Colo. shooting suspect makes first court appearance
James Holmes, the man accused of shooting dead 12 people in a Colorado movie theater Friday, made his first appearance in court on Monday.

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James Holmes’ demeanor in the courtroom angered the relatives of some of the victims. He sat virtually motionless, his eyes drooping as the judge advised him of the severity of the case.

opinion | ty burr

Tragedy must lead to deeper cultural conversation

It might be time to talk about an entertainment culture that excels at selling violent power fantasies to people who feel powerless.

Jon Lester fell to 5-8 after Sunday’s loss.

Analysis

How the Red Sox can fix Jon Lester

Lester, in the midst of his worst season, hasn’t forgotten how to pitch. He just needs the right leadership to help him succeed.

Daily Dose

Who should start using new weight loss pills?

The approval last week of a new weight loss pill called Qsymia means that doctors will soon be able to prescribe two new drugs to help overweight people shed pounds.

NCAA hits Penn State with unprecedented fine

The NCAA’s actions against Penn State, including a $60 million fine, could cripple the university’s football program.

Agency sued over hepatitis C outbreak

One of the 30 people believed to have contracted hepatitis C from a technician in New Hampshire is suing a Nebraska-based health staffing agency.

Man dies after police shooting in Lynn

A Lynn man was shot and killed by police after an incident in which the car the suspect was riding in rammed a police vehicle, officials said.

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The aquarium opened in the summer of 1969 and was part of the waterfront urban renewal plan that transformed Central Wharf.

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Apps abound for 2012 Games

Crossword

Complete the daily puzzle online
“Vito,’’ an HBO documentary, chronicles the life of Vito Russo (above), an outspoken activist in the gay-rights movement who died in 1990.

Television Review

‘Vito’ the story of a man and a movement
From left: Russell Posner, CJ Wilson, and Rachel Bay Jones in Berkshire Theatre Group’s “A Thousand Clowns.’’

Stage Review

Pure pleasure, comic craft in ‘A Thousand Clowns’
“Let’s Talk About Bikes’’ uses text, photos ­— and bicycles — to celebrate cycling.

Art Review

‘Bikes’ exhibit extols freedom of two-wheelers
“I start out with cells. And I ask, for a fat cell: Are any of the things in our environment making this fat cell store more fat?” said Barbara Corkey, an obesity researcher at Boston University School of Medicine.

G Force

BU researcher looking for obesity’s origins
The first player from Merrimack College’s relatively young football program to get a shot in the NFL, Shawn Loiseau feels he is in a familiar position.

Sunday Football Notes

Shawn Loiseau determined to make it in Texas
“We will scrutinize, looking for the most viable economic development at the most viable location, and that’s the horse that we will ride to the voters and to the Gaming Commission,” said Mayor Domenic J. Sarno.

Springfield a magnet for casino hopefuls
From left: Al Pacino, Marlon Brandon, James Caan, and John Cazale in Francis Ford Coppola’s gangster epic “The Godfather.’’

movies

Looking back on 1972’s sizzling summer of film
The greenheads are especially nasty this year, thanks in part to the heat.

Greenhead season plagues Mass. ocean towns
If you want to make a deal this year, you’d better get out in front because if you want a Ryan Dempster, Matt Garza (above), or Francisco Liriano, there are likely 8-10 teams with which you’re competing.

Sunday Baseball Notes

MLB trades may involve sticker shock
Live pigeon shooting.

ideas

Lost events of the Olympics

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Liverpool FC, one of Europe’s storied teams, will play at Fenway Park Wednesday. A Boston fan club of the team boasts more than 100 members, most of whom are Americans.

Touring European teams could boost US soccer

Many top-level European clubs, in an effort to extend their fan bases in the US soccer market, are doing so with summer tours here.

Metro

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Ian Bowles recently added solar panels to his rooftop. He receives a subsidy for connecting panels to the area’s grid.

Wind, solar subsidy in Mass. set for review

The cost of the little-known subsidy is being borne by other utility customers.

Columnists

Army veteran Christopher May protests with Iraq Veterans Against the War in Chicago in May.

Opinion | Juliette Kayyem

As veteran population changes, services must adapt

Adrian Walker

Governor Patrick can still act on Three Strikes

JOANNA WEISS

In the company of women

JOAN VENNOCHI

A business built on hard work — and government
Gen9 lab technician Sherri Wang worked on the Gene Printer at the company’s Cambridge facility. It started shipping DNA in March.

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Gen9 hopes to be the Intel of custom DNA

Yvonne Abraham

Longmeadow senior housing residents share lifetime bonds

Opinion | Jeff Jacoby

How the marriage gap favors Obama

Opinion | DERRICK Z. JACKSON

Time to wake up on gun control

opinion | LAWRENCE HARMON

Schools need justice, not kindness

Adrian Walker

Lowell teens fight for right to vote

Christopher L. Gasper

NBA’s Olympic age-limit proposal isn’t golden

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Romney and Kerry’s seesawing political fortunes

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Tech Lab Plus

Video app knows what you like

The Vodio Internet video app is a cool and clever way of finding online entertainment on an Apple iPad.

Politics

Mayor Michael Bloomberg applied pressure on the presidential candidates two days after a gunman killed 12 people at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., using an assault rifle and other semiautomatic weapons.

Bloomberg urges candidates to lead gun control debate

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg challenged President Obama and Mitt Romney in the wake of the Colorado shooting.

Nation & World

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Laura Fritz, 27, said she grew up in a wealthy family, but their fortunes changed. Fritz, shown with her daughter, filled out forms at an assistance center outside Denver recently.

US poverty rate projected to hit highest level since ’60s

The ranks of America’s poor are on track to climb to levels unseen in nearly half a century, erasing gains from the war on poverty in the 1960s.

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New Longwood Symphony music director named

Conductor Ronald Feldman was named music director of the Longwood Symphony Orchestra this morning.

Health and wellness

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Reconsidering the PSA prostate cancer test

Men are weighing the pros and cons of the prostate-specific antigen blood test and digital rectal exam in light of new testing guidelines for prostate cancer.

“I just sat quietly and looked at them because I knew God wasn’t going to let me down.”

The Rev. Michel Louis,  on his captors in Egypt

Magazine

The cover for the July 22 2012 issue

25 best burgers around Boston
The cover for the July 15 2012 issue

12 Bostonians Changing the World
The cover for the July 8 2012 issue

N.Y. vs. Boston: The endgame
The cover for the June 24 2012 issue

A West Falmouth home where sea meets sunset

Opinion

“If Obama wants a tax system that can pay for his spending, he’ll have to build it.”

Josh Barro 

Ideas

“On the fringes of American politics, on conservative radio, and even on the campaign trail, a whole parallel Obama has emerged over the course of the 2012 race—a shadowy figure who has craftily concealed his ideological extremism and is merely awaiting his second term to unleash it.”

Leon Neyfakh