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News

Passenger tries to open door on flight to Boston
By Stewart Bishop and Neal J. Riley, Globe Correspondents The passengers and crew of Delta Flight 1102 on its way to Boston were given a...
Business Updates
Kerry asks FCC to review Boston cable TV rates
Globe Staff US Senator John Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat, is asking the Federal Communications Commission to deliver a report on cable-TV rate changes in Boston...
Your Town
Lawn wins in 10th Middlesex election
By Megan McKee, Town Correspondent Watertown councilor and Democrat John Lawn soundly beat his Republican opponent, Jim Dixon, in Tuesday's special election to fill...
Political Intelligence
UMass chief to become interim president of Edward Kennedy Institute
By Globe Staff Jack M. Wilson, the outgoing president of the University of Massachusetts, has been appointed as interim president of the Edward M....
Consumer Reports ranks diet plans: which are best?
By Deborah Kotz, Globe Staff With all the disappointment over prescription weight loss drugs, the search has been on for the best diet plan. You...
Culture Desk
Dick Flavin to play Tip O'Neill in 'According to Tip'
Apparently not content with simply writing a play about the late House Speaker Thomas P. (Tip) O'Neill, longtime TV commentator Dick Flavin has decided to play......
Video: Wives of Osama bin Laden to come forward
In this video from ABC News, the US is hoping the wives of Osama bin Laden will provide key details about the former Al Qaeda's...
White Coat notes
An ounce of prevention against bullying doctors
Short White Coat is a blog about learning to be a doctor. Posts appear here as part of White Coat Notes. Ishani Ganguli is a...
The Big Picture
News and feature stories in photographs -- really big photographs
Report: Randy Moss won't return to Titans
By Zuri Berry, Boston.com Staff Randy Moss will probably be looking for his fourth NFL...
The lingering stain of apartheid in South Africa Many living in the black townships remain mired in...

Opinion & Ideas

#Headline#
Famous experts at your disposal, all for the low, low price of $1,000 an hour
By Jesse Singal Want to be a famous expert? Good luck with that. Want to talk to a famous expert? Thanks to a new site...
Why Is the Middle East the Land of Conspiracy Theories?
No one knows exactly what the death of Osama bin Laden will mean ... (By Josh Rothman, 05/10/11, 12:45 PM)
A notebook of graphic disobedience from editorial cartoonist Dan Wasserman

Sports

Extra bases
Red Sox can't reach .500
By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff TORONTO - The Red Sox could have made it to .500 for the first time this season, but instead bowed......
Celtics blog
Wade, James have much respect for Celtics
The Heat said they are taking nothing for granted despite a two-game lead.
Extra Points
Play poker with Gary Guyton
Patriots linebacker Gary Guyton is scheduled to participate in a SPP Sports National Celebrity Poker Tournament next week in Boston, and you can win a...
Bruins blog
Good news on Patrice Bergeron
By Nancy Marrapese-Burrell Bruins' center Patrice Bergeron wasn't available to the media today after practice at TD Garden but the good news was he was...
Get well, Patrice Bergeron
With his latest concussion, Patrice Bergeron must put his own interests ahead of the Bruins', but make no mistake, the Bruins wouldn't be where they are without his contributions.
Bob Ryan's blog
No need to panic over Celtics
Bob Ryan reflects on Game 1 of the Celtics-Heat series.
Boston Dirt Dogs
Three Cheers!
It's a Win-Win-Win for Fenway Sports Group....
Lakers are a warning shot for the Celtics
The Celtics and Lakers usually eye each other warily from across David Stern's room, like a couple of kids at a middle school dance waiting...
Clio, Muse Of History, weeps
On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister of the St. Mary's Hospital Medical School ran a mile in 3:59.4, breaking the four-minute barrier and becoming one...
Touching all the Bases
Edwards signs extension with NESN
Jack Edwards, who has developed a persona both popular and polarizing with his enthusiastic calls of Bruins games on NESN, has agreed to a multi-year contract extension with the network.
High School Sports Blog
CMass, WMass to play Super Bowls at Gillette
For the first time ever, Central and Western high school football teams to play title games at Gillette Stadium.
High School Sports Blog
Uncle Mo scratched from Derby
LOUISVILLE, KY--One of the favorites for the Kentucky Derby, Uncle Mo, was scratched from the 20-horse field this morning. After another examination by doctors...
Boston Sports Blog
Predicting Bruins-Lightning schedule is a Buzz-kill
It's as simple as this: The schedule for the Bruins-Lightning Eastern Conference Finals is dependent only on LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Joe Thornton, Pavel Datsyuk,...
Soccer blog
Final: Revolution-Colorado Rapids 0-0
Final score, Revolution-Colorado, 0-0:The Revolution broke through for a final chance three minutes into added time. But defender Tyrone Marshall smothered Sainey Nyassi's cross after...
Franchitti: Indy 500 a fascinating mix of sport and science
Two-time champ Dario Franchitti explains the chess game that is the Indianapolis 500.
Golf blog
Masters: Final-round updates
By Michael Whitmer 6 p.m. Rarely has there been this much uncertainty and so many people still in the running as the final few holes...
Early B's wakeup call
Should be an interesting morning at the Vault, where sidelined center Marc Savard will hold an informal chat with the Boston media for the...
Marathon blog
Marathon tested his will, and he won
Heading into yesterday’s marathon, I had my doubts as whether or not I’d be returning to Boston next year. Not because I didn’t want to, I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to re-qualify.
The best sports photography of the week

