In the first of BBC Culture’s new series on fiction that predicted the future, Hephzibah Anderson looks at the work of John Brunner, whose vision of 2010 was eerily accurate. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on WhatsApp Share on Google+ Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on StumbleUpon Share on Google+ Share by Email By Hephzibah Anderson 10 May 2019 We look to fiction for eternal truths about our world and timeless insights into the human condition – either that or giddy escapism. But sometimes, in striving to achieve any or all of the above, a novelist will use the future as their backdrop; and just occasionally, they’ll predict what’s to come with uncanny accuracy. They can sit down at their desk and correctly envisage, for instance, how generations to come will be … [Read more...] about The 1968 sci-fi that spookily predicted today
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Michael Bloomberg WON’T run for president in 2020
Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday that he will not run for president in 2020, ending a political guessing game that had the potential to upend the Democratic field and make the White House sweat. The 77-year-old former New York City mayor, one of the richest men in the world, announced his decision not to join the crowded Democratic field in a Bloomberg News editorial on Tuesday. But his aides have said in recent weeks that he is prepared to spend as much as $500 million – about 1 per cent of his estimated $50 billion fortune – to make sure Donald Trump is a one-term president. Bloomberg flirted with a presidential run before, but as an independent. He re-registered as a Democrat last fall after six years as a Republicans and 11 as an independent. Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday that he won't run for president next year, ending a political guessing game whose outcome could have shaped the race President Trump said last year that … [Read more...] about Michael Bloomberg WON’T run for president in 2020
POLITICO London Playbook: Britain’s nationalist dark web — May back to face the music — Gogglebox gives its verdict
Press play to listen to this article By JACK BLANCHARD Send tips here | Subscribe for free | Listen to Playbook and view in your browser Good Monday morning. START YOUR WEEK: With something way more interesting than Brexit. My colleague Tom McTague takes a deep dive into Britain’s nationalist dark web, the burgeoning network of anonymous “news” websites creating viral content and spreading populist messages like wildfire across the internet. Downing Street now has a special monitoring unit watching the activity, Tom reports, but is struggling for an effective response. “Who do you ring?” one exasperated No. 10 official asks. “You don’t know who these people are.” Example: “At 12:50 p.m. on April 25, 2018, a new British political news website was registered in Scottsdale, Arizona,” Tom reports. “Within weeks, PoliticalUK.co.uk was producing some of the most viral news stories in the U.K. … The … [Read more...] about POLITICO London Playbook: Britain’s nationalist dark web — May back to face the music — Gogglebox gives its verdict