Dolphin strandings remain a mystery

Vincent DeWitt for the Boston Globe

Researchers are gathering a mountain of data on the 178 dolphins, but the reason for their strandings on Cape Cod remains a mystery.

Opinion | Brian McGrory

Politics as usual

As questions of ethics touch Patrick’s administration these past few months, the governor has coiled into a ball of sanctimony and denial.

Senator Scott Brown, a Republican, has a 9-point lead over Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat, in a new poll of 600 people.

In new poll, Brown leads Warren

Scott Brown holds a nine-point lead over Elizabeth Warren, his likely Democratic opponent in November.

Risking union ire, Romney slams Santorum’s labor votes

Mitt Romney is attacking Rick Santorum for his “unapologetic defense of big labor,’’ as part of a new attempt to paint his rival as beholden to a powerful Democratic ally.

Jeremy Lin: From Harvard to NBA stardom

Undrafted two years ago, despite being the best Ivy League player, the Chinese-American Lin has become a global idol.

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Harvard graduate Jeremy Lin, right, is a rising star in the NBA. His sudden popularity as a New York Knicks player has spawned a new name for the craze surrounding him: Linsanity.

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2009, file photo, Harvard's Jeremy Lin (4) drives for the basket in front of Boston College's Rakim Sanders during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Boston. Lin's February 2012 success with the New York Knicks has raised the profile of the school, a member of the Ivy League where few players reach the pros. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

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In this 2009 photo, Lin drove for the basket in front of BC's Rakim Sanders.

In this 2010 file photo, Lin played against Princeton.

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In this 2010 photo, Lin played against Princeton. Lin came out of Harvard undrafted despite being the Ivy League’s best player.

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A month ago, Lin was in the Development League, the NBA’s minor league. He has played just nine games this season, but his start has been explosive.

Lin’s No. 17 Knicks jerseys have been flying off the shelves.

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Lin’s No. 17 New York Knicks jerseys have been flying off the shelves.

Lin isn’t the first Asian-American to play in the NBA, but he’s the first to make this kind of impact. Here, a man checked out a Linsanity jersey.

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Lin isn’t the first Asian-American to play in the NBA, but he’s the first to make this kind of impact. Here, a man checked out a Linsanity jersey.

Warm winter earns rink a cold reception

Gavin Peters’ ice rink became the talk of the backyard hockey world when it was cited as a pool by the Cambridge city inspector.

Drug-delivery chip implant shows promise

Scientists reported that a small number of osteoporosis patients are using the chips, which are programmed to release a potent drug through tiny sealed wells.

In Anthony Shadid, a powerful meeting of reporter and assignment

Globe reporter Glen Johnson offers his memories of reporter Anthony Shadid, who died yesterday.

“I don’t think that Jeremy Lin — if he succeeds — is the face of the New York Knicks. I think he’s the face of the NBA. He’s even the face of professional sports.”

Ronn Torossian, PR  executive

Globe Insiders

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Inside The Boston Globe

A container of grape-flavored Infants' Tylenol liquid medicine with the enclosed syringe and flow restrictor.

More Infant Tylenol recalled

School lunch as smart business

Art Review

‘Figuring Color’ exhibit shows pigments of their imaginations
Jenny Dell is NESN’s new Red Sox game reporter.

Sports Media

Advice for new NESN reporter Jenny Dell
JetBlue Park, the Red Sox’ new spring training home, is ready for its debut.

Spring training preview

Red Sox set to open spring training
Senator Scott Brown, a Republican, has a 9-point lead over Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat, in a new poll of 600 people.

In new poll, Brown leads Warren

MOVIE REVIEW

‘Coriolanus’ resonates in 21st century
Gary Carter, right, celebrated along with New York Mets first baseman Keith Hernandez after clinching the National League East title in 1988.

Gary Carter, Hall of Fame catcher, has died

Movie Review

In ‘Rampart,’ Woody Harrelson makes an honest effort

Curt Ingram has become a mini-celebrity in Brighton for doing iPhone repairs not covered by the warranty.

iPhone Curt’s accidental career
The Patriots may need to get more help for Pro Bowl defensive lineman Vince Wilfork in the offseason.

On football: Season review

Patriots by the numbers: Lots to improve on

ART REVIEW

Holt’s vision aligned with sun, earth

Columnists

ALEX BEAM

Netflix’s northern exposure

Boston Capital

A strange concession

Opinion | Brian McGrory

Politics as usual

Tech Lab

Vita: too big, too pricey, no phone

Yvonne abraham

The senator and the slippery slope

Juliette Kayyem

Bridge to the future

Opinion | Joan Vennochi

Telling the real story of Camelot
Jeremy Lin, right, hit a game-winning shot for the Knicks last night and has become a sensation in the NBA.

Bob Ryan

Lin just latest Ivy Leaguer to shine in NBA

Brian McGrory

A model city councilor
David Ortiz

Christopher L. Gasper

A happy David Ortiz is great for Red Sox

Jeff Jacoby

On birth control, Obama imperiously overreaches
Claude Julien’s Bruins are headed out on a six-game road trip.

Tony Massarotti

Bruins not as good as they think they are

Metro

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Emotional start for trial in deaths of 4

The Mattapan trial began yesterday with a preview of legal strategies and emotional arguments that drove the victims’ relatives to flee the courtroom, sobbing.

Business

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Brightcove announces IPO pricing

The Cambridge online video company today announced an initial offering of $11 per share.

Nation & World

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German President Christian Wulff announced his resignation during a statement at the Bellevue Palace in Berlin today.

German president quits in scandal over favors

German President Christian Wulff has announced his resignation in a scandal over favors he allegedly received before becoming head of state.

Politics

Political notebook

Santorum’s income in 2011 rose to $3.6m

Rick Santorum’s personal finances detail the trajectory of a politician who became a millionaire, at times by capitalizing on his Beltway connections.

Sports

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Bulls 89, Celtics 80

Kevin Garnett and the Celtics couldn’t overcome Carlos Boozer and the Bulls.

Celtics fall apart in loss to Bulls

Boston could not hold a fourth-quarter lead and allowed the Bulls to run off 12 consecutive points late in the defeat.

Movies

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MOVIE REVIEW

‘This Means War’ a losing battle for Reese Witherspoon

This romantic comedy mixes other movies, television action shows, sitcoms, and comic strips, and features another terrible role for the Oscar-winning actress.

Arts

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CLASSICAL NOTES

Eric Owens’s tour brings him to Boston for Beethoven’s “Missa Solemnis.’’ Below: the singer at Carnegie Hall in 2009.

Met star Eric Owens will solo with the BSO

The New Yorker’s Alex Ross called baritone Eric Owens’s performance in the Metropolitan Opera’s “Rheingold’’ the “chief glory’’ of the production.

Magazine

The cover for the February 12 2012 issue

Boston wedding venue guide
The cover for the February 5 2012 issue

What if the lights go out?
The cover for the January 29 2012 issue

Reversing a restaurant curse
The cover for the January 22 2012 issue

The man who crushed the Keystone XL pipeline

Opinion

“Looking through Facebook posts I sometimes wonder if life has ceased to be real to us unless it is shared, ‘liked,’ and commented upon by ‘friends.’”

Roland Merullo 

Ideas

“In the 50 years since the competition, architects have declared Kallmann and McKinnell’s City Hall one of the greatest buildings of the 20th century. Yet its relationship with the people of Boston has remained uneasy, even hostile.”

Leon Neyfakh on Boston’s City Hall