Carrying signs that ranged from quotes from George Orwell’s 1984 to the plaintive scribbled cardboard plea of 5-year-old Ruby Wenzel of Mount Airy, which read, “Stop Hurting Families,” the “No Kings” ...

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 the ancestors. Born James ...

Raoul Peck's essay film about the creation of "1984" uses George Orwell's words and writings as a jumping-off point to chart the rise of modern fascism.

A review of 'Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5," Raoul Peck's documentary about the writing of 1984 and how Orwell's ideas apply to Trump and modern fascism.

A day later, George Orwell reappeared – this time wielded against US President Donald Trump after his truth-mangling suggestion that Ukraine was somehow responsible for Russia’s 2022 invasion.

Forget everything you think you know about Haymitch’s games, because Suzanne Collins has done it again with her new book “Sunrise on the Reaping.” Like Katniss and Peeta when they reviewed ...

The grim and grisly dystopian world of Suzanne Collins’ Panem returned on April 17 with her new addition to the book series, “Sunrise on The Reaping.” Collins deftly crafts an equally entrancing and ...

Messi Quotes About Family and Happiness Lionel Messi and his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo. / Xinhua/IMAGO 16. "Today I am the happiest man in the world, my son was born and thanks to God for this gift ...

Author Suzanne Collins seems all the more determined to address her political themes in her latest addition to the series, which have never been subtle and are largely relevant. In “Sunrise on the ...

Collins’ focus for “SotR” was how powerful propaganda can be, opening the novel with quotes from George Orwell, William Blake and David Hume, making her intent clear. The Capitol citizens who have ...

As Orwell does in “1984,” “Animal Farm” demonstrates how the abuse of language is the primary mechanism by which totalitarian regimes strengthen their grip on power. Seeing himself as the ...