On Songs & Albums Agents of Future's Christmas Playlist Ready for another Christmas playlist? This one's full of surprises.
Creativity 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 Movies & Media What If Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli Made "The Hobbit"? Can you imagine what Tolkien's Middle-Earth would look like through the eyes of the animators that brought us Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke, Ponyo, and My Neighbor Totoro? I can. Over the last decade, I've discovered the treasure trove of animated fantasy
Todd Fadel I'm really going to miss my friend Tim. These are snapshots of my friend Tim, taken over the last couple of years. (with his brother Todd, left.) Tim played in a spontaneous-comedy band with me, and he corresponded with me from Portland via email every week over the last couple of years. So most of my memories of
On Songs & Albums Congratulations to The Beauty!! One of my dearest, closest friends, Todd Fadel, who I've known since we were... oh... two?... is in a band called The Beauty. (The other fellow in the band is Matt Zimmerman.) They're from Portland. I've been in an improv comedy band with Todd
