Guinea pigs

What does "informed consent" mean in a sleep deprivation experiment?
Testing by Ellen Barry

True believers

When an extreme religious group came to the North Shore, some residents were rattled. But it wasn't the first religious controversy to hit this region.
by Jason Gay

The city game

From Southie to Malcolm X Park, the real basketball season is about asphalt and summer
by Tom Scocca, with Michael Crowley

c o l u m n s

Editorial	by the Phoenix
Top lawyer The candidates for attorney general should start debating the issues that matter

Freedom Watch	by Harvey Silverglate
The Fells Acres tragedy With a dramatic ruling, the truth behind allegations of mass sexual abuse

Don't Quote Me	by Dan Kennedy
Grilled Brill The founder of the much-hyped media watchdog Content is hoist on his own ethical petard

Ask Dr. Lovemonkey

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