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If you’re struggling to recall the last time you handled cash, you’re not alone. As we click and tap our way to a digital world, Emma Beddington asks if we’ll miss the pound in our pocket when it’s gone

Order Reprints Print Article Ricardo Barrett, a member of the Alison Cook Beatty Dance company, performs a new work, "Central Park Field #4," shot in Central Park. Ellen Maynard Text size While producers concede that Broadway won’t likely open until next fall, the next best thing—thanks to New York’s new “Open Culture” legislation—will be here this spring, debuting on a street corner near you. New “Open Culture” laws passed by the City Council on Dec....

No spare change: How charities, buskers and beggars arent feeling so festive in our cashless society 17 Dec, 2020 08:53 PM 5 minutes to read NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard at a NSW Health briefing 17th December. Video / NZW Government Other Collectors for the Paralympic Games carried donation buckets ahead of the recent Santa parade in Auckland, asking for gold coin donations. Onlookers shrugged them off: "Sorry, no cash on me!" To the rescue, a charity volunteer waved a contactless "tap-and-...