Category Archives: Culture

Orwell was a satirist. Wasn’t he?

Posted on May 6, 2026 by Naomi

So what’s missing from this piece of WTF info delivered to me by Harper’s Weekly Review? Meta self-mockery? Wit? Animals? Something… It was reported that Meta began installing software on employees’ computers to track their mouse movements, clicks, and keystrokes … Continue reading →

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It’s so wearying, isn’t it?

Posted on April 20, 2026 by Naomi

Each morning as I wake up, I wonder how close we have gotten to the finality of this slow-motion collapse — not of our civilization but of the small, uncivilized cluster of lunatics who have gnawed their way into our … Continue reading →

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The eternal liberal wisdom of PlantyPall

Posted on April 19, 2026 by Naomi

I wasn’t thinking about politics when recently I re-read Anthony Trollope’s Palliser novels. I was considering the emotional risk in revisiting favorite fiction. To wit: I was in turbulent adolescence when I first read Wuthering Heights, so naturally Heathcliff became … Continue reading →

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