Boston schools chief gets low marks

The Boston School Committee gave Superintendent Carol R. Johnson low marks in many areas, revealing rare discontent.

Filings add to questions on Warren’s ethnic claims

Documents examined by the Globe suggest that either Elizabeth Warren or a Harvard administrator classified her repeatedly as Native American in a way that apparently did not adhere to federal diversity guidelines.

Aceves emerges as a trusty closer for Sox

In his last 15 games, he has allowed two earned runs over 18 2/3 innings and struck out 19.

Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios lays off entire staff

The former Red Sox pitcher’s video game company, which employed more than 400 full-time workers and contractors, made the layoffs in the wake of financial difficulties.

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Mitt Romney lags with N.H. independents

A number of Jon Huntsman and Ron Paul backers in New Hampshire said they are undecided or plan to support President Obama.

Wary of fan anger, athletes largely avoid political fray

In Boston, only one of 188 players listed on the rosters of the city's four principal teams has made a political donation during the current presidential election cycle.

Brian McGrory

A rooster leaves his flock

For three-plus years, Buddy presided over his family in the midst of an unsuspecting suburban neighborhood. And then one Sunday morning, he was gone.

Noël Coward

Noël Coward’s timeless ‘Lives’

His star quality comes to the fore in a revival at Huntington Theatre and exhibit in New York.

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Travelers are relieved work on the Sagamore Bridge is over.

Falling gas prices expected to boost summer travel

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Professor Cornel West issues a poverty manifesto

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Cellphones create the wrong kind of privacy for teens?
Jeff Himmelman was asked by former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee (above) to write his biography based on his vast collection of letters, memos, and transcripts.

Book Review

‘Yours in Truth’ by Jeff Himmelman
Racers in the wheelchair division competed at the London marathon last month.

To Grammar’s House

Confine this phrase to the trash heap
July 2, 1942: “Drop your personal calling card on the Axis” was the pitch in a war bond drive. Jays, on Temple Place, opened the “Retailers for Victory” campaign with the sale of a $1,000 war bond and the first autograph made on the shell of a 100-pound bomb, which Navy Secretary Frank Knox had delivered there that morning. President Arthur P. Schier bought a $1,000 war bond to be first to autograph the bomb. From left, Mrs. Marion Meyer, vice president of Jays; Mrs. Jeremiah Hurley, of Brookline, second signer on the bomb; Ruth E. Broome, of Cambridge; and Schier and Kay Zetruer of Boston all signed the bomb, to be dropped somewhere on an Axis target.

From the Archives | Photos

WWII on the home front

College Golf Pass targets low-priced rounds

Globe Talk | Video

A conversation with Ben Mezrich
Men’s styles from Bonobos.

New era of better-fitting men’s clothes in Boston

Aiden Lynch, 8, of Arlington, got set for his test run in Stoneham last weekend.

Excitement building in soap box racers’ world
Author Dan Zevin provides insights into his career as a stay-at-home dad.

Book Review

‘Dan Gets A Minivan’ by Dan Zevin
Harvard Business School alumna Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, spoke at the school’s Class Day.

Facebook exec talks to Harvard Business School grads

Sports

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The Celtics should be confident in Game 7 vs. Sixers

Saturday’s Game 7 against Philadelphia will serve as an opportunity for those on the roster who have faltered so far to make amends.

Metro

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Renovations to Faneuil Hall include the National Park Service’s interactive visitors’ center.

Faneuil Hall renovation ready for unveiling

The doors open to the public Friday after a 20-month renovation to the street-level market area, just in time for Memorial Day weekend.

Columnists

scot lehigh

Health care will test Gov. Patrick’s skills

Yvonne Abraham

Drunken driving sentences feed dangerous pattern
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Opinion | Joan Vennochi

Have Mass. casinos become a risky bet?

tech lab

Maintaining privacy while surfing the Web
Ray Allen was unhappy after being whistled for a fourth quarter foul in Game 6.

Bob Ryan

Celtics have been old unreliables

Brian McGrory

The benefits of political friendship
A note to rescue workers was written on a Joplin house last year.

opinion | Juliette Kayyem

The ‘Joplin effect’

Jeff Jacoby

Peace process harmed Israel’s reputation

Scot Lehigh

The fallout of US extremism
Fans watched One Direction perform live on stage in Wellington, New Zealand, in April.

Joanna Weiss

One wrong direction for boy bands and their girl fans

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Europe’s other challenge: immigration

JEFF JACOBY

In politics, two parties are enough

Business

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Andy Davis arrived at Carney Hospital earlier this month.

New chief Andy Davis is confident in Carney Hospital

Davis, 41, said his plan is to eventually make the struggling Dorchester hospital, which has been in business since 1863, “financially feasible.”

Politics

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Romney faces tough questions on education proposals

Mitt Romney struggled to find support for his education proposals while campaigning at an urban school Thursday.

Nation & World

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Police: Suspect in 1979 killing has confessed

New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly announced Thursday the arrest of a man in the killing of 6-year-old Etan Patz.

Movies

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In “Men in Black 3” Josh Brolin (left) captures the gruff and grumbling portrayal of Agent K that Tommy Lee Jones created in the first two films.

In ‘Men in Black 3,’ one role, two actors

Josh Brolin’s younger version of Tommy Lee Jones’s Agent K is the latest on a list of memorable movie double takes.

Arts

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Gillian Wearing self-portraits (clockwise from top left): “at 17 years old,” “as my Uncle Bryan Gregory,” “as my Father Brian Wearing”; “as my Mother Jean Gregory.”

With ‘In Character,’ re-creating and role-playing

In photography and video, identity and originality are explored.

Globe 100

From Sunday’s Globe | Globe 100

Left to right: Monalisa Smith of Mothers for Justice and Equality, David Hunter of REBIScan, Hugh Herr of iWalk, and David Cancel of HubSpot.

The most innovative people in Massachusetts

These 12 pioneering individuals embody the creativity and ambition that distinguish our state.

“Is she perfect? No one is perfect. But she has done a good job of moving the system forward. We have more overchosen schools than ever before. . . . I have to give her credit. There is a lot of fight in her. She’s tenacious.”

Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino,  on Superintendent Carol R. Johnson

Magazine

The cover for the May 20 2012 issue

Best beaches guide for New England
The cover for the May 13 2012 issue

Things to do in and around Boston this week
The cover for the May 6 2012 issue

Homes for sale for $250,000, $500,000, $750,000, and $1 million
The cover for the April 29 2012 issue

Dying wishes expected to be decided on November ballot

Opinion

“They’re not just seeking distraction, entertainment, or edification; they cradle their phones as if deriving warmth and comfort from them, and in a sense they are.”

Carlo Rotella, on T riders

Ideas

“A question is more than the simple thing we might think it is — it’s a unique and potentially sophisticated instrument.”

Leon Neyfakh  on the power of questions