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Petrichor review – woozy, hallucinogenic hi-tech dystopia | …

As if 2020 were not dystopian enough, ThickSkin has created an intense physical-theatre two-hander about living as automatons under an all-consuming regime. Our days under lockdown might be relentless but they’re nothing compared with the drudgery of Petrichor. Imagine the soul-crushing visions of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis and Charlie Chaplin’s Modern …

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Sounding the alarm on tech’s creeping dystopia

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in April. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in April. Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais / Associated Press Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais / Associated Press …

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