The insurer planned to pay about $165 million in bonuses by Sunday, though some payments were reduced after the Treasury secretary intervened.

A.I.G. Planning Huge Bonuses After $170 Billion Bailout

There are signs that the president is willing to reverse his opposition to the tax to help pay for health care changes.

Administration Is Open to Taxing Health Benefits

The Louisville Cardinals ended the Orange’s long week and won the Big East title, staking their claim to a No. 1 seed in the N.C.A.A. tournament.

Louisville Wins Big East Title, Ending Orange’s Run

After a weekend of protests, the Pakistani government agreed to reinstate the former chief justice of the Supreme Court, a stunning concession to the opposition leader Nawaz Sharif.

Pakistan Leader Backs Down and Reinstates Top Judge

Some countries have begun raising questions about the risks and requirements if they accept prisoners.

Europe’s Hedging on Inmates Clouds Guantánamo Plans

This genial but bumpy new revival of Noël Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” stars Angela Lansbury in her juiciest role in years.

The Medium as the Messenger

Resident Evil 5 is violent and gorgeous and gory all at the same time. It just isn’t racist.

There’s No Time to Rest Until the Last Zombie in Africa Is Toast

It was with a good deal of jitters that the European Fine Art Fair opened in the Netherlands with a record 239 exhibitors from 15 countries.

Optimism and Jitters at Art Fair in Europe

The proposals in the competition for the Slussen project, which aims to replace bridges, underpasses and boat locks in Stockholm, offer a snapshot of contemporary urban planning ideas.

Bold Plans Prove That a City’s Future Needn’t Be Set in Concrete

Julia Angwin has done prodigious digging into the shady business practices and trailer-park aesthetics that have allowed MySpace to tap into the American psyche.

A Web Beast With a Rough Back Story

Though the cartel would like to see oil prices at $60 to $70 a barrel, OPEC decided now was not the time to seek that increase.

OPEC Opts for No Shift in Output

Rui Chenggang’s nightly financial news program attracts 13 million viewers on China Central Television.

Capitalism Finds Voice in China TV

Third-seeded Missouri defeated ninth-seeded Baylor to win its first conference title since the Tigers won the Big Eight tournament in 1993.

Missouri Continues Turnaround With Victory Over Baylor in Big 12 Final

An article on March 1 about a Rolls-Royce design study at the Geneva auto show misstated a word in a quotation from Ian Cameron, the company’s chief designer. In suggesting that the car, known as the 200EX, could become part of an owner’s automotive wardrobe, he said, “The Phantom might be a tuxedo, and the 200EX a business suit.” He did not say “Phaeton,” which is a Volkswagen model.

Correction: Scaling Down the Rolls for the Realities of Today

An article on March 1 about a device designed to transmit engine sounds to a car’s passenger compartment misstated the model name of a 2010 Ford vehicle that uses the device. It is the Mustang GT, not the Shelby GT500.

Correction: Piping In a Little Engine Music

A review last Sunday of “To Kill a Mockingbird” at Hartford Stage misidentified the actor playing Walter Cunningham, the poor boy with no table manners. He is Jacob Entenman — not James DeMarse, who plays Walter Cunningham Sr.

Correction: Scout’s Honor

This HBO documentary is an animal-rights tract and legal drama that is primarily a snapshot of the American cultural divide.

How These Piggies Went to Market

The New York Theater Workshop and two theaters in Washington will hold staged readings this month of Caryl Churchill’s provocative new play.

Readings and Talks for Pro-Gaza Playlet

A play about a former Guantánamo Bay detainee who visits his Army interrogator 15 years after his detention has won the Yale Drama Series award for playwriting.

Guantánamo Play Wins Yale Award

Ticket sales for “Watchmen” plummeted 67 percent in its second weekend in theaters, placing it second over the weekend to newcomer “Race to Witch Mountain.”

Steep Box-Office Drop for ‘Watchmen’

A series of 1974 portraits of Yves Saint Laurent by Andy Warhol has been pulled from a forthcoming Warhol show at the Grand Palais in Paris.

Saint Laurent Portraits Out of Warhol Show

Lincoln Center Theater will present a return engagement of John Lithgow’s one-man show, and Town Hall announces the latest edition of “Broadway by the Year.”

Footnotes

The United Nations and the Sci Fi Channel will present a panel discussion Tuesday evening on the social and political issues raised by the Sci Fi series “Battlestar Galactica.”

‘Battlestar Galactica’: The Worldview

The comedian Steve Martin has offered to pay for an off-campus production of one of his plays because its performance was banned by an Oregon school.

Steve Martin Play Stirs School Controversy

Plans to erect a statue of Charlie Chaplin for use in a movie being filmed in India have drawn protests from Hindu activists, The Associated Press reported.

Chaplin Statue in India Draws Protests

Ronald Arthur Silver was an American actor, director, producer, radio host, and activist. As an actor, he portrayed Henry Kissinger, Alan Dershowitz and Angelo Dundee. He was awarded a Tony in 1988 for Best Actor for Speed-the-Plow, a satirical dissection of the American movie business, and was nominated for an Emmy for his recurring role as political strategist Bruno Gianelli in The West Wing.

March 15, 2009

Headlines from March 15, 2009

A.I.G. Planning Huge Bonuses After $170 Billion Bailout

Administration Is Open to Taxing Health Benefits

Louisville Wins Big East Title, Ending Orange’s Run

Pakistan Leader Backs Down and Reinstates Top Judge

Europe’s Hedging on Inmates Clouds Guantánamo Plans

Billboard 200

Fearless

Wrath

The 3D Concert Experience (Soundtrack)

Slumdog Millionaire

Dark Horse

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for March 15, 2009