Expert networks give investors an edge
For years, these networks operated — legally — in the shadows of the financial industry, but have recently been thrust into the spotlight by a series of insider trading scandals.
Ravens 20, Texans 13
Ravens move into AFC title game
A fierce defense lead Baltimore to a 20-13 victory over the Houston Texans today, sending the Ravens into the AFC championship game against the Patriots.
Evangelical divide lifts Mitt Romney in S.C.
Unlike Iowa, where evangelical Christians coalesced around Rick Santorum, South Carolina’s religious right remains divided as the Jan. 21 primary nears.
2 more bodies found on Italian cruise ship
Coast guard divers searching the submerged part of the Costa Concordia today found the bodies of two elderly people, raising the death toll to five.
Picking a run to satisfy every skier’s style
Skiers and snowboarders are passionate about the trails they choose: Terrain, scenery, weather, conditions, technical prowess, even mood, move people to certain runs around New England.
OKEMO MOUNTAIN
Individual and group ski lessons are available at Okemo in Ludlow, Vt.
Okemo
Mountain coasters, zip lines, and tubing are alternative activities for those adverse to Okemo's snowy trails.
Brooks Dodge Photo/Wildcat Mountain
Mount Washington's Tuckerman Ravine serves as the backdrop for a cruise down the Polecat Trail at Wildcat Mountain in Pinkham Notch, N.H.
In western Maine, skiers get above treeline on Sugarloaf’s west side on the Timberland quad chair.
Special section: The Gardner Grows
Renzo Piano gets museum airborne
Piano designed with the museum’s original mission in mind.
A former model delves into the industry
A sociologist goes undercover in the fashion world — and comes out with her PhD and a fascinating book.
“You have to create a climate for kids so they want to go to school. Chronic absenteeism is a leading indicator of whether a school is on track.’’
Hedy Chang, director of Attendance Works
Inside The Boston Globe
Columnists
Special section
Gardner’s new concert hall is attuned to musical legacy
The Calderwood Performance Hall is an airy, sleekly modern space that feels far away from the cloistered confines of the museum’s former music hall.
Metro
Absenteeism rife at Boston high schools
More than a third of the students in the city's public high schools were chronically absent last year, even as the city undertook additional efforts to lure students to school.
Politics
Political Intelligence
Candidates’ attacks on Obama border on dangerous territory
Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, and Newt Gingrich are not just disputing President Obama’s policies but his belief in the country, its Constitution, and its founding principles, writes Glen Johnson.
Business
ON THE HOT SEAT
Running an airline is about the people and the food
Quincy native Chris Rossi is senior vice president of Virgin Atlantic’s North American operations, overseeing the carrier’s 11 destinations in North America.
Sports
Hurricanes 4, Bruins 2
Hurricanes take down the Bruins
With 1:30 remaining in regulation, Jay Harrison snuck the game-winner past Tim Thomas on a shot from the point as Carolina rallied to beat the Bruins, 4-2.
Travel
Australia
Ambition and the arts grow due south
MONA, the Museum of Old and New Art, helped transform Hobart, Australia. These days, the country’s poorest state prompts fewer jokes and more envious glances among mainland Australians.
Books
book review
‘How It All Began’ by Penelope Lively
The mugging of an elderly mother triggers a surprising chain of events in Penelope Lively’s sparkling and illuminating snapshot of us in our times.
Arts
Theater Review
‘Sugar’ offers the stories, shocks of life with diabetes
Emerson College professor Robbie McCauley’s one-woman show touches on slavery, racism, and living with type 1 diabetes.
Opinion
“At this point, I’d be happy to pay whalers to do the right thing, and I am sure that I’m not alone.”
Gareth Cook
Ideas
“The problem, as Shoup and his allies see it, is that parking on the street is simply too desirable. Because spaces are so cheap, drivers have a powerful incentive to spend time hunting for them.”
Leon Neyfakh on the case for the $6 parking meter