An art review by Mary Tompkins Lewis in the Masterpiece series in the April 6-7 edition of the Wall Street Journal, with the title: “A Vision of Faith”. The masterpiece is  'The Burial of the Count of Orgaz' (1586), by El Greco.

 An editorial in the April 6 edition of The Washington Post: "Gorbachev demands real democracy for Russia" . There is reference to several countries of Central Europe, including Hungary.

In the same issue, a report by Michael S. Rosenwald on college chess at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC): “Kings of college chess under attack.” The report features chess grandmaster Susan Polgar.