Interviews
Doctorow Ponders Shock of ‘Ragtime,’ Tons of Junk: Interview A Broadway revival of “Ragtime”
opens Nov. 15, bringing back E.L. Doctorow’s dizzying mix of
Jewish immigrants, black musicians and upper-class WASPs
crossing paths in turn of the century New York.
U2 Conquered U.S. With Noise, Risks, Poetry, Says Producer Eno “The Unforgettable Fire,” which has
been reissued, is the album that helped U2 conquer America.
Frank Stella at 73 Needs $5 Million to Fund Work, Cuban Cigars Artist Frank Stella put out his half-
smoked Cuban in a glass ashtray.
Morgan Stanley’s Robey Trained as Baritone, Chairs Royal Opera Simon Robey spends his days
orchestrating mergers and acquisitions, and his evenings at the
opera.
‘Deep Throat,’ Watergate Changed American Life: Lewis Lapham The pornographic film “Deep
Throat” starring the flexible Linda Lovelace premiered in New
York on June 12, 1972. A few days later, five burglars were
arrested while breaking into the Democratic National Committee’s
headquarters at the Watergate Hotel in Washington. Two years
later, Richard Nixon resigned the presidency.