books Orwell predicted the AI slop novel in 1949 Ellsworth Toohey

books Asimov's 1980 review of 1984 called Orwell scientifically ignorant Ellsworth Toohey

History "No worse employment exists" — Two Orwell essays depict brutal reality of 1930s working-class life Ellsworth Toohey

pigs George Orwell on the real meaning of Animal Farm: get rid of the pigs Thom Dunn

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

privacy The Chinese government is putting tracking chips into school uniforms to watch every move kids make Séamus Bellamy

politics Judge cites Orwell's 1984, orders Trump to restore slavery exhibit Ellsworth Toohey

Gestapo Raskin suggests ICE masks are hiding Jan. 6 insurrectionists Jason Weisberger

civil rights Trump's DOJ weaponizes "Neutrality" as a wrecking ball for civil rights Jason Weisberger

music Dead Kennedys logo creator Winston Smith recovering from heart attack, please help Boing Boing

water Plastic bag used to irrigate soil in oddly satisfying video Popkin

horrors $200 fine for woman whose pigs killed neighbor Rob Beschizza

Nature Professor Lars Schmitz explains the evolution of eyes in the animal kingdom Popkin

politics AI says America going full dystopia, suggests starting Hunger Games training now Ellsworth Toohey

History The Soviets mastered photo manipulation long before the age of Photoshop Carolyn Townsend

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

animals How the Hollywood actors' strike is hitting animal actors Thom Dunn

anti-democracy in America Ron DeSantis' "Stop Woke" act is stopped by Florida judge: "Positively dystopian" Carla Sinclair

law Federal judge blocks Florida's "positively dystopian" new school censorship law Rob Beschizza