Orwell’s observations

Orwell’s observations

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“…what impressed me then, and has impressed me ever since, is that atrocities are believed in or disbelieved in solely on grounds of political predilection. Everyone believes in the atrocities of the enemy and disbelieves in those of his own side, without ever bothering to examine the evidence.”

George Orwell: ‘Looking back on the Spanish War’
First published: New Road. — GB, London. — 1943.

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A Comic Pioneer – Her Drawings and Wisecracks Were Some of the Best

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Artist Barbara Shermund’s women were both ditzy and bright, dependent and independent, tough and soft.
Pollsters Weren’t the Only Experts Who Were Wrong

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The next time you are tempted to believe a prediction purely on the basis of an expert’s opinion, remember these famous last words.
And They All Lived Together in a Crooked Little House

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In this world, nothing is quite the way it should be–every aspect of the world is crooked. And we are all in it together.
Making The Case For Dangerous Play

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What are your fondest memories of your childhood? Mine are the days with friends building forts.
Keeping an Eye on Shaun Roberts

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Thirty year old Shaun Roberts was born in Lufkin, grew up in East Texas and is now an Assistant Professor and head of the painting program at Stephen F. Austin State University. Shaun’s paintings andRead more