The ‘What is Wrong with People?’ Root Canal with Paper Clips Edition. As if going to the dentist weren’t awful enough already.  [AP]

The ‘What is Wrong with People?’ Root Canal with Paper Clips Edition. As if going to the dentist weren’t awful enough already.  [AP]

The ‘What is Wrong with People?’ Root Canal with Paper Clips Edition. As if going to the dentist weren’t awful enough already. [AP]

The cofounder of HowAboutWe.com dishes about dating culture in the Hub.

A new study finds no connection between earned income and smarts.

Driving/Hand-Held Cell Phone Ban Unanimously Approved. The bill approved yesterday by the Legislature’s Joint Transportation Committee would ban drivers from using hand-held cellphones behind the […]

How appointed boards often fail to protect the public interest.

Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich Debate Taxes, Immigration … and the Moon. Last night’s GOP debate in Florida quickly disintegrated into a mouth-foaming, nostril-flaring hell of […]

Breathe Easy! The Super Bowl Will Be on TV in Boston! Crisis/mutiny/rebellion/secession averted. [Ad Week]

Plus: Romney/Gingrich debate taxes, immigration, and the moon, Barney Frank is gettin’ hitched, and more news.

Community Colleges: The Great Massachusetts Equalizer. All in all, it’s been a pretty great week for community colleges in Massachusetts. Ever since Deval Patrick announced […]

Barney Frank and Jim Ready Are Gettin’ Hitched. The couple will wed after Frank retires from Congress. Congrats, you two!  [Roll Call]

Barney Frank and Jim Ready Are Gettin’ Hitched. The couple will wed after Frank retires from Congress. Congrats, you two! [Roll Call]

Barney Frank and Jim Ready Are Gettin’ Hitched. The couple will wed after Frank retires from Congress. Congrats, you two!  [Roll Call]

One Harvard researcher had a big surprise when Obama cited his work on Tuesday night.