Looking Elsewhere Looking Elsewhere: November 11, 2013 This week, Looking Closer sends a Hi 5 to the Face out to Fast Company, NPR, Todd Fadel, Ridley Scott, Christianity Today, Sam Phillips, Matt Zoller Seitz, James Rocchi, Mike D'Angelo, John Sayles, and more!
On Songs & Albums OTR on NPR Over the Rhine is enjoying an excellent 2011 so far. Their fan-funded album The Long Surrender, my personal favorite from their entire 20-year catalog, is enjoying rave reviews all over the place. One of the highlights of their current success came last week, when they were interviewed on NPR'
On Books & Writing "Words" My word for this is "awesome." It's a mesmerizing film by Will Hoffman and Daniel Mercadante, made to accompany Radiolab's "Words" episode on NPR. (For more info, visit www.radiolab.org.) It took me a minute to figure out exactly what'