Month: April 2025

Knowing How to Use a Sewing Machine is the Only Way to Get the Clothes You Truly Want

Knowing How to Use a Sewing Machine is the Only Way to Get the Clothes You Truly Want

If you’re into fashion and know what you want when you go shopping to the point where nothing satisfies you, it might be time to take a sewing class and learn to make your own clothes. For those who know how they want their clothes to look, they know that there are aspects of so […]

Every Street Should Have a House-Turned Community Center with Free Amenities

Every Street Should Have a House-Turned Community Center with Free Amenities

Third spaces have all but disappeared from society. It’s part of the reason people have trouble making friends outside of work or school, because there’s nowhere to go hang out that doesn’t require spending money of some kind. Places like the mall and the park are less appealing for anyone out of high school, and […]

Jameson William and Lions beef?

Amid the NFL Offseason have been draft predictions and potential signings. Within those rumblings, it’s bound that rumors of a team’s direction are imminent. Especially because one organization has been an active name in those talks. The team in question – the Detroit Lions. Last season, they secured 1st place in the NFC North – […]

US becoming Authoritarian?

In this political climate, even a blind man can see that things are getting intense. From election security agencies being cut to the insanity of deportation without trials – it’s understandable why the world has become tuned out from all this pushback from the Trump administration. And to the absolute shocking news of no one, […]

JD Vance Threatens to Pull US out of Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks if Proposal Fails

United States Vice-President JD Vance gave a stern ultimatum for the Ukraine-Russian War peace talks in London this morning. According to the BBC, Vance said that the United States would “walk away” from the peace talks unless both Ukraine and Russia agreed on the US’s proposal. This comes after the London talks were temporarily halted […]

Having Trouble With Patience?

No one emphasizes the importance of patience quite like Gary Vaynerchuk. He’s built an empire on advocating for hard work, self-awareness, and, perhaps most importantly, patience. Gary Vee often speaks about how many young people today don’t fully grasp just how much time they actually have. In the fast-paced, social media-driven world we live in, […]

The Blue Origin Space Flight and Its Questionable Optics

When talking about the recent developments of space travel and its technology, we are often contemplating the future of discovery that lies throughout the stars and what new boundaries humanity is ready to break. However, it seems that the recent space flight of an all-female crew has generated discussions that are more about representation than […]

Enhanced Games Could Alter Sports as We Know Them

Within the world of competition, various boundaries and rules are there to keep things fair and to protect the competitors. Steroids and other enhancements have been banned from sports for years, yet it seems that they find athletes cheating with these substances all the time. What if these substances weren’t banned? What would it be […]

The Obsession With Being Skinny is Part Recession Indicator and Part Aftermath of the Pandemic

The Obsession With Being Skinny is Part Recession Indicator and Part Aftermath of the Pandemic

SkinnyTok (Skinny TikTok) and ED (eating disorder) media is experiencing a rise in popularity as influencers are promoting getting on Ozempic to lose weight, calorie counting, and a dangerous diet culture that focuses on looking skinny over being fully nourished. This type of content isn’t new, as ED media has been popular since the beginning […]

Natural Hair Doesn’t Have to be Styled to Look Presentable

Natural Hair Doesn’t Have to be Styled to Look Presentable

Styling natural hair can take hours at a time thanks to the kinky texture that gives the illusion of being thick and coarse while a lot of afro hair is fine and sensitive to manipulation and heat. This misconception can cause black people to be overly harsh with their hair, causing breakage and other problems […]

Dead Crowds at Coachella are a Sign That Influencers Care More About Appearances Than The Music

Dead Crowds at Coachella are a Sign That Influencers Care More About Appearances Than The Music

Day 0 of Coachella was a bit of a mess this year for those camping thanks to the 8-hour-long waits in their cars and disorganization around who could set up where in the campsite. Regardless, people’s Twitter and TikTok threads were full of people excited to get to the campsite, set up, and experience one […]

Hey! Are you enjoying NYCTastemakers? Make sure to join our mailing list for NYCTM and never miss the chance to read all of our articles!