Joseph Roth
Has the subtlety of a howitzer: Royal Opera’s Der Rosenkavalier reviewed
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When intellectuals are clueless about the first world war
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‘We need to drive normal
people out of politics.’
‘There are rumours another crash could be on the way.’
‘Must you do your make-up on the Tube?’
‘There’s a Novichokolate on the pillow.’
‘All you do is binge watch.’
‘Amazon would have delivered
your sermon a lot quicker.’
‘Don’t feed the Lib Dems – it
just encourages them.’
‘Hush, hush, lower your tone,Christopher Robin is checking his phone.’
‘There’s a 12.5 per cent surcharge for American tourists.’
‘We’ve just weaned her onto taking photos of solid food.’
