I recently discovered that Orwell Day has been celebrated every year since 2013 on January 21st. This is the date of Orwell’s death at age 46, from tuberculosis. Considering this, here’s a collection of posts on some ideas in a few of Orwell’s essays. I feel he has a lot to say to contemporary culture. …
Continue reading #159 What I learnt from Orwell’s essays (1)
Hello 2022, how are you? Well, time will tell on that one. My apologies for beginning the year of blog posts with such unfashionable rhyming. As usual at this time of year, I run through the books I've read (or finished) in the past twelve months. Unusually, however, I actually cracked my #yearlyreadinggoal and read …
It's the time of year when we celebrate was has been and the accomplishments we have achieved. This year, it genuinely is an achievement to just reach the end of it reasonably unscathed. It hasn't been a pleasant one. Year 12s in NSW are now celebrating, with the Higher School Certificate exams (finally) finishing on …
This week I’m thankful for holidays. They allow me to do things I wouldn’t normally do, at least not so readily: such as sewing and reading. The cross-stitch, sewing machine and rotor cutter (for cutting fabric…) have all been on the go this week. I’ve also knocked a couple of books off the list. One …
bible'n'god 