January 21, 2012

In two shows opening in tandem on CMT, “Bayou Billionaires” and “My Big Redneck Vacation,” two families suddenly find themselves flush with cash.

The New York Times theater critic Charles Isherwood says people unfamiliar with “Porgy and Bess” seem to like the new version on Broadway, unlike most critics.

Eli Manning’s arm strength — essentially a measure of a passer’s ability to throw the most difficult passes powerfully — is rooted in proper footwork and the building of his legs and core.

The poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti had given up watching football, in favor of baseball and soccer, until he stumbled on the fantastic finish of the 49ers-Saints playoff game last week.

Friends and colleagues say that for all his bombast, Newt Gingrich has leaned on his wives — including Marianne, his second, in 1996 — to help project his vision of himself.

Kappa Beta Phi, an exclusive Wall Street fraternity, attracted big-name bankers, hedge fund billionaires and private equity titans to its 80th annual black-tie dinner and induction ceremony.

YouSendIt, Dropbox, and services from Amazon and Google market themselves as ways to store content. But they are ideal for anyone looking to illegitimately share copyrighted video and audio files.

Linebacker Patrick Willis, taken away from a struggling, abusive single father at 17, went to live with his high school’s basketball coach; now he calls both men Dad.

A new survey found that lawyers were more likely to steer whites to Chapter 7 of the bankruptcy code and blacks to the more expensive Chapter 13.

Disagreements between unions and politicians on how best to assess teachers are not as significant as the amount of agreement.

The Rev. William MacDonald Tully, who took over at St. Bartholomew’s Church in 1994 after decades of litigation and infighting, is retiring.

At the genteel National Arts Club, under investigation over nonprofit irregularities, a president has been ousted, friendships have been torn and litigation has ensued.