For John Henry, biggest Sox challenges ahead
In the turbulent wake of the Red Sox historic September collapse, John Henry enters the most critical, unsettled, and unsettling period of his nearly 10-year ownership.
Patriots 13, Cowboys 10 | 3rd quarter
Patriots have the upper hand
Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff
The Cowboys turned in a sustained drive to score a touchdown at the half, but the Patriots are on top by three.
Dan Shaughnessy
Riveting drama at Fenway theater
Is there any football-, basketball-, or hockey-related event that could saturate our region the way the Red Sox just took over our lives for the last 18 days?
Lottery officials helped high rollers see windfalls
The Boston Globe has found that lottery managers for years allowed and some say even encouraged high-roller groups to manipulate the game Cash WinFall.
Tough City Council race creates rare alliance
City Councilors Ayanna Pressley and John R. Connolly have agreed to share resources and split campaign costs in a fierce reelection fight.
AP
Thousands attend dedication of MLK memorial
President Obama, Aretha Franklin and poet Nikki Giovanni, as well as people of all ages and races, gathered in Washington, D.C., to honor the civil rights leader.
“One would have to be brain-dead not to notice that the avalanche [in sales] had begun in the days leading up to the August 16th draw.”
Mohan Srivastava, a statistician, on Cash WinFall
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Columnists
Metro
Tough City Council race creates rare alliance
City Councilors Ayanna Pressley and John R. Connolly have agreed to share resources and split campaign costs in a fierce reelection fight.
Business
Foreign companies that aren’t so foreign
European firms are investing billions in Mass. and playing key roles in some of the state's leading industries, including high tech, biotechnology, and medical devices.
Politics
Political Notebook
Large rally for jobs in Washington
Led by the Rev. Al Sharpton, thousands of Americans called for easier job access and decried the gulf between rich and poor.
Nation | World
Rome riot damage to cost more than $1m
Rome’s mayor said today that it could cost at least $1.4 million (1 million euros) to clean up after a group of protesters smashed windows and torched cars yesterday.
Sports
Patriots’ keys to a Week 6 victory vs. the Cowboys
The Boston Globe breaks down the X’s and O’s for the Patriots’ Week 6 visit from the Cowboys and offers a prediction for who will win.
Arts
Critic's Notebook
Openly gay actors working — on TV
Hollywood still operates under a don’t-ask-don’t-tell policy, but television has become a far more frank environment where openly gay actors are finding lots of work.
Travel
travel | New York
Retail's the game
Christopher Muther compiles a list of shops for future New York trips relying on advice from friends particularly the suggestions of a shopaholic friend Peter Reyes.
Books
book review
‘The Marriage Plot’ by Jeffrey Eugenides
With a 1980s love triangle, Jeffrey Eugenides manages to retool the 19th-century romance for a post-modern age.
Opinion
“I think we need to wake up and realize how many people come into our offices and have spirituality as a part of their life.”
David Rosmarin, of McLean Hospital
Ideas
“A string of new studies suggests that the modern chase after happiness—and even happiness itself—can hurt us. Happy, it turns out, is not always the way you want to be.”
Gareth Cook, on the dark side of happiness