[Salon] Did R.F.K., Jr., Squander a Golden Opportunity with the Dead Bear Cub?

[Chas Freeman <cwfresidence@gmail.com>]

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/08/26/did-rfk-jr-squander-a-golden-opportunity-with-the-dead-bear-cub

Did R.F.K., Jr., Squander a Golden Opportunity with the Dead Bear Cub?

Sure, dumping it in Central Park was interesting. But had he even considered using it as a delicious gift for Putin, or as a pickup line with the ladies?

By Steve MartinIllustration by Barry Blitt

August 19, 2024

Published in the print edition of the August 26, 2024, issue, with the headline “Other Things R.F.K., Jr., Could Have Done with the Bear.”

Steve Martin is an actor, a musician, and a writer. His memoir about his career, “Number One Is Walking,” was illustrated by Harry Bliss.