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Boston’s losing battle

Mayor Thomas Menino challenged Bostonians to lose a collective 1 million pounds by April 23. There’s only 904,303 to go.

Mavericks 104, Celtics 94

Celtics can’t avoid their own ineptitude

Despite the Celtics’ resurgence after the injury to Rajon Rondo, bad habits, lethargy and poor execution are contagious.

March Madness

Florida Gulf Coast has upset over Georgetown

No. 15 seed Florida Gulf Coast had an incredible NCAA tournament debut with a 78-68 win over second-seeded Georgetown.

Frederick Creager, of the Sheet Metal Workers Local 17, dressed as a tin man, gave high-fives to people along East Broadway during the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

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Globe photos of the week, March 22, 2013

The last straw for weary snow shovelers and a well-earned sunny day at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

Exclusive Sunday Preview | Ideas

The ideals behind UMass Amherst’s stained concrete

It looks nothing like the college of your dreams — and that’s exactly why we should learn to love the state’s flagship campus.

Stage Review

At Yale Rep, Paul Giamatti plays Hamlet as antic Everyschlub

Giamatti’s portrayal of Hamlet reaches a white-hot intensity at times, but the production as a whole just doesn’t hold together.

Crowds pack PAX East in Boston

Thousands of video game fans, many dressed in costumes, flocked to the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center today for a look at the newest industry developments.

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Globe exclusives

Harvard stripped of quiz titles

John Dennis suggested during Thursday’s “Dennis and Callahan’’ program that Kirk Minihane was relegated to the Kevin Winter Memorial Sports Flash booth because NESN had cut back on a camera during its simulcast.

Sports media

Why the condescension from John Dennis?

Opinion | Representative Stephen F. Lynch

High noon? I won’t be shoved

Many T riders favor late-night service

TWIN DELIGHTS The side-by-side lakes, one green, one blue, called Sete Cidades are a must-see on the Azorean island of Sao Miguel.

Sunday Magazine Preview | Spring Travel: Natural Wonders

Azores, a perfect destination for Boston travelers

Rabbi Keith Stern will patch in his children in Africa and California for the family’s seder.

Tech brings families close at Passover

Greenway deal close

From left: Selena Gomez as Faith, Ashley Benson as Brit, Rachel Korine as Cotty, and Vanessa Hudgens as Candy in Harmony Korine’s “Spring Breakers.”

Movie Review

‘Spring Breakers’ is mesmerizing

“In some states, like if we play in California four times in a certain season, it gets pretty complicated, from what I understand,” said Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia.

Figuring athletes’ taxes is, well, taxing

Book REview

‘I Would Die 4 U’ by Touré

Boston officials and representatives of three pavement material companies assembled on Bowdoin Avenue in Dorchester Thursday for a demonstration of products for fixing potholes.

City tests weapons in fight against potholes

May 4, 1936: Ellen Colpoys McDonough posed by the tulip bed in the Public Garden.

From the Archives | Photo gallery

Springtime in the Public Garden

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Analysis

Will Jackie Bradley Jr. make the Red Sox roster?

Projecting the Red Sox roster

Is Jackie Bradley Jr. in the Red Sox’ plans? Peter Abraham breaks down how he thinks the roster will look when camp ends.

Metro

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Aisling McCarthy Brady, a nanny charged with assault and battery of a one-year-old girl in Cambridge, who subsequently died.

Prosecutors expect to upgrade charges against nanny

An autopsy on the 1-year-old victim is not complete, but prosecutors say they expect to file more charges against a nanny accused of assaulting a child in her care.