Brady true to his roots
Tom Brady during his days at Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, Calif.

Junipero Serra high school

From 3,000 miles away Tom Brady has managed to remain very much a presence at Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, Calif., where he first made a mark on the football field.

Small Worcester group plays large role in online protest

Fight for the Future helped orchestrate the Jan. 18 blackout of 115,000 websites to protest two congressional bills giving the government new powers to regulate the Internet.

N.E. lawmakers join to fight base closures

Several New England lawmakers vowed yesterday to join forces to protect Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford and other area installations.

JOAN WICKERSHAM

The perfect spirit of an old museum

Not every museum needs a new wing, a new building, a new outlook. And not every old exhibit needs to be refreshed just because it’s old.

Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, and Ron Paul met last night for the final debate before Florida’s primary.

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Romney, Gingrich let attacks fly

In a testy final debate before the Florida primary vote, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney went head-to-head on issues ranging from immigration to their personal incomes.

News Analysis

Romney turns more aggressive

No longer staying above the fray, Mitt Romney appeared to revel in throwing roundhouse verbal punches in last night’s debate.

With gift, Broad Institute to open ‘Cell Observatory’

A $32.5 million gift will allow the Cambridge biomedical research institute to open a center where researchers will investigate the molecular contents of different human cell types.

“Is he the best athlete [I’ve] ever coached? Absolutely not. I don’t think he’s in the top 10. But he is the best football player.”

Tom MacKenzie,  Tom Brady’s former football coach

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MOVIE REVIEW

What makes ‘Crazy Horse’ nightclub move
Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam Adelson, have each given $5 million to a super PAC supporting Newt Gingrich.

Romney money edge washed away in Fla.
Actress Claire Danes smiles as she is honoured as the

Hasty’s woman of the year Claire Danes parades in style

Moore making an impact for Patriots

Textbook publishers prep for the e-future
Governor Deval Patrick spoke earlier this week during his State of the Commonwealth speech.

Gov. Patrick on Tim Thomas: We’re losing ‘basic courtesy’

Newton stunned by 2d child porn case

Anguish nine years in the making

On basketball

Celtics owe it to Doc Rivers to shape up

Gulf Oil looks to become electricity supplier
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THEATER REVIEW

‘American Idiot’ packs emotional wallop

The Giants hit Tom Brady nine times and sacked him five times in Super Bowl XLII.

Analysis

Will the mistakes of Super Bowl XLII come back?

Columnists

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Brian McGrory

Indianapolis on his mind

Boston Capital

Romney gets carried away

EDWARD L. GLAESER

The sound of saber-rattling against China

SCOT LEHIGH

Obama’s truth: Taxes or debt

JOAN WICKERSHAM

The perfect spirit of an old museum

Yvonne Abraham

Civil legal aid is a sound investment

Tech Lab

Watching movies in UltraViolet

Joan Vennochi

Tired old Democrats in Massachusetts

Juliette Kayyem

The DREAM act struggles on, nameless but alive

Joshua Green

The story Romney should tell

Albert Pujols, left, and C.J. Wilson joined the Angels this offseason, while Prince Fielder joined the Tigers.

Tony Massarotti

Red Sox seem to be falling behind in AL

Jeff Jacoby

Shut up, they explained

Metro

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Tom Riddle, a green anaconda, received a check-up today.

Zoo’s anaconda gets clean bill of health

Tom Riddle, a 12-foot-long anaconda at the Franklin Park Zoo, received his first exam in three years yesterday.

Nation & World

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US unveils new rules for forests

The Obama administration finalized a rule yesterday governing the management of 193 million acres of national forests and grasslands, in the first meaningful overhaul of forest rules in 30 years.

Politics

Political Notebook

Romney financial disclosure missing data

Mitt and Ann Romney failed to list an unknown amount of investment income from various sources on financial disclosure forms filed last year, according to the Romney campaign.

Business

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Friendly’s, Burger King test out combining shops

Friendly’s Ice Cream has teamed up with Burger King to offer the two brands under one roof at a new “Friendly’s Scoop” location in New Jersey.

Sports

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FOXBORO, MA - JANUARY 22: BenJarvus Green-Ellis #42 of the New England Patriots looks on after losing his helmet while playing against Arthur Jones #97 and Jimmy Smith #22 of the Baltimore Ravens during their AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium on January 22, 2012 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Super Bowl rosters littered with undrafted players

This year’s Super Bowl will include more than two dozen players who earned their spots in the NFL as undrafted free agents, including Wes Welker, Brian Waters, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, and Victor Cruz.

Movies

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MOVIE REVIEW

‘Albert Nobbs’: trying to have it both ways

Glenn Close manfully portrays a buttoned-up butler in this Edwardian-era film.

Arts

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aRT REVIEW

2012 deCordova Biennial features true good works amid false steps

The second deCordova Biennial — the pre-eminent survey of contemporary art made by artists living and working in New England — is a major let down.

Magazine

The cover for the January 22 2012 issue

Mother worries about her Occupy Wall Street protester son
The cover for the January 15 2012 issue

Mass. voting maps reflect State House evolution
The cover for the January 8 2012 issue

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Bostonian of the Year: Carmen Ortiz

Opinion

“Politicians may enjoy appealing to popular anti-China sentiment, but America’s interests demand cooperation, not conflict.”

Edward L. Glaeser 

Ideas

“The unipolar world isn’t necessarily better than what preceded it, either for the US or for the rest of the world. It might even be worse.”

Thanassis Cambanis,  on the trouble with American dominance