With a 12th-round technical knockout of Miguel Cotto, Manny Pacquiao won his seventh title in seven weight divisions, a first in boxing history.

In Punishing Fashion, Pacquiao Makes History

Music critics’ lives don’t often inspire much fascination. But Robert Palmer, the chief popular music critic of The New York Times in the 1980s, was different.

In Search of a Father in Search of the Blues

This appealingly modest new interpretation of “Ragtime” often finds an affecting, uneasy human soul largely missing in the 1998 version.

I Hear America Singing, in Syncopation

On an unexpectedly warm November day, lunch outdoors meant takeout, brown-bag fare and a good view.

A Feast for Stomach and Eyes

Yuri Foreman, a fighter from Brooklyn who is studying to become a rabbi, defeated Daniel Santos to capture the World Boxing Association’s 154-pound championship.

Aspiring Rabbi From Brooklyn Wins Title in Upset

Roland Emmerich’s thriller about a global cataclysm opened at No. 1 with a higher-than-expected $65 million in ticket sales.

‘2012’ Opening Earns $65 Million

An article last Sunday about Paige Simunovich and Christopher Borger, the two child actors in the Broadway production of “Finian’s Rainbow,” misstated part of the name of the mythical Southern town in which the musical is set. It is Rainbow Valley, not Rainbow Village.

Corrections

Evan Lysacek, the reigning men’s world champion, won the long program and the title at Skate America on Saturday.

Lysacek Takes Title at Skate America

A picture last Sunday with the Local Stop feature about the Wall Street neighborhood was published in error. It was of Smorgas Chef, a Swedish restaurant on Stone Street  not the recommended restaurant, Harry’s Cafe on Hanover Square.

The Quick Sip feature in some editions last Sunday, about Tuthilltown Spirits, a whiskey distillery in Gardiner, N.Y., misidentified the county in which it is located. It is Ulster, not Dutchess.

A chart last Sunday with an article about the late-season leader for the Nascar Sprint Cup Series points title misspelled, in some copies, the given name of the driver aiming for his fourth consecutive title and misstated the driver’s final position in the 2005 standings. He is Jimmie Johnson, not Jimmy, and he finished fifth, not second. The chart also misstated, in some editions, Johnson’s points total in 2009, with three races remaining. It was 6,248  not 6,284. 

Because of an editing error, an article on Page 25 this weekend about the organist Cameron Carpenter misstates the time of his concert this coming Saturday at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin near Times Square. The performance starts at 3 p.m.; it is not Saturday evening. 

A picture on Nov. 8 with an article about a book on Frank Gehry houses carried an incomplete credit. The photograph of one of the houses shown in the book was by Mark Darley/Esto  not by Esto.

Jazz at Lincoln Center is bringing classic American popular song into its fold with the appointment of the singer and pianist Michael Feinstein as director of its new popular music series.

Michael Feinstein to Lead Jazz at Lincoln Center Series

As Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic were finishing their cycle of Brahms’s four symphonies, musical sounds from the basement wafted through Carnegie Hall.

Some Kibitzing for Brahms From the Cape Verde Islands

Only recently have companies begun assigning smells to everyday products: frangipani-scented sewing threads, tires that smell like roses. A paper soon to be published in the Journal of Consumer Research confirms the wisdom of this tactic, finding that scented products linger in the memory.

It’s the Scent That Tickles the Memory

Top-ranked Florida pulled away for a 24-14 victory at South Carolina, but it is having trouble shaking the expectations of fans who think it should be winning easier.

For Gators, Winning Margin Doesn’t Include Style Points

The Horned Frogs raced to a 35-7 lead and cruised to their 12th straight victory, the third-longest streak in the Football Bowl Subdivision.

Path to B.C.S. Opens Up for T.C.U.

President Obama will push China’s leaders to get on board for possible tough new sanctions against Iran.

In China, Obama to Press for Tough Stance on Iran

The diagramed deal occurred during the Swedish trial played in Stockholm on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1.

Swedish Trial: A Whole Lot of Squeezing Going On

In a game that featured eight field goals and no offensive touchdowns, Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh by playing the kind of game that Coach Marvin Lewis has long wanted.

Bengals Win With Little Offense, but Plenty of Control

The Trisha Brown Dance Company presented a sharply edited program of Ms. Brown’s early works at Dia:Beacon.

Dance and Art Play Off Each Other

New Super Mario Bros. Wii is nothing close to a casual party game. It will drive many children into a tantrum or a sulk.

Mario and Luigi, Back to the Wii: The More Players, the Deadlier

Pavle was the patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church from 1990 to his death. His full title was His Holiness the Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci, and Serbian Patriarch Pavle. Before his death, he was the oldest living leader of an Eastern Orthodox church. Because of poor health, he spent his last years in the Military Medical Academy in Belgrade, while his duties were carried out by Metropolitan Amfilohije.

November 15, 2009

Headlines from November 15, 2009

In Punishing Fashion, Pacquiao Makes History

In Search of a Father in Search of the Blues

I Hear America Singing, in Syncopation

A Feast for Stomach and Eyes

Aspiring Rabbi From Brooklyn Wins Title in Upset

Billboard 200

Michael Jackson's This Is It (Soundtrack)

Full Circle

Fearless

Soulbook

Night Castle

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for November 15, 2009