Team Dubious

Mainstream America hasn't decided whether to believe in ritual abuse, recovered memory, homeopathy, conspiracy theories, revisionist history, acupuncture, angels, or aliens, but all of them are seeping into our culture anyway. The Skeptics of America want you.
by Ellen Barry

The last Beat

William S. Burroughs, 1914-1997
by Gary Susman

Civics lesson

West Roxbury's Lyndon School has become a political football that's stalling the entire municipal budget
by Yvonne Abraham

President Kerry?

Gore looks unbeatable, and Gephardt attracts attention as the veep's most outspoken opponent. How could John Kerry ever hope to win the Democratic nomination in 2000? Here's how.
by Dan Kennedy

Campaign snapshot

Profiles of the contenders: Gareth Saunders, Suzanne Iannella, Diane Modica
by Yvonne Abraham

Drudge's sludge

A cybergossip's loose lips lead to an embarrassing retraction -- and raise questions about his status as a darling of the media elite
Don't Quote Me by Dan Kennedy

Ask Dr. Lovemonkey

by Rudy Cheeks

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