Oops! WNBC's Mistake Causes Problems for St. Louis TV Station WNBC issued an apology for putting on their website a list of baseball players who were expected to be mentioned in the Mitchell Report. The apology was also given on air by Jonathan Dienst, who did mention they received the names from two sources. The Fox owned and operated television station in St. Louis, KTVI, picked up on the erroneous list and lead their 11.......

The city of New York is mourning the death of Brooke Astor. The philanthropist, who died yesterday at age 105, had channeled millions from her husband's fortune into a numbers of institutions and organizations - from Carnegie Hall to small community groups across all boroughs. The NY Times obituary makes a very good point about why the $195 million she donated through the Astor Foundation was so important: "Although the foundation was not large......

A look at some noteworthy television programs this week: American Experience: New York Underground (Monday, 9:00 p.m. WNET 13) Channel Thirteen re-airs this 1997 documentary about the building of the New York City Subway. Brooklyn Bridge (Monday, 10:00 p.m. WNET 13) Ken Burns, in one of his early films (1981), takes a look at the history of the Brooklyn Bridge. American Idol (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:00 p.m. WNYW 5) The pain will be over soon,......

The Village Voice looked at the popular handbags seen in the city. To date: There seems to be a decline of Louis Vuitton, while Vuitton designer Marc Jacobs own big-buckled bags have tremendous staying power (they telegraph "I went to college, but I'm still kind of arty"). On the other hand, Coach logo bags mean "I went to college too, and I have a really good job!" and a canvas bag from the Strand or......

Final plug: Tribute, a documentary about Tribute in Light, airs at 10PM on Channel Thirteen. More about the project here.......