August 23, 2009

President Obama has filled just 43 percent of more than 500 policymaking positions requiring confirmation.

Rebecca Loncraine means to apply a Freudian logic to the stimuli that shaped the storytelling of L. Frank Baum, the author of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.”

The death of Charles Gwathmey has provoked a lot of nostalgic reminiscence about the New York Five, a group of influential architects of which he was part.

It took more than six years for the director Rebecca Cammisa to capture the reality of child migrants in her documentary “Which Way Home.”

Haydn had pride of place for the final concert of this summer’s Mostly Mozart Festival.

The magnitude of Hurricane Katrina is depicted on a personal level in Josh Neufeld’s graphic novel.

While More magazine proudly serves women over 40, it is trying to lower its average reader age. Advertisers would like to reach younger consumers.

July trades are often credited with helping a team’s playoff push, and few have gone as well as last season’s trade of C. C. Sabathia from the Cleveland Indians to the Milwaukee Brewers.

Few July trades have gone as well as last season's trade of C.C. Sabathia from the Cleveland Indians to the Milwaukee Brewers. Learning from Milwaukee, the Philadelphia Phillies acquired Cleveland's other ace, Cliff Lee, this season, and so far have had similar results.

It would be difficult to argue that the National League is superior to the American League, even with the defending champion Phillies in the senior circuit, because of the A.L.'s recent dominance in interleague play and All-Star Games. Regardless, the N.L. has been significantly more popular with fans this season.

Kenenisa Bekele and the American 4x400-meter relay teams put the final touches on a compelling meet by winning their latest gold medals.

“Inglourious Basterds,” the risky Quentin Tarantino picture, sold a stout $37.6 million in tickets over the weekend.