Clint Eastwood and Kevin Costner have done their share to resurrect the Western genre. TOMBSTONE (Hollywood Pictures) is a highly watchable entry, commercial enough to lasso contemporary audiences. It is excessively violent, but the updating for younger viewers is fairly palatable. Youngish Kurt R...

After graduating from Shortridge High in 1940 Kurt Vonnegut entered Cornell University. Vonnegut's father and brother strongly urged him to pursue a degree in biochemistry, and during his studies he found he had no desire for the subject and was rewarded with poor grades. His only enjoyme...