Romney says he knows the fear of a pink slip
In an effort to connect with average voters, Mitt Romney said today that he knows what it’s like to worry about losing a job — although he didn’t provide details.
Huntsman attracts bigger crowds in N.H.
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Jon Huntsman today had to stand on a coffee shop counter in Hampstead, N.H., to be heard as more people take notice of his campaign.
Romney is the target in latest N.H. debate
Front-runner Mitt Romney came under withering attacks from his rivals this morning in the final debate before the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday.
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Derrick Z. Jackson
The black hole of sports
The donated brains of deceased former athletes are revealing the dangerous effects concussions take, even as we cheer on the gladiators of the gridiron.
Boston Globe will print and deliver Boston Herald
The Boston Globe will print and deliver the Boston Herald starting later this month as the tabloid seeks to cut costs and prepares to move from its headquarters in the South End, the two newspapers said.
INNOVATION ECONOMY
Investors putting start-ups on diets
At the root of the emphasis on doing more with less is shrinkage in the venture capital industry: There are fewer venture capital firms with less money to dole out.
“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
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.
Business
Product Reviews
Tablet competition intensifies
The dominance of Apple’s iPad isn’t deterring the launch of new challengers — and at least one, Amazon’s Kindle Fire, could actually test the iPad’s reign.
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
Giants 24, falcons 2
Giants roll over Falcons in NFC wild-card game
Eli Manning threw three touchdown passes, and New York’s offense dominated, earning the Giants a game at Green Bay next week.
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”