Cheaper gas is a tricky political calculus

Gas prices are falling, and may continue to all summer, but politicians on both sides are remaining uncharacteristically silent.

Todd Russell (right) made cold calls at Obama campaign headquarters in Manchester, N.H.

Campaigns battle for N.H.

Both the Obama and Romney camps feel the state’s four electoral votes could be pivotal on Nov. 6.

Scot Lehigh

Where are Mitt Romney’s details?

The Republican candidate takes regular refuge in vague answers and foggy formulations that extend to the heart of his core proposals.

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Danvers fire chief arrested

The chief was arrested on domestic violence and witness intimidation charges after an incident with his estranged wife, officials said.

America’s Cup racing now goes to extremes

The sailing circuit, which stops in Newport this weekend, is now a dangerous contact sport dominated by hyper-conditioned athletes.

The America's Cup World Series is bringing its competition to Newport this weekend for four days of racing.

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The America's Cup World Series is bringing its competition to Newport this weekend for four days of racing.

The America's Cup hasn't been to Newport since 1983, and has gone through monumental changes since then.

Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff

The America's Cup hasn't been to Newport since 1983, and has gone through monumental changes since then.

Sailors are now finely-tuned athletes who wear helmets and body armor.

Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff

Sailors are now finely-tuned athletes who wear helmets and body armor.

The high-powered catamarans perform acrobatic moves and keep crewmembers perpetually in motion.

Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff

The high-powered catamarans perform acrobatic moves and keep crewmembers perpetually in motion.

Once a sport held 4 miles offshore, the America's Cup series now occurs inside the harbor in view of the Newport mansions.

Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff

Once a sport held 4 miles offshore, the America's Cup series now occurs inside the harbor in view of the Newport mansions.

Fans are able to turn out to see the boats and the racing up close.

Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff

Fans are able to turn out to see the boats and the racing up close.

The 45-foot catamarans used in the America's Cup series need a crane to put them in and out of the water.

Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff

The 45-foot catamarans used in the America's Cup series need a crane to put them in and out of the water.

The America's Cup series is a precursor to the finals in September 2013, when the America's Cup will be awarded in San Francisco.

Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff

The America's Cup series is a precursor to the finals in September 2013, when the America's Cup will be awarded in San Francisco.

A Swiss group will show silhouettes of slaves.

Louis Agassiz exhibit divides Harvard, Swiss group

Racist images of slaves and Brazilian natives, which were commissioned by the 19th-century naturalist, have caused a dispute between Harvard and the exhibit’s organizer.

Eastern Standard wants employees to be as informed as its customers.

For restaurant’s staff, culture is on the menu

Training for employees of Eastern Standard includes a unique repertoire that seeks to make employees fully versed in the culture and politics of our times.

Brian McGrory

Tough landing for roaming bear

What exactly will our state environmental officials do for an encore after shooting a black bear 50 feet out of a tree because he had the audacity to visit Chestnut Hill?

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The popular column from Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe art critic Sebastian Smee is available as a unique e-book, offering an up-close look at dozens of individual works.

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Salt and pepper shrimp on a bed of cabbage slaw.

Park Restaurant a nice fit in Harvard Square
Joe Forte used a QR code and a smartphone app to learn more about fish and other items sold at Red’s Best at a recent farmers market in Boston.

Farmers markets grow with high-tech advances
Deborah Hughes (standing) and Mary-Catherine Deibel, friends for 40 years, are marking their 30th year owning UpStairs on the Square, known for its decor (below), camp, imagination, eccentricity ­— and its food and wine.

Food

UpStairs on the Square has staying power

Facebook, founded by Mark Zuckerberg, has been rolling out new e-mail addresses for users.

Facebook irks users with e-mail switch
Morgan Bulkeley’s “Chasing Big Bucks.”

Galleries

Current exhibits at Boston-area art galleries
“Checkout Time at the Marlborough-Blenheim,” by Bradley Phillips

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Sebastian Smee’s journeys, frame by frame
Yamilexs Rojas made a strawberry yogurt at the Prudential Center’s Pinkberry location, which has started opening at 8 a.m. to serve breakfast items.

Pinkberry launching breakfast menu
Marina Chavez, Constitution’s master at arms, will supervise the ship’s cannon salutes on July 4. When she eventually heads to a new assignment, she says “Working on this ship and learning the Navy’s history . . . will always be with me.”

