In debate, Romney defends business credentials
Mitt Romney’s rivals sought to paint him as out of touch with struggling blue-collar workers, but the Republican presidential front runner was spared any intense, sustained scrutiny.
Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
Rick Santorum known for outrunning expectations
Political friends and foes alike say Santorum’s success over the years in elections he had no business winning owes much to his turbo-charged style of campaigning.
Rivals hit Mitt Romney on business record
A number of Romney’s competitors — and an independent group that backs Newt Gingrich — are trying to turn his perceived business strength into a weakness.
Jim Davis/Globe Staff
Gronk the Great helps power the Patriots
Take a look inside the mad, mad world of Patriots star Rob “Gronk” Gronkowski, the touchdown machine and fan favorite.
The trials of Omar, Obama’s uncle
For almost 50 years, the president’s uncle has lived in relative obscurity. Now — facing possible deportation — he may wish for a less-famous name.
Kennedy name remains a political force
When it comes to name recognition, Joseph Kennedy III is a paradox: Many voters haven’t the faintest idea who he is, yet everyone knows his family.
Mass. relishes warm weather but braces for cold
As pleasing as it has been to play golf in December, or to rip open the heating bill and smile, something about chestnuts roasting in the warm January sun does not feel right.
“It’s surreal how everything is going. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I’m not taking anything for granted.’’
Rob Gronkowski, Patriots tight end
Inside The Boston Globe
Columnists
Metro
Youth agency puts new spin on a Latino tradition
Sociedad Latina, a Latino youth advocacy organization, held its annual Three Kings Day celebration, focusing on family, Latino solidarity, education, and healthy eating.
Business
Carmakers flock to Mass. for digital design help
The automotive industry is in the midst of a resurgence in Mass., where companies crank out software essential to the creation of the modern automobile.
Politics
POLITICAL NOTEBOOK
Jon Huntsman searches for the elusive moderate
The Republican presidential candidate’s scramble for moderate voters in New Hampshire has turned up too few.
Nation & World
Lull in strikes by US drones aids militants
The insurgents are increasingly taking advantage of tensions raised by a US airstrike in November that killed two dozen Pakistani soldiers in border outposts.
Sports
Canucks 4, Bruins 3
Canucks’ power play drops Bruins
In a chippy rematch of the Stanley Cup Finals, the Canucks capitalized on eleven man-advantage opportunities, scoring four power-play strikes to beat the Bruins.
Travel
Winter Getaways
Skiing from Lake Louise Ski Area to Skoki Lodge
Alberta, Canada’s Skoki Lodge, one of North America’s oldest - many say its first - backcountry ski lodges, has all the fixings to warm the soul.
Books
BOOK REVIEW
‘The Last Nude’ by Ellis Avery
The offfbeat, risky novel sifts a sensual affair between an artist and her muse in 1920s Paris.
Arts
Arts
Rothko’s paintings colored dramatist’s ‘Red’
Inspired by Mark Rothko’s haunting murals, “Red” by John Logan receives its New England premiere at SpeakEasy Stage Company, where it runs through Feb. 4.
Opinion
“As we hurdle headlong into a world shaped by social media, profits and power will accrue to those who know how to play the puppet master.”
Gareth Cook
Ideas
To critics, the very notion of a ‘culture-bound illness’ is an outdated relic from the days of European empires.
Latif Nasser on psychiatry’s struggle with “culture-bound syndromes”