Big Brother. Even his name has become an adjective: Orwellian. Although Orwell disdained what he called “all the smelly, little orthodoxies,” social critics at many points on the political ...

In 'Diamond Dogs', David Bowie leans into the many dystopian themes of George Orwell's '1984', including oppression, ...

For many, “1984” by George Orwell is one of those books. Its impact on science-fiction and pop culture is far-reaching. “Big ...

The title of the series, “Big Brother,” is an overt nod to the all-encompassing surveillance apparatus in George Orwell’s book “1984,” with show contestants living in a home filled with ...

Surveillance – the very thing that George Orwell’s Big Brother had warned us against – was being reframed as entertainment. And the participants’ willing submission to being monitored all ...

George Orwell famously imagined a life where everything is monitored - not only in public spaces, but in people's homes. Everyone who is anyone must have a "telescreen", through which Big Brother ...

Watching is important to George Orwell’s Big Brother, to parents, to supervisors, etc. and watchers often become fixers when they see trouble. Data and IT systems also need watching and fixing.