Search results for

When Gumby creator Art Clokey was going to film school in the 1950s, he thought he'd work with live actors — not clay ones

His new film is No Such Thing. Its about a monster and a young woman who finds him. According to the films production notes, the monster has been in existence since the dawn of time and nothing can kill him. Along comes Beatrice, a young girl who makes friends with the monster and together they seek out the doctor who can finally end the monsters life. Hartley's work includes Trust, Henry Fool, Flirt, and Amateur.

Conservationists are taking wildlife preserves to the ocean, creating refuges where fishing is forbidden. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports that fish in these marine reserves are thriving and that they can even become nurseries for replenishing nearby fisheries.

Noah Adams talks to Alexander Rower, grandson of Alexander Calder and director of the Calder Foundation in New York, about a sculpture known as the Bent Propeller. It was on the plaza in front of 7 World Trade Center.

The search for wildlife in the mountainous wilderness of northern Myanmar led scientist Alan Rabinowitz to a personal discovery. Hear his conversation with NPR's Alex Chadwick. (8:10) ( Alan Rabinowitz's book, Beyond the Last Village: A Journey of Discovery in Asia's Forbidden Wilderness is published by Island Press; ISBN: 1559

NPR's Phillip Martin reports on a controversial piece of art in Boston Harbor- a liquid natural gas tank adorned with large rainbow stripes. Many people claim that a face is visible in one of the stripes, and there have been "sightings" of everyone from Ho Chi Minh to Osama Bin Laden since the painting was completed in the early 1970's.

The nation's major airlines have announced tens of thousands of layoffs since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. But the way and the speed with which airlines are letting their employees go varies dramatically. NPR's Jackie Northam reports.

Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman takes a look at the history of the blues. Wyman remembers the music and artists that influenced the Stones and other rock 'n' roll bands. (8:51

NPR music critic Tom Manoff has chosen four CDs that he's listening to over the Christmas holidays -- all vocal performances. Listen to a track from each of Manoff's selections.

In a look at the literary offerings of the year, NPR's book reviewer, Alan Cheuse, offers All Things Considered the wish list he'd draw up for the holidays.