A simple 2+2 problem became a paradox when real-world context intervened, sparking Kareem Carr’s debate on definitions and axioms. Carr and others show how context bent arithmetic, such as angles ...
“Special military operation.” “Department of Government Efficiency.” “Enhanced interrogation techniques.” “Alternative facts.” We live in a time when governments use lexical distortions to manipulate ...
When I was growing up, the lessons of 1984 – the dystopian novel by George Orwell – were all thought to pertain to the Soviet Union. Big Brother was Josef Stalin – controlling the thoughts of his ...
Raoul Peck's essay film about the creation of "1984" uses George Orwell's words and writings as a jumping-off point to chart the rise of modern fascism. On January 8, 2021, Donald Trump Jr. took to X ...
Ross Bonaime is the Senior Film Editor at Collider. He is a Virginia-based critic, writer, and editor who has written about all forms of entertainment for Paste Magazine, Brightest Young Things, ...
The film is too interested in the brutality of totalitarianism to fully explore Orwell's great theme: the sinister unreality of it. Sydney Sweeney on 'The Housemaid,' Reading Freida McFadden's ...
Raoul Peck’s new documentary Orwell: 2+2=5 opens with a credit sequence featuring images of what appear to be microscopic larvae wriggling across the screen. The message seems clear: something ...
"Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful... and murder respectable." Neon has unveiled the official trailer for a vitally important new documentary film titled Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5, ...
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A simple 2+2 problem became a paradox when real-world context intervened, sparking Kareem Carr’s debate on definitions and axioms. Carr and others ...