Many of the trips I take with my dad begin with us being over-ambitious. I thought I’d be able to fit all of my belongings into two suitcases. No such luck. Even after putting half of my stuff in my friend’s garage where I’m storing it while I’m in Dallas, I still have a carContinue reading “Road Trip Adventures: Made it Through Florida and Alabama”
Author Archives: Mallary Tenore Tarpley
Road Trip to Dallas Starts Today
I’ll be starting my road trip to Dallas this morning with my dad, who flew down from Boston earlier this week to accompany me on the trip. We’ll only have two days for the trip, but I’m looking forward to some quality father-daughter time. My dad and I have always said we wanted to putContinue reading “Road Trip to Dallas Starts Today”
Keeping Alive the Lost Art of Letter Writing
“Do you still write letters?” my dad asked, handing me a book of stamps he had bought me. “Definitely,” I said. “It’s kind of a lost art.” As someone who still writes letters to friends, I love being the receiver of letters just as much as I like being the giver. As a kid, IContinue reading “Keeping Alive the Lost Art of Letter Writing”
Live Blogging for Poynter Online
I did some live blogging Tuesday during Poynter’s pre-UNITY “Diversity in the Digital Age” workshop at The Chicago Tribune building in downtown Chicago. You can check back at http://www.poynter.org/diversityatwork on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for more live updates! I’ve only live blogged a few times, so I’m open to suggestions as toContinue reading “Live Blogging for Poynter Online”
Looking at the Good in a Temporary Goodbye
Today’s been a day of relaxation and exploring. I’m staying with a friend who lives in Aurora, Ill., which is about 45 minutes outside of the city. I’m Chicago bound, but haven’t gotten there yet. I’ll be heading to the city tonight for the UNITY convention. For now, I’m just enjoying the calm of theContinue reading “Looking at the Good in a Temporary Goodbye”
Live Blogging from UNITY: Suggestions for Tools to Use?
This weekend I’ll be heading to Chicago to attend UNITY, a convention that’s held every four years for minority journalists. Members of the National Association of Black Journalists, National Association of Asian Journalists, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the National Association of Native American Journalists and others gather at the convention to networkContinue reading “Live Blogging from UNITY: Suggestions for Tools to Use?”
Not ‘Just Another’ Cancer or Diversity Story
New medical research released this week shows that there is no evidence to prove that breast self-exams do any good. In fact, self exams may even lead to unnecessary biopsies. Like many other news organizations, TIME magazine reported on this issue, but it also linked to coverage about the “changing face” of breast cancer, focusingContinue reading “Not ‘Just Another’ Cancer or Diversity Story”
Dancing Around Your Room — or the World
Some of my college friends might argue that I minored in dancing. I often took “dance study breaks” and made time for “dance party warm-ups” in our dorm room when I was bored, tired or just needed a laugh. On weekends, my roommates and I hosted dance parties in our common room, and even gotContinue reading “Dancing Around Your Room — or the World”
The New Yorker’s ‘Satirical’ Obama Illustration
Some people on Twitter have been Twittering about the New Yorker cover illustration of Barack and Michelle Obama. He’s wearing Muslim garb, and she has what looks like an AK 47 strapped around her. In the background is a picture of Osama Bin Laden hanging above an American flag burning in a fireplace. You canContinue reading “The New Yorker’s ‘Satirical’ Obama Illustration”
Twittering Tweets in an Ever-Growing Twitter World
The infamous Twitter Fail Whale Twitter’s Fail Whale has been making quite the appearance lately. A picture of the whale appears on Twitter pages when the site is “over capacity,” which seems to happens more often than it used to. My guess is that this is because so many people are joining Twitter. Throughout theContinue reading “Twittering Tweets in an Ever-Growing Twitter World”
Word on the Street 