Shake & Stir's excellent production of 1984, George Orwell’s powerful warning of what happens when we lose our souls to the ...

When George Orwell wrote 1984 – his self-proclaimed “satire” – in 1949, he couldn’t have foreseen how it would irrevocably ...

Donald Trump aims to rewrite America’s official history. George Orwell − who wrote, ‘Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.“ − would recognize that ...

Such ambitions are deeply Orwellian. Here’s how. Author George Orwell believed in objective, historical truth. Writing in 1946, he attributed his youthful desire to become an author in part to a “ ...

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. On January 8, 2021, Donald Trump Jr. took ...

“Orwell: 2+2=5” is an artful balancing act, one that dips in and out of Orwell’s life and work, but also uses a broad array of reference points as it swings from history to art to the most ...

When I was growing up, the lessons of 1984 – the dystopian novel by George Orwell – were all thought to pertain to the Soviet Union. Big Brother was Josef Stalin – controlling the thoughts ...

The George Orwell documentary 'Orwell: 2 + 2 + 5,' directed by Raoul Peck, shows how the '1984' novelist forecast today's increasing authoritarianism.

Donald Trump, whose executive orders, such as “Ending the Weaponisation of the Federal Government”, resemble the up-is-down doctrines of the mythical Oceania in 1984. Bloomberg via Getty Images ...