When Chief Justice John Roberts swears in Barack Obama, variants on a post-’60s life will converge.

Two Stars, Meeting Across a Bible

The scientists say that their children make reliable participants in an era of scarce research financing.

Test Subjects Who Call the Scientist Mom or Dad

We mocked the French for admiring Mickey Rourke. Turns out the French were right.

Vive le Wrestler

A new documentary tries mightily to find a redemption story in Mike Tyson’s rise, fall and reconciliation with his demons.

Fighting for Recognition: ‘Tyson’ at Sundance

Prime Minister Gordon Brown plans to unveil a second bailout for British banks to stoke more lending.

British Banks, After Bailout, in Line for More

For the creators and executive producers of “Big Love,” raids in Texas last year confirmed that polygamy is alive and thriving in several pockets of the American West.

‘Big Love’ Gets a Big Tie to Real World

Anthony McGill, a clarinetist with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, is part of an ensemble that will play before Barack Obama delivers his Inaugural Address.

Another Eloquent Chicagoan at Center Stage

The suicide of a father leaves a stealthy, ultimately devastating imprint on the lives of his two sons in “Leaves of Glass,” a slow-burning but effective drama.

A Father’s Pain, Engraved on His Sons

A historical look at whether the behavior of the market at each year’s start holds meaning as an indicator of things to come.

Do New Year Stocks Foreshadow Year-End Stocks?

An article on Jan. 4 about Anne Hathaway’s portrayal of Kym in the film “Rachel Getting Married” misstated one of her lines during a rehearsal dinner toast in which she confessed that she had gone through the 12-step program. She said, “Step, ball change” — implying that the process was as rote as memorizing a dance; she did not say, “Step will change.”.

Correction: From a Goofy Smile to a Baring of Teeth

A picture caption last Sunday with the Town Green column, about an after-school boxing program for at-risk teenagers in Stamford, misidentified a teenager shown being coached by Ahmad Mickens, a boxer and owner of the gym. He is Jose Suero, not Alex DeJesus.

Correction

A benign sense of déjà vu might describe the state of mind intermittently conjured by the songs of the Grateful Dead as performed by the American Beauty Project.

Still-Potent Grateful Dead Album Is Reimagined

The Moulin Rouge rubs shoulders with Aeschylus, Marilyn Monroe, Offenbach and a brothel run by Aphrodite in Company XIV’s “Judgment of Paris.”

A Mix of Greek Tragedy and Playful Music Hall

Without a rethink of their business models, many in the hedge fund business risk going the way of the investment banking dodo.

In Lieu of Bailout, a New Strategy

Great orchestras can play on even when the conductor steps down. Can Apple prosper without Steve Jobs?

One Day You’re Indispensable, the Next Day...

After ending the first half down by 31 on Saturday, the Nets cut into the deficit a bit, but never came closer than 17 points.

In Return to Form, Celtics Rout Nets Again

Moderates fear Hamas and Iran. Then there’s the personal stuff.

Why the Arabs Splinter Over Gaza

For most of Saturday’s game, Danilo Gallinari looked lost on defense, and the Knicks looked flat while the Sixers dictated the flow.

Gallinari Returns to the Knicks, but He Is Not Much Help

The critically panned comedy “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” took in $32.3 million in its first week for the top spot at the weekend box office.

‘Paul Blart,’ Box Office Champ

When “Mad Men” returns for its third season next summer, its creator and executive producer, Matthew Weiner, will remain in charge, Variety reported.

‘Mad Men’ Creator Gets New Deal

Patrick Swayze, who was hospitalized a week ago with pneumonia, was released on Friday and was resting at his Los Angeles-area home, People magazine reported.

Patrick Swayze Is Back Home

Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin of Russia can add another title to his résumé: painter.

The Prime Minister Who Paints

News about the shows “Zombie,” “Fire Throws, “reasons to be pretty” and “White People.”

In the Wings

After a protracted legal battle, the former owners of the Isis Theater, a cinema in Aspen, Colo., have acquired the American rights to the complete works of Ingmar Bergman.

American Rights to Swedish Films

When Elisa Monte Dance returns to the Joyce Theater, the company will present the New York premiere of an eclectic new piece, “Zydeco, Zaré.”

Footnote

Norman Antony Hart was an English artist best known for his work in educating children in art through his role as a children's television presenter.

Tony Hart, English painter and television host (born 1925)

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Nora Kovach was a Hungarian ballerina who defected in 1953 together with her husband and fellow ballet dancer Istvan Rabovsky, the first highly publicized defection of individuals in the field of dance to the West from the Soviet bloc.

Nora Kovach, Hungarian-American ballerina (born 1931)

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Danai Stratigopoulou was a Greek singer, writer, and university academic. She acquired recognition in the literary world for translating the works of the Chilean nobel laureate Pablo Neruda into the Greek language.

Danai Stratigopoulou, Greek singer-songwriter (born 1913)

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Grigore Vieru was a Moldovan poet, writer and unionist advocate, known for his poems and books for children. His poetry is characterized by vivid natural scenery, patriotism, as well as a venerated image of the sacred mother. Vieru wrote in the Romanian language. In 1993 he was elected a correspondent member of the Romanian Academy.

January 18, 2009

Headlines from January 18, 2009

Two Stars, Meeting Across a Bible

Test Subjects Who Call the Scientist Mom or Dad

Vive le Wrestler

Fighting for Recognition: ‘Tyson’ at Sundance

British Banks, After Bailout, in Line for More

Billboard 200

Fearless

I Am...Sasha Fierce

808s & Heartbreak

Twilight

Dark Horse

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for January 18, 2009