In the Dec. 21 "Movies," Dana Stevens included "Please, Mr. Postman" in a list of Supremes' song titles. That song was recorded by the Marvelettes.

In the Dec. 15 "History Lesson," David Greenberg misspelled the name of the department-store mogul John Wanamaker.

In the Dec. 13 "Today's Blogs," Michael Weiss incorrectly referred to the Left Behind video game as Left Behind: Eternal Focus. It is called Left Behind: Eternal Forces.

In the Dec. 12 "Explainer," Daniel Engber wrote that the name "Pinochet" is of French Basque origin. Augusto Pinochet's ancestors came from the Brittany region of France.