July 11, 2010

Lawmakers who backed the Troubled Asset Relief Program to rescue the banking system in 2008 are haunted by the vote.

Many Americans are still waiting for an economic recovery. But for corporate America, a recovery of sorts is already at hand.

In Tana French’s novel “Faithful Place,” an Irish detective learns you can go home again, but would probably rather not.

Peter Stein’s new adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s novel “The Demons” turned out to be a long, slow fizzle.

Michael Tilson Thomas led Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony in the opening concert of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s summer season at Tanglewood.

Femi Kuti honors the memory of his father, Fela Kuti, and his Afrobeat legacy, but does not entirely follow in his footsteps.

The Latin Alternative Music Conference serves up a global range of beats and influences.

This final had no taunting or head-butting like the last one, and did not end with the gloomy coup de grâce of penalty kicks.

By teaming with fellow superstars in search of a title in Miami, LeBron James has closely mirrored Alex Rodriguez’s dash to the Yankees.

An answer in the Q&A column on June 27 about suggested activities in Vienna and Salzburg misstated the policy on passports for entering Bavaria. Passports are not required to enter Bavaria, which is a German state, from Austria.

“Despicable Me,” Universal’s formal entrance into the animated feature business, was a huge No. 1 at the North American box office over the weekend.

It’s not a prank, and it’s not “Punk’d.” PBS really is presenting a three-hour documentary about George P. Shultz, the former secretary of state.