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The use of contradictory names in this manner may have been inspired by the British and American governments; during the Second World War, the British Ministry of Food oversaw rationing (the name "Ministry of Food Control" was used in World War I) and the Ministry of Information restricted and controlled information, rather than supplying it; while, in the U.S., the War Department was ...
O'Brien was partly inspired by the character of Gletkin from Arthur Koestler's novel Darkness at Noon. [1] The two characters share many common traits, including their ruthlessness and fanaticism to the government: O'Brien however is more sadistic than the cold, detached Gletkin, and prefers to use torture himself, whereas Gletkin prefers to torment his prisoners psychologically.
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand (1984) is a science fiction novel by Samuel R. Delany. It is part of what would have been a " diptych ", in Delany's description, [ 1 ] of which the second half, The Splendor and Misery of Bodies, of Cities , remains unfinished.
A former Tennessee teacher who got pregnant after raping a 12-year-old boy pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to 25 years in prison with no parole. On Dec. 20, Alissa McCommon, 39, of Covington ...
Comcast shares closed down nearly 10% Monday after Dave Watson, president and CEO of Comcast Cable, said the company expects broadband subscribers to decline by over 100,000 in the current quarter.
Holiday shoppers increased spending by 3.8% despite higher prices. Finance. Scripps News. A 'healthy labor market' helped lead to robust 2024 holiday spending, report finds. Food. Food.
The fundamental thesis Jung is advancing about the relationship between Alchemy and Psychology is that for pre-scientific humans there is not a sharp distinction between subject and object and thus this leads them to unconsciously project their own inner states onto external objects (especially objects that are mostly unknown to them), so a reflective analysis of alchemical symbols becomes ...
On the Thursday after the election, spot bitcoin ETFs saw a record $1.3 billion in net assets pour in, according to Kaiko Research, and BlackRock reaped 85% of that total.