July 5, 2011

The “Making of the President” documentaries, which are being released on DVD, capture the broad scope of the books by Theodore H. White.

“Swan Lake” is more popular than ever. Still, the versions by New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theater leave room for improvement.

The once-simple concept of a family tree has grown complicated in the wake of sperm donations, surrogate mothers, adoptions and relationships outside wedlock.

The widening use of new techniques to extract oil from shale is expected to help produce petroleum in other countries, as well.

Opposition to naming Elizabeth Warren as chief of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been blunted by concerns that President Obama has yet to name anyone for the post.