The Academy Award Nominations; Measuring America
The Academy Award Nominations
Larry Mantle discusses the Academy Award nominations announced this morning by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Joining him are critics Henry Sheehan, film critic for L.A. Weekly, and also for his website henrysheehan.com, Andy Klein, film critic for New TimesL.A. Weekly.
Measuring America
Host Larry Mantle speaks with journalist and author Andro Linklater. Mr. Linklater's new book, Measuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped the United States and Fulfilled the Promise of Democracy (Walker and Company), chronicles the task of surveying America. Consider how the grid of America looks from an aeroplane window versus how the patchwork of Europe looks from the air. There's a reason for it, as Andro Linklater discovered in his research. The appeal of a book about weights and measures and surveying may seem puzzling at first, but Linklater's story explains not only who mapped America, but how it was done and how America was settled accordingly.