The new quarters of the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts include architectural touches that hark back to early-20th-century California styles.

A Film School’s New Look Is Historic

Bulging or herniated disks ultimately catch up to almost all luge racers, a result of years of repeated abuse on their backs.

Lugers Measure Success in Degrees of Recovery

Far from being unified, Franz Welser-Möst’s programs with the Cleveland Orchestra for three concerts at Carnegie Hall seemed almost defiantly antithematic.

Music All Over the Map: Leningrad to the Balcony

Moviegoers were into seeing the new romantic comedy “He’s Just Not That Into You” over the weekend.

‘He’s Just Not That Into You’ Works for Audiences

“Coraline” the movie opened on Friday; “Coraline” the musical is in the works.

Another ‘Coraline’ Waits in the Wings

“Slumdog Millionaire” won the Writers Guild of America award for best adapted screenplay.

‘Millionaire’ Gets Richer

The first 2008 Academy Awards, those honoring scientific and technical achievement, were presented at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills.

Academy Awards for Technical Work

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center has announced plans for its 40th anniversary season at the newly renovated Alice Tully Hall.

Chamber Society Outlines New Season

“Slumdog Millionaire” continued its steady accumulation of movie awards with seven prizes, including best film, at the Orange British Academy Film Awards.

‘Slumdog’ Cleans Up at Baftas

A crowd of more than 2,000 gathered to pay tribute to Neil Diamond at the 19th annual MusiCares Person of the Year celebration.

Neil Diamond Honored as Person of the Year

The Treasury’s schedule of financing this week.

Treasury Auctions Set for This Week

New releases from Lonely Island, India.Arie, the Von Bondies and Nels Cline.

New CDs

Corrections

An article on Jan. 25 about Pope Benedict XVI’s revoking the excommunication of four schismatic bishops referred incorrectly to the use of a Good Friday prayer that calls for the conversion of Jews. The prayer is part of a service — not a Mass — on Good Friday, according to a traditional version of the Latin Mass, known as the Tridentine rite. (No Mass is said on Good Friday.).

An article on Jan. 25 about workers searching for better job security misspelled the surname of a Wisconsin man who picked up a truck-driving certificate and was studying welding after being laid off at a paper mill. He is Dan Geenen — not Geneen.

Correction

Devin Harris made 14 free throws and scored 28 points in the Nets’ buzzer-to-buzzer unwrapping of the Nuggets at the Izod Center on Saturday.

Big Victory Helps Nets Remain on a Roll

A chart last Sunday with an article about a generational shift in the new Senate misidentified the home state of Senator Jeanne Shaheen and former Senator John E. Sununu. They are from New Hampshire, not Nebraska.

A picture caption with an article last Sunday about Dorothea (Polly) Noonan, who wielded political power in Albany for decades as a confidante of Mayor Erastus Corning 2nd — and is the maternal grandmother of Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand — misidentified the man shown with Mr. Corning in 1952. He is Representative Leo O’Brien — not Daniel O’Connell, the longtime head of the Albany Democratic machine.

Because of a production error, the Skywatch column was omitted last Sunday. It can be found at nytimes.com/space.

Do not expect these Pittsburgh Steelers to repeat as Super Bowl champions. Never mind the two titles in four years.

Steelers’ Tomlin Is Not Bullish on a Super Bowl Repeat

The Metropolitan Opera brought back this opera after 15 years in a performance stylishly conducted by Marco Armilliato.

A Catnip Role for a Soprano as a Tragic Actress

Former President Mohammad Khatami said Sunday that he would run in presidential elections in June.

Ex-Leader of Iran Announces Candidacy

Beirut, the band led by the 22-year-old songwriter Zach Condon, traverses international styles and finds oompah, brasses, accordion and misgivings.

Loneliness and Sorrow With an Exotic Oomph

The American military said that there had been an accidental discharge of a weapon and said it was starting an investigation of the incident.

Iraqis Say U.S. Patrol Killed Girl, 8, in Crowd

KenKen, which starts in The New York Times today, is a new numerical logic puzzle from Japan.

February 8, 2009

Headlines from February 8, 2009

A Film School’s New Look Is Historic

Lugers Measure Success in Degrees of Recovery

Music All Over the Map: Leningrad to the Balcony

‘He’s Just Not That Into You’ Works for Audiences

Another ‘Coraline’ Waits in the Wings

Billboard 200

Fearless

I Am...Sasha Fierce

Dark Horse

808s & Heartbreak

Twilight

Historical Context for February 8, 2009