Barbra Streisand's Regrettable 'Temple of Doom' Cameo
Plus: ziplining Tom Wolfe is (almost) Conan's finest hour
Today in publishing and literature: Joyce Carol Oates discusses the "genre writer" label, Courtney Love's former bandmate is trying his hand at a Kurt Cobain memoir, and we're one step closer to getting e-book editions of the Harry Potter books.
Plus: ziplining Tom Wolfe is (almost) Conan's finest hour
Some think a memoir on spousal grief ought to note a second marriage
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