A&E;

99 Bottles
Man charged with misusing 911 system after asking for an emergency beer run
Sometimes you feel like you really need a beer, but this is kind of ridiculous. A Connecticut man called 911 on Sunday, and when emergency...
By the glass
Another go at direct shipment.
Advocates for direct shipment (wineries deliver directly to consumers bypassing established sale channels) will have another bite at what the state's wholesalers think of as...
Viewer Discretion blog
'Idol' Recap - Top Five Results Show
Tonight’s group sing was “Happy Together” and that clearly did not refer to the many different notes the five contestants were singing. Also, in...
Off the Shelf
Boston Globe bestsellers, May 1-May 8 "The Tiger's Wife," by Tea Obreit, nudges David Foster Wallace's...
Sound Effects music blog
Hear Here: Foals It takes four minutes for this song to crack...
A little Derby'll do ya
Have big hat, will travel? You won't have to go far to take in the Kentucky Derby action around Boston this weekend (Post time is...
Movie Nation blog
The controversial Princess Diana documentary Well, the 64th Cannes Film Festival hasn't even begun yet...
Exhibitionist blog
At the movies with Mark Sandman and Windfall I wish I had all week to take in the...
BU's dean of students goes for a swim in the Charles
Katie Couric is suddenly very much in demand now that she's departing "The CBS Evening News." The anchor talked at Tufts a few weeks and......
RAW
March 'Human Form' contest Top 10
FIRST PLACE - $100 "Triathlete"Photo by Robert Terry of Boston SECOND PLACE - $50 UntitledPhoto by Helen of Acton THIRD PLACE - $25 "33 Weeks"Photo...

Business

Notable apps, from last night's Mobile Monday event
By Scott Kirsner, Globe ColumnistI stopped by the Mobile Monday...
Recent Social Security changes
The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced a couple of changes designed to reduce its costs and increase the use of the online tools and...
Plane crashes, overconfidence, and buying houses
More from How We Decide. In 1978, a plane ran out of fuel. The captain was too busy trying to figure out why the landing...
Who's what, where?
Here's your guide to personnel changes in Massachusetts
Love them browsers
Yes, the new Microsoft browser is very, very good. But so is the new Firefox, and in many ways Google's Chrome browser sets the pace....

Travel

Globe trotting blog
TSA responds to baby-frisk uproar
TSA thinks the "poop bomb'' furor over the patting down of an infant at Kansas City International Airport stinks. For those of you completely...
Bringing all the latest news, conditions, deals and events from the ski mountains of New England to your computer.

Lifestyle

Obsessing about my ex
Winners for the "Bridesmaids" contest have been chosen. I'll post some entries Friday. Thanks so much for the submissions. They were great reads. Q: Hi...
Style icons you've never heard of: 'Who are You, Polly Maggoo?'
Long before Robert Altman pointed his camera at the fashion industry, photographer William Klein created "Qui êtes vous, Polly Maggoo?" ("Who Are You, Polly...
The Green Blog
Davis Square Yogurt Co-op
Sam Katz-Christy, a robot-builder by day, was tired of all the plastic yogurt containers he was throwing out. He decided to eliminate the waste by...
The sweetest fish
Branzino, which are shipped from Europe, appear in markets this time of year with their heads, tails, and bones intact. The flesh is a little like...
Child Caring
Teacher troubled by electronic devices at a school concert
At a band concert for students in grades 4-6, a family sat in front of me. During the concert, the mother showed her son (who...
Monday question: Graduation announcements
With graduation and wedding season upon us, many people are probably wondering what the receipt of an announcement means, anyway:How do I respond, in the...
How To Diagnose Thyroid Disease
Is Your Thyroid Healthy? According to the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, in 2010 more than 27 million Americans had either an overactive or underactive...
Cibeline trunk show, fashion show on Thursday
Here's one good excuse to slip out of the office on Thursday: Beacon Hill boutique Cibeline will be hosting a trunk show sale at the...
May 21 Plant Sales
The 20th Annual Long Hill Plant Sale will be held Saturday, May 21, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Unusual plants include tulip tree, Japanese snowbell,...

Jobs

Live chat: Job training Q&A; with Nancy Snyder
Nancy Snyder is chief executive of Commonwealth Corp., the state’s...
NEHRA - The Voice of HR
Resources for HR professionals from the Northeast Human Resources Association

Cars

2011 Chevrolet Volt: Electric versatility
Electric cars tend to compound the stress of driving. The Volt takes care of that. ...