A Braves castoff came through in his New York debut, helping the struggling Mets win for only the second time in eight games.

Newest Teammate Gives Mets a Fresh Jolt of Optimism

Pierrick Fedrigo won the grueling ninth stage, but Lance Armstrong and his Astana teammates held four of the top six spots in the overall standings.

Exiting Pyrenees, Tour Keeps Its Order

New releases from Daughtry, David Berkman Quartet and Miroslav Vitous Group.

New CDs

As an admirer of his music, I wish could report that Rufus Wainwright’s first opera, “Prima Donna,” fulfilled his ambitions for writing a fresh and personal new piece.

The Diva Has Issues

While Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Brüno” sold an estimated $30.4 million in tickets over the weekend, research indicates that it is not the financial juggernaut akin to Mr. Baron’s “Borat.”

No Swagger Like ‘Borat,’ but ‘Brüno’ Opens on Top

Sonia Friedman is well known in both London and on Broadway for having a dizzying number of theater projects going at once, the recession be damned.

Trans-Atlantic Whirlwind Juggles Dozens of Shows

The Swiss bank and U.S. federal prosecutors are trying to settle a dispute over the release of names of bank clients suspected of offshore tax evasion.

UBS and Prosecutors Seek Hearing Delay

The two-hour performance of Wagner’s “Meistersinger von Nürnberg” shaped up as something special at Tanglewood on Saturday, thanks to the work of James Levine.

Levine Leads Young Musicians Into Wagnerian Territory

Hundreds of thousands of Tamils are being held because the government believes former rebels may be hiding among them.

Tamils Now Languish in Sri Lanka Camps

Goldman Sachs, which only recently repaid its bailout money, is expected to report big profits on Tuesday.

For Goldman, a Swift Return to Lofty Profits

The Yankees have the second-best record in the American League, but continue to struggle against the top teams in the league, as they did over the weekend against the Angels.

After Sweep, Yankees Look Forward to a Four-Day Snooze

The Mets powered to victory in their last game before the All-Star break, but they remain six and a half games back in the N.L. East.

Mets Hit Rare Home Runs at Citi Field to Top the Reds

Tap values the individual, and it was nice to see so many explorations at Friday night’s Tap City event at Symphony Space.

In Sampler: Old Faces, New Mood

A deep, sentient serenity permeated Maze’s performance of hypnotic funk at the Beacon Theater on Friday.

Measured, Adult Steps to Euphoria

Ryan Reynolds will will play Hal Jordan, a k a Green Lantern in a live-action Warner Brothers film based on the DC Comics character, Variety reported.

Actor Picked to Wear the Power Ring

The actress Marian Seldes has withdrawn from the Williamstown Theater Festival production of George Kelly’s “Torch-Bearers” for personal reasons, Playbill reported.

Footnotes

Foreign politics will invade American stages this year in plays from the Long Wharf Theater, Epic Theater Ensemble and Irish Arts Center.

In the Wings

A 22-year-old British man who fell from a fortress wall died Saturday during the Exit music festival in Serbia, The Telegraph reported online.

British Man Dies in Fall at Festival

The magazine JazzTimes, which announced that it was ceasing publication, has changed publishers and will continue to run.

Jazz Times Will Play On

The artist was sentenced to two years’ probation on Friday in Boston Municipal Court for charges stemming from images he posted on public and private property over the years, The Associated Press reported.

Shepard Fairey Gets Probation

The comedian and “Howard Stern Show” regular was charged with driving under the influence on Friday, The Associated Press reported.

Artie Lange Charged

A picture credit on June 21 with a review of “The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet,” by Reif Larsen, misspelled the photographer’s given name, and a correction on Page 4 this weekend refers to her incorrectly. The photographer, Elliott (not Elliot) Holt, is a woman. (The error in the correction was discovered after the section had gone to press.).

Corrections

An article on Page 36 this weekend about David Cameron, the Conservative Party leader in Britain, refers incorrectly to a coal miners’ strike there in 1974. The strike did not involve “violent protests.” (A miners’ strike in 1972 had sporadic violence.).

Home runs have been few and far between for the Mets this season, at Citi Field but on the road, too.

Days of Going Deep Seem Long Ago to Mets

Andy Pettitte struggled on Saturday night, and the Yankees are now on the verge of being swept by a team that has been their nemesis for the past decade.

July 12, 2009

Headlines from July 12, 2009

Newest Teammate Gives Mets a Fresh Jolt of Optimism

Exiting Pyrenees, Tour Keeps Its Order

New CDs

The Diva Has Issues

No Swagger Like ‘Borat,’ but ‘Brüno’ Opens on Top

Billboard 200

The E.N.D.

Lines; Vines And Trying Times

Far

Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King

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Historical Context for July 12, 2009