The truth about whiskey
When it comes to drinking, common misconceptions are easily resolved. For starters: All Scotch is whiskey, but not all whiskey is Scotch.
Crowds flock to Cambridge to see ?The Interview?
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The Seth Rogen comedy became a celebration of the right to freedom of speech to the hundreds who saw the movie in Cambridge.
PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK
Bills QB Kyle Orton gets a second shot at Patriots
Orton has gone 6-5 as the Buffalo starter ? beginning with his loss to the Patriots in October.
Economy
Want to rent in Boston? Get a $50-an-hour job
It?s no secret that rents are astronomical around Boston. And the amount of money a person needs to make in order to afford those rents is truly eye-opening.
Chinese food picks for Christmas Day
Here?s a list of some restaurants that will be open on Dec. 25.
Missouri firm recalls caramel apples amid listeria fears
The candied treat has been linked to at least three deaths and dozens who have fallen ill, including in Mass.
A Jefferson follower?s $7.5m declaration of admiration
A cofounder of the Friendly?s restaurant chain built a replica of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson?s famous home, in Connecticut.
Uber, Lyft save big by avoiding regulations
Drivers for Uber and companies like it are saving a lot of money by not being regulated like other vehicles-for-hire.
Restaurants struggle to reach customers with social media
Though eateries reap the benefits of marketing on sites like Twitter and Instagram, finding the time to do so can pose a challenge.
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How Logan landed direct flights from around the world
The Massachusetts Port Authority has added 17 nonstop international flights at Logan in recent years.
Rain ends, but warmth continues
Temperatures in Boston just missed 60 degrees, which would have made today the warmest Christmas in 50 years.
Kayakers pulled from Boston Harbor
Two people were taken to the hospital with hypothermia after their boat overturned in Boston Harbor.
All I want for Christmas is less stuff
I long to be a minimalist, but instead, I live in a house jammed with things.
Pope laments suffering of children around the world
In his Christmas Day speech, delivered in St. Peter?s Square, Pope Francis spoke of children who are ??made objects of trade and trafficking.?
For six lucky families, Christmas elves bring kittens
New Hampshire SPCA staffers ? dressed as elves ? hand-delivered newly adopted pets to nearby families.
Tech the halls: Christmas in our digital age
The Big Picture
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Hands in the news
The hands in these photographs represent hope, communication, power, connection and longing.
?Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike?
How a Mass. man invented the global ice market 
