Joseph Roth
Has the subtlety of a howitzer: Royal Opera’s Der Rosenkavalier reviewed
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Stefan Zweig: the tragedy of a great bad writer
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When intellectuals are clueless about the first world war
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‘You spend too much time reading articles worrying about screen time.’
‘There’s loads of kids around — is it half term?’
‘I hope he’ll still talk to us!’
‘What are the odds on that?’
‘This free fruit initiative is a terrific idea!’
‘Go on, take it!’
‘I don’t know much about art, but I know what I like.’
Early bird alarm
‘I identify as Woman Friday.’
‘The age of austerity for rich people is coming.’
‘The children said they will be
out to photograph it later.’
