for Tetris: The Movi … more →
Tough on clever, tough on the causes of clever
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wrote 3 days ago: It may not surprise you to learn that I was a voracious reader as a kid, with a book addiction far b … more →
My Summer Reading List
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wrote 3 days ago: With 90 degree temperatures baking Chicago, and the Memorial Day behind us, Summer has already start … more →
George Orwell & the Silver Jubilee of 1935
wrote 3 days ago: One thing that is extremely difficult to be certain about is the persistence in England of monarchis … more →
Why Is Literary Fame So Unpredictable?
wrote 3 days ago: Illustration courtesy of Bettmann/Corbis Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Tom Vand … more →
DoubleThink - The technique that you need to master to bring your motivation into next level
wrote 3 days ago: As discussed in the famous book 59 Seconds: Change Your Life in Under a Minute by Richard Wiseman: I … more →
I've got a problem
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wrote 4 days ago: I got asked about the twelve books that I’ve read this year. What are their titles, how were t … more →
