1984 has been a tough read. It’s not by any means difficult to read, but the fact that many of its prophecies have come true one by one that it leads to this question – Is our future inevitably Orwellian? Maybe the Orwellian future is already here. It’s just not that widely distributed. The war …
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Travis
I was browsing through my shelves for a good read, and found a copy of Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan – bought nearly 23 years ago in Oxford. Flipped it open and saw this note from my friend Travis: Being the oaf I was I had foolishly tried to debate him on the utility of knowledge, and …
Jennifer Pike at Mansfield College Library
A couple of hours ago, Jennifer Pike (and the London Mozart Players) had performed Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” inside the Mansfield College library. What’s not to like? I think Vivaldi was probably the best Baroque composer there ever was, and hearing the Four Seasons performed inside the hallowed halls of Mansfield was a real treat. And, …
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