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The Tragedy of Macbeth: Joel Coen avoids tragedy in this masterful reimagining

The Tragedy of Macbeth: Joel Coen avoids tragedy in this masterful reimagining

Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth is an aesthetic dream that artfully shakes up the Shakespeare cliches of the last decade and offers something truly unique.

South African students express outrage at proposed increase in tuition fees

Students of at least seven major universities in South Africa have protested the increase in tuition fees, resulting in police intervention and 23 arrests