Back to the Future(ish)

When I read 1984, it was about the future. And it was still in the future.

It might be more confusing now. A book called "1941" would probably be about Pearl Harbor, right? But 1984 is still about the future. It's still science fiction, in the same way Asimov and Bradbury and Vonnegut are, but they're more than that of course.

I remember what Orwell describes looking like the Soviet Union. No one is making that analogy these days, but 1984 is still an important book. Why? Well, if you don't know you should read it. It's $3.99 on your Kindle (or borrow it on paper at that government building where they have all the free video rentals, what's it called again?).

Orwellian Politics - Hillary in 1984

If you look back at my post of February 14, you'll see I anticipated a youtube video featuring Hillary Clinton. And just a little over a month later, courtesy of "parkridge47" here it is. OK, it's not exactly what I thought it would be, but the influence of video on the hyperindividualized culture is the next big thing in marketing (and political campaigns). There are already over 240,000 hits (update-make that 1 million) to the site. Careful, once you see this mash-up of the classic Apple 1984 commercial you may not be able to scrape it off your consciousness. You think I'm kidding...