Choreographic modernism, in both ballet and modern dance, was the unstated theme of the Fall for Dance festival’s Program 4 at City Center.

Riviera Nights and Quirky Afternoons

The cold war era is mainly important for the nuclear war that never happened. Neil Sheehan succesfully dramatizes this nonevent through the story of Gen. Bernard Schriever, a crucial figure behind the creation of America’s ICBM force.

Missile Defense

The cable company is said to be in negotiations with General Electric to create a separate company, merging Comcast’s programming assets with NBC Universal.

In NBC Universal Bid, Comcast Seeks an Empire

Health officials released Tamiflu for children and began taking orders from states for the new vaccine.

Swine Flu Spread Prompts Move on Vaccine

Prosecutors said three associates of the Luchese crime family found jobs as inspectors in the Buildings Department and others in the family committed crimes.

Mob Infiltration Is Seen in New York City Agency

It seems absurd to have a system that requires people who do not use credit to subsidize those who do.

Rich and Poor Should Pay Same Price

Inquiries loom over the bank’s purchase of Merrill Lynch, and the role that Kenneth D. Lewis and other executives played in not disclosing losses and bonus payouts.

Lewis Still Faces a Gantlet of Legal and Political Woes

The Dec. 31 departure of Kenneth D. Lewis has left the board at Bank of America scrambling for a successor.

Who Can Take Charge at Bank of America?

The Italian conductor Daniele Gatti took the place of James Levine for the Boston Symphony Orchestra concert Thursday that opened the 119th season at Carnegie Hall.

Substitute Conductor, Solid Concert

As President Obama pitched Chicago’s bid to host the Summer Games of 2016 on Friday — unsuccessful, as it turned out — he put his own credibility on the line as well.

For Obama, an Unsuccessful Campaign

Tens of thousands of people celebrated in Rio de Janeiro after the Brazilian city beat Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago in the International Olympic Committee’s vote.

Rio Wins 2016 Olympics in a First for South America

The report showed a loss of 263,000 jobs last month and reinforced a feeling that the expansion will be tentative.

Jobs Report Highlights Shaky U.S. Recovery

The network will have to consider whether David Letterman’s actions constituted sexual harassment.

Letterman Extortion Raises Questions for CBS

Playrooms are getting fancier, and are selling points in many buildings. But not every grown-up sees them as a plus.

The Ruckus Room

Quarterback Dominic Randolph has helped bring an identity to a Holy Cross football program that had struggled after its last class of scholarship players graduated in 1992.

At Holy Cross, a Quarterback Proves He Is Hard to Ignore

Faith Tessmer, Caroline Carbone and Carla Pennolino all share a suite in the Summit, Queens College’s first residence hall.

Don’t Call It a Dorm

The complaint does not accuse the family members of participating in the Ponzi scheme, but it calls them “derelict” in carrying out their professional duties.

4 Madoffs Being Sued for Millions

From health care and pensions to family planning, life is more expensive for same-sex couples.

The High Price of Being a Gay Couple

The word "curate" has become a fashionable code word among the aesthetically minded, who seem to paste it onto any activity that involves culling and selecting. 

On the Tip of Creative Tongues

It's better for teenagers to eat dinner with their families, but is it worth the stress?

The Guilt-Trip Casserole: The Family Dinner

No one has built more hotels in the city than Sam Chang, who has bounced back from bankruptcy twice.

Little Rooms, Big Profits

Many newly unemployed suburban residents have a harder time than their city counterparts getting the help they’re looking for.

Scattered in Suburbs, and in Need

The retailing industry, which posted a sales decline of about 2 percent last Christmas season, expects the same this year.

Retailers Expect Flat Christmas Sales This Year

Young people feel pessimistic about Japan’s future while those who survived World War II ask what there is to complain about.

How Do Japanese React to China’s Rise? Depends on Their Age

A headline on Sept. 22 with an article about efforts by university officials in Beijing to stop a student protest against the detention of a popular lecturer misstated, in some copies, the objective of the officials. As the article noted, they pressured students to stop demonstrating. They did not tell students “not to stop their protests.”.

October 2, 2009

Headlines from October 2, 2009

Riviera Nights and Quirky Afternoons

Missile Defense

In NBC Universal Bid, Comcast Seeks an Empire

Swine Flu Spread Prompts Move on Vaccine

Mob Infiltration Is Seen in New York City Agency

Billboard 200

The Blueprint 3

I Look To You

The Resistance

Man On The Moon: The End Of Day

The Time Of Our Lives (EP)

Historical Context for October 2, 2009