Hospitals mobilize on health cost bill

Massachusetts hospitals last year spent more than any other sector on lobbying politicians on a range of issues — $9 million — reflecting both the industry’s size but also the high stakes.

Brown’s high hopes ran into Senate reality

Senator Scott Brown has discovered in his first two years in office that his considerable political charms have not always helped him navigate a clubby Senate chamber.

Memorial held for BU students in New Zealand

More than 200 people came together in a University of Auckland chapel on Saturday to mourn the loss of three Boston University students killed last week in a car crash.

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Museum of Fine Arts receives massive gift from trustee

The museum announced it had received a gift of 6,000 photographs, 100 works on paper, and 25 paintings from Saundra Lane, long-time friend of the MFA.

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A Boston College star will enter the Jesuit novitiate

An all-star in studies, service, and bonhomie at BC, Dan Kennedy had a world of options, but chose the Jesuit path. It is, he says, the only way for him.

Nicki Minaj will perform at JAMN 94.5’s Summer Jam June 2 at Comcast Center.

Summer Arts Preview | Sortable Table

Critics’ picks: What to see this summer

Our critics highlight the summer events to check out in pop, rock, folk, country, jazz, classical, world music, theater, dance, and art.

Globe 100 | Overview

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Companies large and small returned to eligibility as the markets rebounded. For the first time in three years, there are 100 of the state’s top-performing public companies in our annual ranking.

Living Longer, Living Better | Lifestyle

Rock music keeps ‘my generation’ young

For many Boomers, rock music remains an essential source of both entertainment and inspiration.

Are we asking the right questions?

Questions have surprising power to improve our lives, say a group of thinkers, if only we take the trouble to figure out how they work.

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In this unique e-book, which collects the best of the first four years of the Globe’s popular “Bring the Family” column, the paper’s writers visit 52 of their favorite spots with their own kids.

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Book Review

‘American Canopy’ by Eric Rutkow
Labaki directed, co-wrote, and stars in the fable.

Filmmaker Nadine Labaki takes naive approach to Middle Eastern politics

Perspective

The straight and narrow on homophobia
From left: Howard Ben Tré’s work at Brown University, his studio in Pawtucket, and the artist with one of his works at the Rhode Island Convention Center.

travel

Artist Howard Ben Tré is a favorite son of Providence
TurtleTrek is a new 3-D experience in a domed theater at SeaWorld. The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man ride has burnished its 3-D powers at Universal’s Islands of Adventure.

travel

Universal, Disney, Sea World vie for your dollars

Living Longer, Living Better | Real Estate

Helping seniors remain in their homes
Members of the Griffin family have made appearances at the Nifty Fifties Diner, a restaurant resembling the Modern Diner in Pawtucket, and at McCoy Stadium, home of the Pawtucket Red Sox. There are 25 sites on the self-guided tour.

Travel | Explore New England

Touring Rhode Island with ‘Family Guy’ eyes

A motherhood wish list

Book Review

‘Paris, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down’

Ideas

Down with chairs!
Aging Parents

Living Longer, Living Better | Finance

Taking care of aging parents
Renoir paintings (from left) “Dance at Bougival,” “Dance in the Country,’’ and “Dance in the City.’’ ­

At MFA, dancing the night away in the arms of Renoir

Arts

2012 Summer Arts Preview

From the Berkshires to the Cape, it’s a great season for fans of music, theater, dance, and art.

Globe 100

Left to right: Monalisa Smith of Mothers for Justice and Equality, David Hunter of REBIScan, Hugh Herr of iWalk, and David Cancel of HubSpot.

The most innovative people in Massachusetts

These 12 pioneering individuals embody the creativity and ambition that distinguish our state.

Sports

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Red Sox 7, Phillies 5

Jon Lester is 3-3 on the year.

Red Sox snap Phillies’ win streak

Jon Lester improved to 3-0 against the Phillies as the Red Sox broke Philadelphia’s six-game winning streak Saturday night.

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Salvatore DiMasi has rare form of cancer

The former House speaker has been diagnosed with cancer in his tongue and lymph nodes, his family confirmed Friday, but it’s unclear where he will be treated.

Columnists

JOANNA WEISS

A voice of change on abortion

JOAN VENNOCHI

History, a la Obama

Love Letters

Game-changer or gray area?

Paul Pierce lost the ball on a second quarter drive as he was double-teamed by Evan Turner (left) and Andre Iguodala (right).

Dan Shaughnessy

It’s very clear the Celtics gave this one away

lawrence harmon

‘Nightclub apartheid’

Boston Capital

Schilling’s cash and credibility crisis
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joan wickersham

The invasion of the garden snatcher
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid failed to support reform, but has since apologized.

JOSHUA GREEN

Taking on the F-word

adrian walker

Bullets to billboards

Yvonne Abraham

Putting on the brakes
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brian mcgrory

Schilling a hypocrite about smaller government

Joan Vennochi

Warren’s voice against Wall Street gets tuned out

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Representative Ed Markey has introduced a bill that would allow children’s online footprints to be erased.

Social media prompt Congress to revisit online privacy legislation

The American love affair with online social networks are powering the push to expand and modernize digital privacy protections, particularly for teenagers.

Living Longer, Living Better

Living Longer, Living Better | Real Estate

Home-swapping vacations gaining in popularity

The practice of swapping homes with another vacationer in a desirable location is a tested way for flexible-minded travelers to find a low-cost vacation option.

Nation & World

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Brian Church, Brent Vincent Betterly, and Jared Chase (left to right) are seen in photos from the Chicago Police department.

Suspect in alleged Chicago plot has Occupy Boston ties

Jared Chase, one of the three men arrested Wednesday in Chicago, is from Keene, N.H., and participated in the Occupy Boston protests last fall.

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Members of the Rebirth Brass Band, which won a Grammy this year.

Get a taste of the New Orleans sound at d.b.a

After reveling in the bacchanalia of the famed Bourbon Street the night before, we were looking for a different side to New Orleans.

“You can’t [reduce health care costs] without squeezing somebody.”

Mass. House majority leader Ronald Mariano 

Magazine

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Best beaches guide for New England
The cover for the May 13 2012 issue

Things to do in and around Boston this week
The cover for the May 6 2012 issue

Homes for sale for $250,000, $500,000, $750,000, and $1 million
The cover for the April 29 2012 issue

Dying wishes expected to be decided on November ballot

Opinion

“The image of Obama, the cool celebrity president, is wearing thin ... especially up against a Republican rival who is selling dorkiness as a virtue.”

Joan Vennochi 

Ideas

“Genoeconomics is a field with a nightmare scenario already built into it—that banks might demand saliva tests before granting loans, or insurance companies could raise premiums for customers genetically predisposed to risk.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on the search for the money gene