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Philosophical Fiction: The Literary Antidote for a Digital Age

Philosophical Fiction: The Literary Antidote for a Digital Age

Literature with philosophical leanings might just be the antidote to constant doomscrolling
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To say that reading is simply leisure is to insult political fiction

To say that reading is simply leisure is to insult political fiction

It seems that our consumerist way of reading has led to a rise in the idea that reading is only a leisure activity
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Audible plunges listeners into the depths of George Orwell’s 1984, leaving me dazed and hooked

Audible plunges listeners into the depths of George Orwell’s 1984, leaving me dazed and hooked

Andrew Garfield stars as Winston Smith in ‘George Orwell’s 1984’, bringing Airstrip One to life through Audible’s dramatisation and leaving listeners craving more
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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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Review: Animal Farm

Review: Animal Farm

Sophie Hicks reviews Animal Farm at the Lowry
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Review: Homage to Catalonia

Review: Homage to Catalonia

Joshua Whitehead reviews Orwell’s Homage to Catalonia
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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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2016, psychedelia and The Beatles

2016 has seen the build up of events of the last few decades finally burst — and The Beatles saw it coming
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Review: Animal Farm

As part of the Drama Society’s latest ‘Autumn Showcase’, Monique Touko presents her adaption of the Orwell classic Animal Farm
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Top 5 author name changes

Five authors who changed their names, and the supposed reasons why
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Top 4 + 1 books in the field of war

Aidan Gregory charts his top war literature picks
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