books Unhappy birthday, George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four! Devin Nealy

1984 Amusing ourselves to death, a spot-on future prediction from 1985 Gareth Branwyn

muppets Someone made a fake trailer for "The Muppets 1984" Thom Dunn

surveillance Backlash in China brewing against rampant face-recognition in daily life Clive Thompson

DC Comics 'Wonder Woman 1984' trailer features villains Cheetah and an evil man in the White House Andrea James

books China has a very Orwellian reason for banning typing "1984" on social media, while allowing people to read Nineteen Eighty-Four Cory Doctorow

drinks The place of gin in Orwell's 1984 Rob Beschizza

surveillance Santa Cam knows when you are sleeping AND awake Rusty Blazenhoff

books George Orwell's letter from his former French teacher, Aldous Huxley, about Nineteen Eighty-Four David Pescovitz

This 1984 TV ad takes us back to a grime-covered Manhattan with Lou Reed and Honda scooters Mark Frauenfelder

Entertainment Auralnauts shares Obi-Wan Kenobi's 1984 TV intro Jason Weisberger

books Curious and compelling filmstrip adaptation of "Brave New World" from 1974 (video) David Pescovitz

music This is the Halloween anthem you're seeking (video) David Pescovitz

toys Lego Dune is coming Rob Beschizza

Games The Making of Karateka is a playable documentary about the classic 8-bit beat-em-up Rob Beschizza

music Watch Jonathan Richman live in Barcelona, 1986 Jennifer Sandlin

books The new Watership Down book is an exquisite achievement in graphic storytelling Ruben Bolling

censorship Tunisian cartoonist arrested, interrogated, and facing prison for satirical cartoons about prime minister Ruben Bolling