Marin Alsop opened her debut season with the Baltimore Symphony as the first woman to be the music director of a major American orchestra.

A Baton Leads Baltimore Into a New Era

The Giants unleashed a swarming, gang-rushing defense on the Eagles, and rekindled hope for the season’s long-term prospects.

Giants Tie Mark and Stifle Eagles With 12 Sacks

All but eight states now give inmates access to DNA evidence that might not have been available at the time of their convictions.

Exoneration Using DNA Brings Change in Legal System

“Aliens in America” is fresh, funny and charming in a tart, sardonic way, one of the best sendups of adolescent angst since “The Wonder Years” and “Malcolm in the Middle.”

A Sitcom With a Twist

Barack Obama’s courtship of a group of black entrepreneurs shows the link between money and politics.

Loyal Network Backs Obama After His Help

The New York City Housing Authority’s newspaper lists former residents who are banned from its buildings.

Barred From Public Housing, Even to See Family

The Mets finished a surprising collapse with a lackluster performance in a loss to the Florida Marlins.

Mets Complete Stunning Collapse

The Canadian dollar, known as the loonie, has flapped its way to parity with the American dollar (formerly known as the almighty).

Now, a Dollar (Canadian) Is Really Worth a Dollar (U.S.)

Hollywood’s big movie studios are divided on whether to show cigarette smoking in films that are likely to be seen by young audiences.

More Hollywood Studios Say ‘No Smoking’

This arch, irresistibly revealing book manages to be both showstopping and doorstopping.

Candor in the Corridors of Power

Shalom Auslander, the author of “Foreskin’s Lament,” believes in a God who is not pleased when someone writes an angry and very funny book about leaving the Orthodox Jewish community.

Man and God (and God’s Sick Punch Lines)

New technology that allows coffee patrons to download the music playing in Starbucks stores to their iPhones is just the beginning of a wave of options for impulse purchases.

At Starbucks, Songs of Instant Gratification

Mets fans were a tragic lot on Sunday: angry, betrayed, frustrated, baffled, crestfallen, as cheated and solemn as riders in a gallows cart.

Silence, Outrage and Tears as Debacle at Shea Slowly Sinks In

Gov. Eliot Spitzer has drawn from the top echelons of the environmental movement in New York in assembling his administration.

Gov. Spitzer Picks Activists to Make State a Bit Greener

The improvements come in part from efforts by airlines to identify and fix common precursors to accidents.

Fatal Airplane Crashes Drop 65%

New releases from Soulja Boy Tell’em, Rascal Flatts, P J Harvey and Dashboard Confessional.

New CDs

The Plaza Hotel - that storied New York institution - will enter its second century with a party, a new look and fresh challenges.

At Reborn Plaza Hotel, a Party to Mark 100 Years

Many big newspapers are cutting promotions and choosing smaller circulation numbers, hoping to lure advertisers with a more focused and engaged readership.

Why Big Newspapers Applaud Some Declines in Circulation

Hundreds of Darfurian rebels overran an African Union peacekeeping base in central Darfur, African Union officials said.

Darfur Rebels Kill 10 in Peace Force

The franchise that defined collapse in 1964 completed an historic comeback on Sunday by beating the Washington Nationals while the Mets bungled away their season 90 miles to the north.

After a 14-Year Absence, Phillies Head to the Playoffs

While the best major league teams head for the playoffs, the Mets get ready for the blame game.

For Mets, a Question of Talent or of Character? 

While much of the magazine industry scrambles to fight off the Web and irrelevancy, there is a bull market in titles that target the wealthy.

For the Rich, Magazines Fat on Ads

Eduardo Arias’s glance at an ingredient list led to a worldwide hunt for tainted toothpaste.

The Everyman Who Exposed Tainted Toothpaste

A picture caption in some editions on Thursday with a sports article about the Mets’ 9-6 loss to the Washington Nationals on Wednesday carried an incorrect credit. The photograph of Carlos Delgado after he struck out was by Kathy Willens of The Associated Press, not by Barton Silverman of The New York Times.

Correction: For the Record

Can documentaries by independent filmmakers promote global understanding? A $19 million initiative by ITVS International plans to try.

Initiating a Global Pipeline for Documentaries on TV

Ronald Hazlehurst was an English composer and conductor who, having joined the BBC in 1961, became its Light Entertainment Musical Director.

Ronnie Hazlehurst, English conductor and composer (born 1928)

Ronnie_Hazlehurst

Christopher Douglas Mainwaring was an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL) and for the East Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).

Chris Mainwaring, Australian footballer and journalist (born 1965)

Chris_Mainwaring

Alfred Oerter Jr. was an American athlete and a four-time Olympic Champion in the discus throw. He was the first athlete to win a gold medal in the same individual event in four consecutive Olympic Games. Oerter is an inductee of the IAAF Hall of Fame.

October 1, 2007

Headlines from October 1, 2007

A Baton Leads Baltimore Into a New Era

Giants Tie Mark and Stifle Eagles With 12 Sacks

Exoneration Using DNA Brings Change in Legal System

A Sitcom With a Twist

Loyal Network Backs Obama After His Help

Billboard 200

Graduation

Curtis

Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates

High School Musical 2

Hannah Montana 2 (Soundtrack)/Meet Miley Cyrus

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for October 1, 2007