by Lise Funderburg | Sep 20, 2012 | Word Up
Is it just me or is it becoming near impossible to live life without defaulting into instant replay at every turn? Worse still, are we headed for live-streaming the peaks, valleys, and plains of our every second on earth? Signs of this hyper-self-consciousness are...
by Lise Funderburg | Mar 30, 2012 | Word Up
Maybe because I am stepparent as well as a daughter who lost her own father not too long ago, this brief and heart-achingly lovely audio interview between a man and his terminally ill stepfather stopped me in my tracks. It’s a beautiful testimony to both men, to...
by Lise Funderburg | Mar 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
Great new music from M’Balia that for some reason she’s just giving away. I mean free. No cost. Zippo. Zilch. Your money’s no good. Put that wallet away. Don’t even try it. This song is yours just by going on the cloud. Not to mention you can...
by Lise Funderburg | Feb 29, 2012 | Lay of the land
Here’s the link to a well-produced (if occasionally chilling) documentary from Singapore about how elephants are used in Thailand’s tourism industry, and how the seemingly benign roles they play (as painters, ride-givers, street beggars, etc.) often entail...
by Lise Funderburg | Feb 28, 2012 | Talent
Here’s a super disturbing update from Lek Chailert, founder of the elephant sanctuary I volunteered at last June. Seems she’s been targeted by the government because she’s been outspoken about widespread elephant abuses…now they’re coming...
