Interviews

Kagan Says Military Brass Should Read Thucydides: Lewis Lapham As the desperate remnants of the Athenian force struggled to reach the Assinarus river, enemy missiles rained down from above. Some were impaled on their own spears, others drowned, entangled in their own equipment, and any survivors were butchered.

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.