Year winds down amid scandals and cultural trash
Donald Kaul laments 1993 as a year of political sex and money scandals, cultural icons’ losses, and government misdeeds from Cold War era human experiments. He contrasts public indifference with calls for accountability, hoping for a better 1994 and a merry Christmas.
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Lillian Gish
W. Edwards
Shining City
Michael Jackson
Donald Kaul
Herald-Journal
Special friends and a Planet Hollywood Express Card
Mike Royko describes receiving a Planet Hollywood Express Card that lets him bypass lines for himself and up to three guests. He humorously notes the status of being a “special friend” while reflecting on celebrity culture, potential resentment from waiters and fans, and his choice to still wait in line or skip visits due to his dislike of long waits. He closes by acknowledging the card as a joke and plans to keep it as a memento.
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Mike
Planet Hollywood Express
Planet Hollywood
Keith Barish
Robert Earl
Planet Hollywoods
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Loop
Jordan
Planet Holly
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Mr Earl
Generation X
Mr. Earl
Bruce Willis
Sylvester
Bruce
Arnold
Siskel
Ebert
Mike Royko
The
Herald- Journal
Recalling homeless Mary and Joseph in Christmas reflections
A syndicated Jesse Jackson column links the Nativity story to modern homelessness. It contrasts Mary and Joseph’s hardship with holiday excess, urging care for the unborn, the sick, and the homeless, and condemns injustice and indifference.
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Mary
Jesse Jackson
Herald-Journal
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