Spy Blog - SpyBlog.org.uk (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
The UK based online IT industry publication, The Register reports on a story which shows that not only has this Labour government taken George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty Four as surveillance state policy plan, rather than as a dystopian warning, but...
BrontëBlog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Today's news are nothing if not diverse, though they include the compulsory sprinkle of Twilight, of course. Apparently, the film Bright Star is bringing attention to TB. But we are sorry to inform Madeleine Bunting from the Guardian that Charlotte Brontë did NOT die of TB, but, in all probability, of hyperemesis gravidarum, which is excessive vomiting during pregnancy. The rest of the siblings...
Martin Kelly (Free subscription) | yesterday
"The Vicar of Bray, though he was well-equipped to be a leader-writer on 'The Times', could hardly be described as an admirable character" - George Orwell, 'A Good Word for The Vicar of Bray'. Alas, defences of Wikipedia seem to make no impact on 'Times' leader-writers . That '(t)he persistent decline in the number of Wikipedia editors' might be a consequence of Wikipedia editors having to...
Jewlicious (Free subscription) | yesterday
When Christians promote tznius… The end results may still be completely ridiculous. Witness the following video that promotes the “Christian Side Hug” an attempt to offer physical warmth and compassion while also avoiding an inadvertent crotch graze: Now you may not know this, but according to these guys, “Jesus never hugged nobody like that!” and so an [...]
What Really happened (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
"The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them," -George Orwell There is no commiseration between myself and the impassive masses - my bitter words only sting and irritate those who are nothing more than accessories to the sugar-coated genocides perpetrated by the West. The bobble-headed...
Library Grape (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Gherald highlighted a great graphic illustration comparison of the different kinds of dystopias* envisioned by Aldous Huxley and George Orwell. I've always found Huxley's formulation more compelling. Orwell's vision is scary, to be sure, but I've always felt that civilization will be ultimately undone not by a nefarious top-down neo-communist 1984 construct but rather an insidious, astroturfed, pleasant-seeming,...
thomasfortenberry.net (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
A fantastic and sadly true quote: “The increasingly blatant nature of the nonsense uttered with impunity in public discourse is chilling. Our democratic society is imperiled as much by this as any other single threat, regardless of whether the origins of the nonsense are religious fanaticism, simple ignorance or personal gain.” War Is Peace: Can Science Fight [...]
Purple Row (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
More photos » by Jack Dempsey - AP Only two NL West catchers were above league average with the bat in 2009 (by wOBA). Neither played on the Pacific coast. Browse more photos » Each of the past three years, the NL West has been home to an emerging and promising young catcher. In 2007, it was Russell Martin. In 2008 - it was Chris Iannetta's time to shine, and this season brought the surprising...
Did you discover what the Earth peo (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
"Keep The Aspidistra Flying" by George Orwell "Bollocks to Alton Towers: Uncommonly British Days Out" by Robin Halstead, Jason Hazeley, Alex Morris and Joel Morris "Silverland" by Dervla Murphy "Anger: Handling a Powerful Emotion in a Healthy Way" by Gary Chapman "Dawn of the Dumb: Dispatches from the Idiotic Frontline" by Charlie Brooker "Pyongyang:...
Jesus Lives! (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
From Rubin Reports In Search of Déjà vu: For Intellectuals, Political Correctness is Twenty-First Century Communism Posted: 18 Nov 2009 12:51 AM PST By Barry Rubin We are all searching, in this bizarre era we inhabit, for a healthy sense of déjà vu. By this I mean, we seek precedents for some of the strange things that Political [...]
Boycott Novell (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Microsoft's perversion of the word "open" (as George Orwell once warned) put in perspective
jabblog (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Facebook, the social networking site, which claims to be a superb way to regain contact with former friends and maintain relationships with friends and relations, has many followers. Its members may post photographs, join groups of like-minded people, support a myriad of causes, communicate with each other openly or in private through the inbox. There are many sometimes addictive games to play and...
Hall of Record (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
SEARCH BLOG: HEALTH CARE The Democratic Party was busy this weekend trying to push through the Senate version of the Health Care bill that has ignited the passions of those who would actually have to pay for the free ride it offers. So, just to be fair, Sen. Harry Reid made sure that there would be a tax penalty for not having insurance, unless you get the free ride... and don't pay taxes... and are...
Ana the Imp (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Let me take you on a tour of Britain, the Britain of sixty years ago, austerity Britain. The first thing you will notice is that is that the physical fabric of the country has barely recovered from the war. All of the larger cities, London especially, were still showing serious signs of damage, with bomb sites and many damaged houses. Investment in new housing was still quite low, with the result that...
Ideas (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
I was recently struck by the contrast between two news stories on the same event, the publication of thousands of emails and documents from a climate research group in Britain, obtained by hacking into their computers. The Wall Street Journal story described the contents of what had been taken and published to the internet: "In several of the emails, climate researchers discussed how to arrange...
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Nadia Marques de Carvalho | 26/09/2009
“In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” George Orwell After 30 years of a harsh, totalitarian and dogmatic Islamic theocracy, the June 12 th elections in Iran have provided a platform for people, for the first time, to voice their opinion on not only the vacuum of democracy but also criticise how Islam is being used as a veneer for this abusive, austere and autocratic...
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Fascinating contention, Nadia! I very much enjoyed it! And I agree: false binary between moderates and extremists. On a different, more provocative...
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