Mike Royko on Cathy and Gary TV’s oddest couple
Royko critiques the Cathy Webb and Gary Dotson interviews, noting Gary’s guarded memory and Cathy’s shifting tale. He mocks TV hosts and asks why no one probes the system, while predicting movie and book deals and a possible return on The People’s Court if the saga continues.
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Paranoid baggage and disarray in Soviet visit diary
Ellen Goodman details two weeks in the Soviet Union mixing fear from Cold War tropes with vivid encounters. She recalls chaotic systems, a helpful Intourist guide, and doors opened by direct action, while noting censorship, fatalism about nuclear war, and hopeful moments under Gorbachev.
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