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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.

Precision-guided munitions, unmanned aircraft and Special Ops soldiers make headlines in Afghanistan -- but just as important to the war effort are those who airlift supplies and equipment to troops in the field. NPR's Tom Gjelten rides along on an Air Force C-17 for a first-hand report for Morning Edition.

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.

Biographer Edmund Morris finds parallels between the events of 1901, when an anarchist's bullet thrust Theodore Roosevelt into the presidency, and today, when terrorists want to bring the country down. Hear Morris discuss his latest book, Theodore Rex. (8:45) (Theodore Rex is published by Random House. ISBN: 03945

Scott talks with retired Air Force Major Ted Morris about the time he spent on Diego Garcia, an island in the Indian Ocean. This past week, news reports identified Diego Garcia as a key staging facility for long range bombers operating over Afghanistan. Mr. Morris recalls Diego Garcia as a uniquely beautiful and relaxing place to serve during peacetime. Mr. Morris appreciates Diego Garcia on his website at http://www.zianet.com/tedmorris/.

Scott talks with Larry David, the co-creator of Seinfeld, who now has his own show on HBO called Curb Your Enthusiasm. On it he plays a man named Larry David who co-created Seinfeld and now needs something new to do with his life. Mr. David says it is NOT a documentary -- honest.

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.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Harry Belafonte. The singer is promoting a new 5 CD anthology of black music in America, called The Long Road to Freedom.