by Lise Funderburg | Apr 15, 2013 | Lay of the land, Talent, Word Up
Last week, I blogged for The 6th Floor, which is the behind-the-scenes jawn of The New York Times Magazine. As a spin-out from their recent Key section on outdoor living (see it here, I talked to landscape designers and architects about movies that had inspired them....
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...
by Lise Funderburg | Jul 14, 2011 | Talent, Word Up
Part 3 of a 4-part YouTube series on storytelling from This American Life’s Ira Glass. Using his own work as an example, Glass addresses the painful gulf between taste and skill among creative people in their early careers.CLICK HERE
by Lise Funderburg | Mar 3, 2011 | Talent
M’Balia is a Philly-bred singer/songwriter trying to make some music and have a good time. Her songwriting is faithful to the 80’s radio she was raised on: a little bit of rock, a lot of pop, and way too much soul. She is the 2010 runner up in The World...
by Lise Funderburg | Oct 30, 2009 | Food, Lay of the land, Talent, THE NEXT 4 YEARS
Approximately 47 seconds after I got the back porch painted — giving it a brand new start in life, a chance to reinvent itself from impenetrable junk repository into organized junk repository — The Beloved Husband stepped in. “I’ll reorganize...
by Lise Funderburg | Jul 11, 2009 | Talent
M’Balia Singley has, quite simply, the voice of an angel. At least any angel I’d want to listen to. Here’s the Philadelphia-based singer/songwriter’s myspace page with links to demo tracks. (My current favorite is “Traje de Luces.”)...
