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The Adding Machine

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TheatreReviewCourtyard, LondonI expected a dated curiosity. In fact, Elmer Rice's 1923 expressionist satire seems abrasively modern in its attack on the dehumanising effect of industrial capitalism. And Ryan McBryde's production for Rogue State is bold, brave and imaginative. The hero, Mr Zero, is a downtrodden wage-slave. Sacked after 25 years' loyal service as a book-keeper, he murders the boss who wants to replace him with an adding machine. In the more preachy, Heaven-based second half, the executed hero blows his chances of happiness with a devoted co-worker. Read More...

The Emoji Bible has arrived ... and has yet to declare it | Emojis

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Bible Emoji translates the holy text into a language millennials can understand. Photograph: Bible Emoji/Twitter/TwitterBible Emoji translates the holy text into a language millennials can understand. Photograph: Bible Emoji/Twitter/TwitterEmojis This article is more than 7 years oldThe Emoji Bible has arrived ... and 😇 has yet to declare it 👌This article is more than 7 years oldOne of the most widely translated works in history has been given a 21st-century update with millennials in mind Read More...

Turbulence in Balkans over renaming of Dubrovnik airport | Croatia

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Croatia This article is more than 2 months oldTurbulence in Balkans over renaming of Dubrovnik airportThis article is more than 2 months oldCroatians and Serbs at odds after name of airport changed to 18th-century polymath Ruđer Bošković The renaming of Dubrovnik’s airport has ignited a new ethnic row between Croatians and Serbs, this time over the lineage of one of the ancient port city’s most illustrious sons. After a rebrand this month, flights to the Adriatic walled city now land at Ruđer Bošković airport, named in tribute to an 18th-century astronomer, mathematician and polymath. Read More...