Poetry Beneath The 'Senselessness'
Jul 23rd, 2008 · In Horacio Castellanos Moya's dazzling novel, a boozing hack writer chronicling the stories of Central American natives finds both poetry and paranoia.
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New 'X-Files' May Need To Find A New Audience
Jul 22nd, 2008 · It's been six years since X-Files fans have had a fresh dose of the show's paranormal paranoia. Neda Ulaby investigates whether the hard-core X -philes have stuck with their show — and how producers are finding a new audience.
Richard Linklater, Directing 'Darkly' ****
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.
The Next Pandemic: Bird Flu, or Fear?
Feb 2nd, 2006 · Fear and paranoia often take hold when a disease threatens to become an epidemic. Dr. Marc K. Siegel is the author of the new book Bird Flu: Everything You Need to Know About the Next Pandemic.
Fear and Loathing in Hawaii: 'Colony' ****
Feb 2nd, 2006 · For 100 years, sufferers of leprosy were banished to Molokai, an untamed Hawaiian island. A new book chronicles how paranoia forced thousands of people to live in exile.
Intrigue from Japan: 'Paranoia Agent'
May 5th, 2005 · Critic-at-large John Powers tells us about the Japanese TV animated series Paranoia Agent by Satoshi Kon. It's now out on DVD.
Political Thrillers Shed Light on Public Paranoia
Jul 29th, 2004 · The Manchurian Candidate, a remake of a Cold War thriller, opens in U.S. theaters Friday, where it will play alongside The Bourne Supremacy, a tale of spies and international intrigue. For decades, films like these -- featuring secret agents and conspiracies -- have shed light on the mood and fears of the times. Hear NPR's Pat Dowell.
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