| | | | | | | | | | | | Bookshelf 12 Books We Read This Week John Milton's cosmic epic, the mournful voice of the Band, history on the ocean floor and more. Masterpiece 'The Star-Spangled Banner': Rowdy Tune to Rousing Anthem By Barrymore Laurence Scherer After witnessing a crucial episode of the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key wrote the poem that, set to the melody of an 18th-century English drinking song, captured the patriotic picture of the American flag waving victoriously. Bookshelf 'On the Grid' Review: A Spectacle of Speed By Benjamin Shull Yacht owners pay up to $100,000 for the best spot to watch the Monaco Grand Prix. Yet the race itself may be the least exciting of the year. | | | Potomac Watch The Supreme Court's Final Hot Summer Rulings Listen Now | | |  As talks with Iran get underway, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth condemns the news media's misleading coverage of the bunker bomb strikes on Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, amid a mission briefing from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Caine. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/Kevin Wolf/AP | | | |