Mumbai, British stars Andrew Garfield and Cynthia Erivo are part of Audible's adaptation of renowned author George Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece “1984”. Garfield leads the adaptation as the protagonist Winston, with Erivo as Winston's lover Julia, Scott as the alluring, mysterious and dangerous O’Brien, and Hardy as the infamous Big Brother. Garfield, best known for movies such as “Hacksaw Ridge”, “Angels …
The one thing George Orwell's 1984 got wrong BBC George Orwell When the UK copyright for George Orwell's work expired in 2021, two writers took on his towering masterpieces – 1984 and Animal Farm – and reimagined them through contemporary eyes. "I've always thought that Animal Farm is not just unimprovable, it's inimitable," Hamilton tells BBC Culture. "They were quite …
Almost 75 years after George Orwell’s “1984” was published in 1949, readers can return to Airstrip One with its Newspeak and Ministries of Truth, Peace, Love and Plenty. But don’t let that argument dissuade you from reading Sandra Newman’s remarkable new novel, “Julia.” Marketed as a “retelling” of “1984”, it’s not quite as bleak as its progenitor. Julia is a …
An elderly gorilla was recovering from a serious case of Covid-19 after he was treated with cutting-edge synthetic antibodies, the San Diego Zoo said Monday. Winston, 48, was one of several gorillas among the San Diego Zoo Safari Park’s troop who were confirmed positive for the virus on January 11, based on fecal samples. “The troop was infected with a …
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