Tag Archives: 1984

The Kindle, George Orwell, and the Future of Censorship?

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Santi Tafarella

Electronic books just got more creepy. Earlier in the summer, Amazon.com unceremoniously removed (remotely) “unauthorized” copies of George Orwell’s 1984  from people’s Kindles. Amazon customers had purchased copies of the electronic book through the Amazon store, and they thought that … Continue reading →

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Orwellism Watch: Biologist Jerry Coyne Takes Down Robert Wright a Peg

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Santi Tafarella

Atheist biologist Jerry Coyne, in his recent review for the New Republic of Robert Wright’s new book, The Evolution of God, catches Wright out on an Orwellian euphemism that Wright deploys to describe Islamic historical setbacks on the road to greater tolerance: … Continue reading →

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Jeff Bezos’s Orwellian Treatment of George Orwell’s 1984

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Santi Tafarella

The potentially Orwellian implications of the Kindle here.

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Sarah Palin’s Orwellian Mind: She Can’t Call Things What They Are, and Words Can Shift Their Meaning Whenever They Are Useful to Her

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Santi Tafarella

Gail Collins caught these two Sarah Palin resignation speech Orwellisms this week: “It would be apathetic to just hunker down and ‘go with the flow.’ Nah, only dead fish ‘go with the flow.’ No. Productive, fulfilled people determine where to … Continue reading →

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EVERY Knee Shall Bow and Every Tongue Confess—Christmas?: Santa Abolishes “Happy Holidays” Once and For ALL

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

Bill O’Reilly wins the War on Christmas:

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On the THIRD Weekend After Sarah Palin was Picked for VP, She’s Still Not Sitting Down to Talk with Journalists on the Sunday News Shows

Posted on September 14, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

John McCain’s campaign continues to shield Sarah Palin from any extended, direct media scrutiny. Will she ever hold a press conference before November—or make the Sunday morning rounds of sit-down interviews with journalism news programs? Despite being a largely softball, and light focus interview … Continue reading →

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