Jul 7th, 2007 · Americans often like to imagine themselves as creatures of the frontier, with a character formed by the country's wide, open, untamed spaces. But British writer Andro Linklater, in his book The Fabric of America, claims the United States is defined by borders and boundaries. Linklater speaks with Scott Simon.
Keywords: Scott Simon · country · Americans · United States · British · America · Writer · boundaries · untamed · creatures · Frontier · Linklater
Jul 10th, 2006 · Richard Linklater's new film, A Scanner Darkly, is based on the book by Philip K. Dick -- a haunting tale of drug addiction, paranoia and surveillance set in the America of the near future. Live-action footage is overlaid with an animation technique first used in Linklater's 2001 film Waking Life.
Keywords: Drugs · 2001 · surveillance · America · animated · Richard · footage · paranoia · Dick · Philip · Scanner Darkly · Linklater
