State economy showing ‘clear signs’ of weakening
A leading group of local economists predict that the state’s high tech industry will suffer in upcoming months as global demand for products and services flatten.
Report: Friendly’s considers bankruptcy
The restaurant chain could seek a potential bankruptcy reorganization and sale, according to a published report.
Ashland man indicted on terror charges
Rezwan Ferdaus, 26, was indicted for attempting to damage and destroy a federal building by means of an explosive, among other charges.
Romney fund-raising slows
Mitt Romney is on pace to raise between $11 million and $13 million for the latest fund-raising quarter, a haul that would be much lower than the three months prior.
CRAIG LASSIG FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES/FILE 2008
EXCLUSIVE FRIDAY PREVIEW | Theater
Kushner works are ‘Tiny’ in name only
It’s not that Tony Kushner disagrees with people who say political theater is always preaching to the converted. It’s that he doesn’t think that’s a valid argument against it.
food
Memo from celebrity chefs: Embrace your own kitchen
By spreading the simple message of eating good food at home, the season’s newest cookbooks bring a bit of activism to the table.
Epstein: Nobody blames Francona for collapse
Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein said he won’t make a scapegoat of manager Terry Francona after the team’s unprecedented September collapse.
“I don’t know what’s worse, the Red Sox losing last night, or me being out here announcing what I’m about to announce.”
Setti Warren, on quitting the Senate race
Inside The Boston Globe
Columnists
Metro
Speedy new fireboat is cleared for action
The city’s newest firefighting tool is a tight-turning, quick-stopping 52-ton vessel with five water cannons capable of shooting about 13,000 gallons of water per minute.
Business
Bank of America to charge $5 debit card fee
A Bank of America Corp. spokeswoman said that customers will only be charged if they use their debit cards for purchases in any given month.
Nation
Jackson’s final days described at trial
The testimony on the second day of the trial helped shed light on what Michael Jackson’s doctor Conrad Murray did and did not do after he found Jackson unconscious in June 2009.
World
Tripoli residents want fighters out of the city
While residents of the Libyan capital revel in their newfound freedoms, they grow tired of the continued presence of hundreds of armed fighters.
Sports
On baseball
Lots of big question marks for Theo Epstein
The Red Sox GM said there are “no excuses.” But now he must begin to pick up the pieces. The biggest issue: Will manager Terry Francona survive?
Style
boston fashion week
Taking a big step forward
In its new home, Boston Fashion Week welcomes established designers and new faces.
Arts
TELEVISION REVIEW
‘Gentleman’ mans-up by dumbing down
“How to Be a Gentleman’’ depicts masculinity in the way “The Odd Couple’’ did in the 1960s and ’70s, with the persnickety Felix and the slobby Oscar locking horns.
Opinion
“Patrick’s ultra-liberal response (to sending fingerprints of arrested suspects to the FBI and immigration officials) reflects one side of a stubborn and ever-polarizing national debate.”
Joan Vennochi
Ideas
“Could it be true, Pinker wondered, that humans had actually become less violent with time, as opposed to more? And if so, how had we done it?”
Leon Neyfakh, on Steven Pinker’s new book about violence in history