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Dystopian hope and the art of feminist retelling: What does Julia hide?

Dystopian hope and the art of feminist retelling: What does Julia hide?

How about “laugh, love, live in a totalitarian state”? Discussing Julia, the promising new feminist retelling of 1984 by Sandra Newman
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2022 Words of the Year: Book recommendations from last year’s questionable picks

2022 Words of the Year: Book recommendations from last year’s questionable picks

After 2022’s Word of the Year being ‘goblin mode’, we take a look back to review what other lingo came out of 2022
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Review: 2084 – An Immersive Experience

Review: 2084 – An Immersive Experience

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews 2084 – An Immersive Experience at Manchester Central Library
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We should not give in to ‘alternative facts’

David Moseley looks at how we must scrutinise all facts and claims to keep “alternative facts” from materialising
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Our freedom is in peril at the hands of online saboteurs

Censorship of more right-wing views on online platforms must be confronted if we are to properly engage in debate
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Review: Northern Ballet’s 1984

Manchester’s Palace theatre welcomes Jonathan Watkins’s interpretation of literary classic 1984 with the Northern Ballet
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A real-world Dystopia

Dystopian futures are our today, and technology is watching, always watching
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