As members of the Trump administration adopt a form of “newspeak” to deny both history and reality, DOGE watches us as it ...

An accurate but almost unendurably bleak adaptation of George Orwell's novel of the same name, Nineteen Eighty-Four takes a ...

The novel, set in a fictional future, depicts civil servant Winston Smith’s secret rebellion against a totalitarian government and its leader, Big Brother. Orwell, who also wrote the political ...

Kidale Smith, Winston’s brother, said seeing the video made it clear to him that his brother felt trapped. “He was in fear for his life and sad because he may not get a chance to see his kids ...

George Orwell's famous novel was due to get an oddball video game sequel, before the Thought Police intervened.

As part of Winston Smith’s harrowing “re-education” process at the euphemistically named Ministry of Love, O’Brien (his frenemy and Big Brother’s enforcer), answers some of his helpless ...

This was pivotal to the creation of the totalitarian world of 1984, overseen by the figure of Big Brother ... 1984’s hero – Winston Smith – is deeply flawed The main character, Winston ...