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# George Orwell

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# Quiz
Quiz: How well do you know George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four?
The book was published 71 years ago today.
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Jun 8th 2020, 9:30 PM
# a sign for our times
Quiz: How well do you know the book 1984?
Sales of the book have gone way up since Trump took office.
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Jan 25th 2017, 8:30 PM
# memoto
'Lifelogging' camera with no off-button: chronicler or privacy breach?
The camera takes a picture every 30 seconds, digitally recording your daily life. But why?
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Sep 8th 2013, 9:45 AM
# futurist
George Orwell warned us about more than just Big Brother
Countryside overrun by housing developments, commercialism and greed – the 1984 author is one to re-read.
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Jun 29th 2013, 8:30 PM
# Big Brother
Sales of George Orwell's '1984' up 6,000% since US surveillance scandal
The disclosure of the American authorities’ surveillance programmes has led to a spike in the novel that has become synonymous with government overreach.
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Jun 12th 2013, 7:49 AM
# Coming Soon
Video: What futuristic films promised would happen by now
Computer tablets, Big Brother and exploding supernovas – some of these have come true…
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Sep 23rd 2012, 9:15 AM
# This Charming Man
Big brother is watching: Barton slams 'Orwellian' FA
QPR midfielder is warned by football chiefs not to tweet about upcoming games ‘in case that is seen as insider information’.
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Jan 26th 2012, 10:51 AM