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Cover story: God Bless America ‘I like to be in America! OK by me in America! EV’rything free in America! ‘04 V'SUAL ART For a small fee in America!’ Whatever happens in the presidential polls

on 2 November, one thing won’t change: Scotland will still be playing

host to Yanks on its screens, its stages and its stereos. There’s no doubt 111 Go THERE THIS

about it: America’s influence on our cultural lives is as great as ever. So FORTN'GHT this issue we’ve done things the good old country way. From teen movies 114 PLAY to TV comedy, we list the things we love best from across the pond. 115 EAT & DRINK . . . ' 117 SHOP A150 In thIS ISSUE 118 HEALTH & ADVICE ; ~ ...._ 14 A-Z of TV comedy Ever since M‘A‘S‘H got turned into "9 CLASSIFIED a a TV series, the best of Stateside comedy has been ' i I ' ' unbeatable. We take a tour through 35 years of gags. . ., I Rear View 20 Ed Ruscha Art doesn’t come more all-American than 128 ANSWER MACHINE: this. Ruth Hedges talks to the west coast image maker TIM FOUNTAIN about life, landscape and rocky mountains. BUREAU OF ODDITIES

22 Merce Cunningham He’s the granddaddy and the .. godfather of modern dance. Now, Merce and his protegés _' . are bringing their newfangled ways to Auld Reekie. E"); ', , '

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The 50 Best Scottish Bands of All Time

Who’s better, the Bay City Rollers or Big Country, Boards of Canada or Belle and Sebastian? In a special supplement, HI '- « , . - free with this issue, we list the 50 Best Bands this country /’ _ 3 9: has ever produced. And, thanks to Orange, you get the _ ' chance to vote for your favourite in a monster poll.

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