Mastodawn

Tara L. Conley Apr 8, 2024

i don’t know about you, but for me that moment of totality felt like gratitude.

thankful to the universe for giving us space to exist despite our ways.

we are blessed.

love up on someone/something today ❤️

Tara L. Conley Apr 6, 2024

Your Saturday morning read.

Earlier this week I wrote about leaving LA for NYC in 2009 after daddy died and trying to find myself through music while carrying the heavy weight of grief.

Daddy would have been 94-years-old today.

https://open.substack.com/pub/taralconley/p/last-december?r=9dgzr&utm_medium=ios

Last December

Coming of age in New York City's early 2000s underground music scene.

United Takes of Tara

Tara L. Conley Apr 3, 2024

I reflect on coming of age in NYC’s underground music scene…

my latest: https://open.substack.com/pub/taralconley/p/last-december?r=9dgzr&utm_medium=ios

Last December

Coming of age in New York City's early 2000s underground music scene.

United Takes of Tara

Tara L. Conley Mar 21, 2024

My latest and first public writing examining the discourse of Beyoncé. https://taralconley.substack.com/p/the-pop-star-and-her-audience

The Pop Star and Her Audience

A mid-week take on the discourse surrounding Beyonce's new album 'Cowboy Carter'

United Takes of Tara

Tara L. Conley Mar 6, 2024

💔 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/us/shafiqah-hudson-dead.html

Shafiqah Hudson, Who Fought Trolls on Social Media, Dies at 46

When the hashtag #EndFathersDay began trending on Twitter, she realized it was more than a joke. It was a coordinated disinformation effort.

The New York Times

Tara L. Conley Mar 4, 2024

Excited to share my new Substack, UNITED TAKES OF TARA (🤓), where I review films, tv shows, and music.

First up, I share my take on one of my favorite films nominated at this year’s Oscars, Past Lives.

Share, subscribe, and let me know what you think!

https://open.substack.com/pub/taralconley/p/past-lives-a-counterpoint-to-hollywood?r=9dgzr&utm_medium=ios

Past Lives: A Counterpoint to Hollywood Clichés

A good film doesn't have to celebrate itself in the narrative to make a point about social constraints in contemporary life.

United Takes of Tara

Tara L. Conley Feb 9, 2024

🫶🏾 #startrek #discovery

Tara L. Conley Dec 22, 2023

a month ago i posted about interviewing a former twitter employee and whistleblower. here’s my interview with Anika Collier Navaroli for stanford pacs
👇🏽
https://pacscenter.stanford.edu/person/collier-navaroli/?

Anika Collier Navaroli - Stanford PACS

Anika Collier Navaroli’s expertise lies at the intersection of race, media, technology, law, and policy. Her current work within the technology industry examines the traditional balance between free expression and safety by developing and enforcing power-conscious global platform policy. Her previous work has included fighting on the front lines for systematic change in big data […]

Stanford PACS

Tara L. Conley Dec 13, 2023