Living

Constitution is a historic assignment
The Ostrich-Feather Hat by Henri Matisse.

FRAME BY FRAME

Matisse’s ailing daughter portrayed with loving care

editorial

Youkilis felt cheers, wrath of fans
Brazilian singer Céu mixes Latin and Caribbean rhythms with Brazilian ones, and even adds a rock beat to some of her songs.

Music review

Céu plays Brighton Music Hall Thursday
Jonathan Larroquette, left, and Seth Romatelli

G Force

Podcast is two dudes talking

Sports

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Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 1

Dustin Pedroia got a hand from teammate Mike Aviles (right) after he hit a two-out, two-run single to put Boston ahead 3-1 in the seventh inning.

Red Sox rally to beat Blue Jays

Sparked by a game-tying Jarrod Saltalamacchia home run, the Red Sox put together a three-run seventh and added two more in the eighth.

Metro

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Office high-rise would join list of Boston’s tallest

Entrepreneur Steve Belkin is renewing his effort to build a skyscraper in the Financial District that would rival the city’s tallest buildings.

Columnists

The Rev. Fred Luter Jr. has been chosen to lead the Southern Baptist Convention, a denomination with its roots in slavery.

Jeff Jacoby

Stain of racism is finally fading in America

Scot Lehigh

Where are Mitt Romney’s details?

Brian McGrory

Tough landing for roaming bear

opinion | Joanna Weiss

Work-life balance: Some helpful tips from the elite

Boston Capital

How the little biotech guys beat big odds
The newest member of the White Sox, Kevin Youkilis, at batting practice yesterday.

Bob Ryan

Youkilis a unique player who will be missed
Egyptian riot police guard the parliament building in Cairo against protesters last week, following a declaration by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces that the military was taking legislative power after a court ruling dissolved parliament.

Juliette Kayyem

An emerging democracy requires more than just elections

JOAN VENNOCHI

There’s money to burn in political campaigns
Scott Brown has built a reputation on bipartisanship.

jeff jacoby

Scott Brown should have said yes to debate
The character Princess Merida in a scene from the 2012 animated film “Brave.”

Joanna Weiss

In ‘Brave,’ a Disney Princess for the modern girl

Yvonne Abraham

After a shooting, a dangerous silence

Bob Ryan

Statue a fitting tribute for PawSox owner

Business

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The SecurID device has a screen that displays a number used to access computer networks.

RSA rebuts report of flaw in its security

The security division of EMC Corp. fired back against a report that suggests RSA’s SecurID technology may be open to attacks by hackers.

Politics

POLITICAL NOTEBOOK

Until this summer, Senator Hatch, 78, had not faced a primary challenge since winning office in 1976.

Utah Senator Orrin Hatch avoids revolt within GOP

Senator Hatch won the GOP primary in Utah on Tuesday, handily turning back a challenge from Tea Party forces.

Nation & World

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Members of the Syrian Free Army in Jisr al-Shughour on June 18.

UN: Violence in Syria worse than before ceasefire

The bloodshed appears to be taking on dangerous sectarian overtones, the UN said, and government troops could be behind last month’s killing of more than 100 civilians.

Arts

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Book ReviEW

‘Yes, Chef’ by Marcus Samuelsson

The story chronicles the life of celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson from his birth in Ethiopia, adoption by a Swedish family, and hard-won kitchen success.

Food & dining

When the chef becomes the apprentice

Working in other kitchens allows young cooks to practice their craft with masters.

All-Scholastics

All-Scholastics: Honoring the area’s best

It’s time to toast local athletes for their achievements. Led by Carla Forbes of Newton North, the season’s best shined bright.

“Learning meant what was new for that day. Here learning is about what’s interesting, whether or not it’s immediately relevant.”

Matt Audette,   chef di cuisine at Eastern Standard

Magazine

The cover for the June 24 2012 issue

Mango lassi and salty lassi (and more) recipes
The cover for the June 17 2012 issue

What if spanking works?
The cover for the June 10 2012 issue

5 casual feast recipes from Sam Jackson
The cover for the June 3 2012 issue

40 ideas for your New England summer weekends

Opinion

“Racism has ceased to be a significant force in our politics, as it has ceased to be a significant force in American life generally.”

Jeff Jacoby 

Ideas

“A cadre of engineers who specialize in tunneling and excavation say that we have barely begun to take advantage of the underground’s versatility.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on the push to go underground