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How to get your house cool this summer
There are more air-conditioning options than ever — from so-called ductless split systems to high-efficiency models. We help you choose what’s best for your family.
How Boston changes in summer — by the numbers
Vidhya Nagaragan for The Boston Globe
Each June, a bustling student metropolis gives way to a warmer, sleepier city. Here’s a look at the anatomy of the change.
Photo gallery
Globe photos of the week
A worker repaired the steeple on the Old North Church, the annual June Day ceremony took place on Boston Common, and more of the week’s best images.
Book Review
‘Sight Reading’ by Daphne Kalotay
The Cambridge author sets the story of four interconnected characters amid Boston’s classical music scene.
Art Review
Modern African-American art gets the spotlight
“In Conversation” comes to the Peabody Essex Museum as interest in African-American art is — belatedly — bubbling to the surface in New England.
Latest news
Obama defends secret surveillance
Obama defends secret surveillance‘‘It’s important to recognize that you can’t have 100 percent security and also then have 100 percent privacy and zero inconvenience,’’ President Obama said.
The Trial of ‘Whitey’ Bulger
Prosecutors deny claims that witness got special treatment
A federal prosecutor became emotional as he defended a State Police detective whose integrity was under attack by lawyers for James “Whitey” Bulger.
Wendy Maeda / Globe Staff
A wet start to the weekend
The remnants of Tropical Storm Andrea doused southern New England this afternoon, as forecasters warned of minor flooding.
Globe exclusives
Sports
Bruins notebook
Bruins know fourth win of series is the toughest
The Bruins don’t want to go back to Pittsburgh for Game 5, and put hope in the minds of the Penguins.
Metro
Police release photo in connection with Beacon Hill groping
The man is wanted for questioning in connection with a recent sexual assault.
Columnists
Nation & World
At least 2 critically injured in shooting at Calif. college
A hospital said it received three patients after a reported shooting at Santa Monica College.
Politics
Booker entering NJ Senate race, staffer says
Newark Mayor Cory Booker will announce his intention to run for the seat left vacant by Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s death.
Business
Dunkin’ doughnut sandwich debuts
The combination of fried egg and bacon between two slices of glazed doughnut tastes like “pancake and eggs,” one customer said.
Arts
Aoife O’Donovan comfortably confident about solo album
“Fossils” captures O’Donovan, who has been known as the singer of Boston’s Crooked Still, sounding more sensual and freewheeling than usual.
Movies
Movie Review
Teenagers off the suburban grid in ‘The Kings of Summer’
“The Kings of Summer” is a stylish and very funny teenage coming-of-age story graced with surreal fringes and a mysteriously hushed core.
Special Reports
Special report
Bitten by Uncertainty
With tens of thousands of people contracting Lyme disease in Mass. each year, the Globe is taking an in-depth look at the disease, the patients, the debate, science and testing.
Globe Insiders
Globe Talks | June 11
A conversation with Dennis Lehane
A conversation with Dennis LehaneThe best-selling author discusses his craft with Boston Globe editor Brian McGrory. Proceeds will go to the One Fund Boston.