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Death and sex at Miller Yezerski Gallery - BostonGlobe.com

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:30:23 GMT

Death and sex drive the two inaugural shows at Miller Yezerski Gallery, the joint venture of longtime Boston art dealers Ellen Miller and Howard Yezerski in the space previously occupied by Howard Yezerski Gallery. Sculptor Jim Tellin has been in Yezerski’s stable for years; painter Ariel Freiberg is new to both gallerists. Tellin, 83, begins his meditation on mortality with a piece he made in 1962, “Si Muero.” The title refers to Federico Garcia Lorca’s poem “Farewell,” which opens “If I die, / leave the balcony open.” Tellin frames the melancholy piece like a painting, in a sky blue box fronted by a glass panel, upon which he penned in white those lines in Spanish.

'Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues' trailer released overnight

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:15:25 GMT

The world is finally getting an extended look at "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" - the sequel to Will...

Diving great Greg Louganis to marry in fall - Boston.com

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:15:24 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) -- Former Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis plans to get married this fall.

Final thoughts after a long day at Fenway

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:15:24 GMT

By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff A few thoughts from 18 innings and a three-hour rain delay: 1. The Closer: We said here for a while...

Ex-Bulger cohort to spend 3rd day on witness stand - Boston.com

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:15:24 GMT

BOSTON (AP) -- A former enforcer for James 'Whitey' Bulger is expected to face more tough cross-examination by Bulger's lawyers when he returns to the witness stand for a third day.

Mike Carp: The new Brian Daubach?

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:15:23 GMT

Carp's emergence as an unlikely offensive star is reminiscent of Brian Daubach's breakthrough 14 seasons ago.

Abdias do Nascimento, Brazilian artist, scholar at front of civil rights push; at 97

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:00:13 GMT

Abdias do Nascimento, — a Brazilian writer, painter, politician, and scholar who was an outspoken civil rights leader on behalf of black Brazilians — has died in Rio de Janeiro. He was 97.

1995: Allegation embroil financier

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:00:12 GMT

Woman stockbroker is accused of targeting Boston man for extortion (Evan Richman/Globe Staff/1995) Laura Goldman near her Rittenhouse Square apartment...

Why cry?

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:45:13 GMT

I cry. At mushy Hallmark commercials when the son finally gets home on Christmas Eve. At weddings, because everybody's so happy. At funerals, because everybody's so sad. Even watching the Olympics, when I bond with the skaters who get teary because they've finally won.

Fear of insects

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:30:13 GMT

Hi Barbara, Our 5 year old daughter has recently become very afraid of all bugs, to the point where she...

Miss Utah, Marissa Powell, gets chance to 'create education better' on 'Today' Show

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:30:13 GMT

By Zeninjor Enwemeka, Boston.com Staff Miss Utah Marissa Powell got a do-over on the "Today" show today after she botched...

Fears of violence as Egypt nears June 30 protests - Boston.com

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:15:14 GMT

CAIRO (AP) -- Massive nationwide protests that Egypt's opposition plans for June 30 are taking on a dangerous edge.

Global warming refuges in the 50 states

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:00:15 GMT

Forget literacy rates and per capita income. In this age of rising sea levels, elevation is what's really going to...

Craft beer, the great democracy: A review of SAVOR 2013

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:45:14 GMT

The following is a guest post from John Karalis, who attended Savor 2013, the craft beer and food experience held in New York City on June 14 and 15. Karalis is co-founder of the Celtics website RedsArmy.com. A seven-course...

Mass. lighthouse on endangered places list - Boston.com

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:15:15 GMT

AQUINNAH, Mass. (AP) -- A Martha's Vineyard lighthouse that's in danger of tumbling off the cliffs it was built on in the 1800s was named one of the country's most endangered historic places.

MFA scores for Bruins in Stanley Cup showdown with Chicago art museum

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:15:19 GMT

The Museum of Fine Arts has gotten into the action during the Stanley Cup Final.

Suspect in Malden, Medford armed robberies at ATMs arrested

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:30:20 GMT

By Jarret Bencks, Town Correspondent A man suspected of committing two armed robberies at ATM machines last month was arrested...

How whispering is perceived

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:15:20 GMT

Q: I work in a small medical clinic. We have a few people who whisper to each other quite frequently. When a person walks in on this behavior or it occurs while you are working next to a person, it's...

BU website embellished biography of opera director

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:00:23 GMT

By many measures, Sharon Daniels is a star at Boston University. She heads the school's Opera Institute and is one of the most prominent voice instructors and stage directors in the city. The New England Opera Club honored her with an award in 2003, and her stagings of classic operas such as "The Marriage of Figaro'' have garnered rave reviews.

Cape Wind gets $200M investment from Danish fund - Boston.com

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:45:21 GMT

BOSTON (AP) -- The Cape Wind offshore wind project has secured a $200 million investment from a Danish pension fund in what the wind farm's president said Tuesday is a milestone for the long-delayed project.

House passes far-reaching anti-abortion bill - BostonGlobe.com

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:45:21 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Republican-led House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as a milestone in their 40-year campaign against legalized abortion and Democrats characterized as yet another example of a GOP war on women. The legislation, sparked by the murder conviction of a Philadelphia late-term abortion provider, would restrict almost all abortions to the first 20 weeks after conception, defying laws in most states that allow abortions up to when the fetus becomes viable, usually considered to be around 24 weeks. It mirrors 20-week abortion ban laws passed by some states, and lays further groundwork for the ongoing legal battle that abortion foes hope will eventually result in forcing the Supreme Court to reconsider the 1973 Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, that made abortion legal. It passed 228-196, with six Democrats voting for it and six Republicans voting against it. In the short term, the bill will go nowhere. The Democratic-controlled Senate will ignore it and the White House says the president would veto it if it ever reached his desk. The White House said the measure was ‘‘an assault on a woman’s right to choose’’ and ‘‘a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade.’’

The Library Test Kitchen at Harvard University - BostonGlobe.com

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:15:22 GMT

Jeffrey Schnapp is on a mission to save libraries. As the director of both the Berkman Center for Internet and Society and the metaLab (at) Harvard, he normally spends his days grappling with the urgent questions of the wired world, but right now, his most pressing concern is more concrete. In a world that is rapidly digitizing, what will become of physical libraries -- and their material soul, books? Last summer, Harvard University implemented its “Harvard Library Transition,” a massive and elaborate administrative restructuring to bring the world’s largest university library into the 21st century. In response to the Library Transition at Harvard, Schnapp created the Library Test Kitchen, a laboratory class in the Graduate School of Design.

Paul Pierce the forgotten man in Celtics trade talks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:45:23 GMT

How do you feel if you're Paul Pierce right about now, knowing that the focus of your team and your fan base is elsewhere?

Hingham Middle School sends principal off with flash mob

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:45:24 GMT

By Jessica Bartlett, Town Correspondent Retiring Hingham Middle School principal Rodger Boddie has perhaps the most memorable going-away present...

'Time to make the doughnuts' ad is over - Boston.com

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:30:25 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) -- Don't expect to see Dunkin' Donuts revive its famous 'Time to make the doughnuts' ad campaign anytime soon.