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ideas

Big data: Mind the gaps

Jesse Lefkowitz for The Boston Globe

These days, we can measure a lot about the world – but only the fraction we know about.

opinion | Joanna Weiss

New Orleans fights for its news

In the vacuum left by a shrunken Times-Picayune, suddenly South Louisiana finds itself in the middle of a news war. That’s not necessarily a bad thing for a community.

movies

‘How to Survive a Plague’ a triumph of activism

To make his new film, David France amassed an epic amount of material from the desperate days of AIDS activism.

television

At Grayson Manor, the stage is set for ‘Revenge’

Globe critic Sarah Rodman spoke with actors Emily VanCamp and Gabriel Mann about the second season of the ABC drama.

Teenager shot dead in Stoughton

David Wade, a senior at Stoughton High School, was shot by his brother, but no charges have been filed in the case, the Norfolk District Attorney said.

Higher gas costs push US consumer spending up

Americans spent more in August even though their income barely grew. Much of it went to pay higher gas prices, which may have forced consumers to cut back elsewhere.

opinion | LAWRENCE HARMON

State economy depends on more support for public colleges

A recent report on the need for excellence in public higher education puts a sharp focus on the problem in Massachusetts.

orioles 4, red sox 3

Red Sox with no answers

The Orioles climbed into a tie with the Yankees atop the AL East as the Red Sox lost for the second straight night in Baltimore.

Last Western detainee at Guantanamo returns to Canada

The detainee at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay returned to Canada after a decade in custody following his capture in Afghanistan at age 15.

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Boston’s Chinatown

Since the first Chinese immigrants began arriving in the 1880’s, the neighborhood has been one of the city’s most vibrant.

Globe exclusives

A Muslim man in Calcutta held up a placard during a protest against a film considered to be blasphemous.

ideas

How blasphemy divides the Arab world from the West

movies

Why some directors remake their original films

bibliophiles

Michael Chabon: Promiscuous reader, horror fan

Tom Brady and the Patriots are looking to rebound with their record at 1-2 entering Week 4.

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Patriots’ keys to Week 4 win vs. Bills

The Second Line Social Aid & Pleasure Society Brass Band (featuring trombone players, from left, Jesse Metzler, Kate Riegle-Van West, and Kevin Leppmann) came up with the idea for the HONK! Festival.

music

HONK! Festival makes noise that matters

Army veteran Thomas Jude Carroll, who lost his leg in a motorcycle accident, on joining this VetEx climb up Mount Washington: “I hope someone out there sees me and it hits them that they can do it, too.”

magazine

On Mount Washington, a peak experience

book review

‘Gods Like Us’ by Ty Burr

Bikers cross one of the many bridges on the Mangapurua Track in Whanganui National Park on the North Island. The trail is part of the New Zealand Cycle Trail network.

exclusive sunday preview | travel

Tackling 22 miles of the New Zealand Cycle Trail

A worker connected a beam at the topping off ceremony at 11 Fan Pier Blvd. in July.

Office construction makes a comeback in Boston area

The controversial papyrus fragment contains writing in ancient Egyptian Coptic.

Vatican dismisses papyrus referring to Jesus’s wife as ‘clumsy forgery’

Seahawks wide receiver Golden Tate was ruled to have pulled in a game-winning touchdown pass from quarterback Russell Wilson against the Packers this week.

exclusive sunday preview | Bob Ryan

Entertainment is fun, but it’s no contest

Nico Calabria, a varsity soccer player at Concord-Carlisle High School, who has only one leg, practiced with his team.

Photo gallery

Globe photos of the week, Sept. 28, 2012

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Clemson 45, bc 31

Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd, left, completed 27 of 38 passes for 367 and three touchdowns.

Eagles can’t hold back Clemson

Boston College spent all game trying to keep up with a Clemson offense that doesn’t have a brake pedal.

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Former drug lab chemist arrested, actions detailed

Annie Dookhan sprinkled real cocaine in with a non-drug substance in order to make tests turn out positive, a prosecutor said in court at Dookhan’s arraignment.