Joan Acocella: Doug Fullington performs Marius Petipa at the Guggenheim.

At most performances of “Swan Lake” and “The Sleeping Beauty,” you’ll see the words “after Petipa” in the program. That’s Marius Petipa, who headed Russia’s Imperial Ballet in the second half of the nineteenth century. As for the . . . (Subscription required.)

Spare Times for Children for May 18-24

A selected guide to events for children, teenagers and families.

On DVD: Contraband is the Kraft Dinner of action movies

Chris Knight: A conversation with a co-worker the other day got me thinking about forgettable movies. A column on such films would be interesting, I thought

Memories of Mount St. Helens' 1980 blast

Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980. Vern Hodgson was 11 miles from Mount St. Helens when it erupted and he shot this photo. Vern Hodgson was 11 miles from Mount St. Helens when it erupted and he shot this photo.

Parish Pump Hailsham - May 18,2012

CHURCH SERVICES: Sunday, St John’s Bodle Street, 9.30am Morning Worship with Holy Communion. St Mary’s Warbleton, 8am Holy Communion (CW), 9.30am Morning Prayer (BCP), 11am Morning Worship.