Tag: Orwell

#Churchill and #Orwell: The Fight for Freedom #review and my #reading in June

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on July 2, 2017

“The Struggle to see things as they are is perhaps the fundamental driver of Western civilisation. There is a long direct line from Aristotle and […]

Posted in Featured | Tagged Churchill, Orwell, reading, reading in 2017, Thomas E Ricks | 2 Comments

#UtopiaforRealists #review and my #reading in May

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on May 28, 2017

Consider this: The word utopia means both “good place” and “no place.” What we need are alternative horizons that spark the imagination. And I do […]

Posted in Featured | Tagged Orwell, reading, reading in 2017, Rutger Bregman | 3 Comments

The Handmaid’s Tale #review and my #reading in April

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on April 29, 2017

“Our big mistake was teaching them to read. We won’t do that again.” The Handmaid’s Tale p. 307 I suspected re-reading The Handmaid’s Tale (1985) by Margaret Atwood prior […]

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My #reading April 2016

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on April 23, 2016

Every day I work on the edit of my book. I slog away, shifting chunks of material and moving them back, eating my salad in […]

Posted in Digital life, Featured | Tagged Alan Moorehead, Barry Cunliffe, Craig McGregor, CS Lewis, Douglas Rushkoff, Helen Garner, Jeff Jarvis, JRR Tolkien, Orwell, reading, reading in 2016, Thomas Piketty, Thornton McCamish | 1 Comment

February 2015: My Reading

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on February 26, 2015

There’s been a good variety of books completed this month including graphic novels, historical fiction, essays, memoirs, biographies, contemporary fiction, revolutionary pamphlets and plenty of […]

Posted in Popular culture, Professional development | Tagged books, February 2015, Henry Miller, Hitchens, JMW Turner, Orwell, reading, reading in 2015, Thomas Paine | 4 Comments

January 2015: My Reading

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on January 29, 2015

It is not a New Year’s resolution but I intend to write one blog post a month about what I’ve been reading. Usually I write […]

Posted in Education, Popular culture | Tagged essays, Henry Miller, January, literature, Orwell, reading, reading in 2015 | 3 Comments

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A paper published this month by Trevor Cobbold, "The #Bureaucratisation of #PublicEducation in #Australia" is essential reading for Australian politicians and policymakers (educators already know it all too well). saveourschools.com.a… #saveourschools

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Reading my book and making notes. The train is desserted. This is the first time since #lockdown initially ended that it has been this empty. People know what’s coming. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/WPgK…

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Journalists must overcome their reticence to report on suicide - now more than ever | Martin McKenzie-Murray theguardian.com/comm…