Boston Phoenix - Features

The Boston Phoenix
June 24 - July 1, 1999

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Brewhaha

Somerville's Davis Square is home to a burgeoning coffeehouse district and a soon-to-be Starbucks. Why is this caffeine rush giving some people the jitters?
by Jason Gay

False scents?

Pheromone-based fragrance manufacturers purport to have human chemistry all figured out. Recent discoveries in the field suggest they have a lot of explaining to do.
by Michelle Chihara

Master of puppets

For the first summer in a quarter-century, the Domestic Resurrection Circus will not spring to life in the fields of Vermont. But Peter Schumann's Bread and Puppet Theater has no plans to stop raising hell.
by Nat Winthrop

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Editorial

Letters to
the editor

Courting disaster

The anti-gun lawsuits that Boston has signed on to are anti-democratic -- and could provoke a dangerous backlash

Don't Quote Me	by Dan Kennedy
Up from slavery The Atlantic Monthly fuels a debate over buying slaves their freedom. Plus, the Globe goes all-out in Kosovo, and George Will's free ride continues.

City Hall	by Ben Geman
Tinted glass Even in the wake of recent racial incidents, Police Commissioner Paul Evans does not want his department scrutinized by eyes he can't control. And that's just fine with the mayor.

Site Seeing	by Michelle Chihara
Kids keeping the Web clean http://brainsoft.ne.mediaone.net/escalation/arsdigita.htm

Out There	by Alissa Quart
Film flam Worried about teen violence? Maybe it's time for some new movie ratings.

Ask Dr. Lovemonkey

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