As part of All Things Considered's series on now-obsolete sounds, listeners recall fond memories of the old mechanical adding machine. We asked listeners to send sounds from older technologies, things ...

Mr. Zero is aptly named. The guy’s a great big zilch: a number cruncher made obsolete by machines who can do the crunching better and faster; a limp biscuit of a husband who melts into his recliner ...

The musical adaptation of an 85-year-old play by American writer Elmer Rice has drawn praise from critics and a strong response from theatergoers in New York City, where it opened in February. “Adding ...