60th Anniversary of Nineteen Eighty-Four

Posted by John Farrier in Book & Lit on June 12, 2009 at 2:19 pm

George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four was released sixty years ago this week.  It’s doubleplusgood.  To say otherwise is crimethink and will result in being sent to a joycamp.

You can read the full text here.

Via Hit & Run

 
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25th Anniversary of Apple’s 1984 Ad

Posted by Queuebot in Advertising, Arts & Crafts, Gadget, Media, Movies & SciFi, Science & Tech on January 28, 2009 at 4:14 pm


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On January 22nd, 1984, Apple Computer announced the January 24th arrival of its Macintosh computer with a clever ad during Super Bowl XVIII’s third quarter. Last week marked the 25th anniversary of the memorable ad.

- via i

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