Charities fight bid to cap gift deduction
The Mass. nonprofits are joining hundreds of charities nationwide in lobbying against any changes to the tax code that could reduce incentives for charitable giving.
Filene’s Basement to shutter four stores in Mass.
Struggling discounter Filene’s Basement is closing four Massachusetts stores — about 15 percent of the chain’s locations — by the end of the year.
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Inspired by a book series, bloggers produce a culinary phenomenon
Millions of readers around the world have been devouring the George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy series — some more literally than others.
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Carrier goes retro, looks ahead
The old-fashioned, upscale feel of Porter Airlines, which features free snacks and attendants in pillbox hats, is drawing passengers for Logan flights.
Zombies and witches declare war in Salem
Witches and zombies clashed in Salem as two haunted houses vied for customers in peak pre-Halloween season.
Dan Shaughnessy
Jon Lester’s confession fails to absolve
Your turn, Josh Beckett. You, too, John Lackey. Time for the rest of the beer-swillin’, biscuit-eatin’, fried-chicken munchin’ Red Sox starting pitchers to fess up.
Coakley may sue lenders for foreclosure abuses
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said she is preparing to sue some mortgage lenders for foreclosure-related improprieties.
“Let’s not do something that’s going to have a dramatic, overwhelming impact on charitable giving.”
Robert Beal, a major donor to Boston charities
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Columnists
Metro
Safety of Eastie property unclear
City inspectors are still determining the fate of several evacuated apartment buildings in East Boston on a block shaken by the collapse of a vacant apartment house late last week. That collapse forced the demolition of an adjacent building that left four families homeless, and it also prompted the city to order residents to leave the apartments at 39-43 and 53 Chelsea St. early Saturday. Engineers could rule as early as today on the condition of those buildings, city officials said.
Business
Carrier goes retro, looks ahead
The old-fashioned, upscale feel of Porter Airlines, which features free snacks and attendants in pillbox hats, is drawing passengers for Logan flights.
Politics
Political Notebook
Obama pitches jobs plan, assails GOP foes on N.C. tour
President Obama pressed lawmakers back in Washington to start taking up pieces of his rejected jobs bill and mocked the Republicans who had shot it down in total.
Nation & World
Israelis, Palestinians begin exchange of prisoners
Palestinian officials in Gaza said a captured Israeli soldier was moved across the border into Egypt early today, beginning an elaborate prisoner swap deal.
Sports
Red Sox’ Jon Lester 1st to admit clubhouse drinking
Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester admitted during a lengthy interview that he did drink in the clubhouse, but disputed the idea that it helped lead to the team’s downfall.
Arts
Book Review
‘Van Gogh’ by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith
Now, at last, with “Van Gogh: The Life’’ by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, we have what could very well be the definitive life of the great artist, comparable to Hilary Spurling’s work on Matisse or John Richardson’s on Picasso. In it we get a much fuller view of Van Gogh, owing to the decade Naifeh and White Smith spent on research to create this scholarly and spell-binding work.
Lifestyle
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Inspired by a book series, bloggers produce a culinary phenomenon
Millions of readers around the world have been devouring the George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy series — some more literally than others.
Opinion
“Siri could turn us into narcissists. She makes us feel important, which makes us more dependent.”
Joanna Weiss
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