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.