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Annabelle Hamer

Bio: Annabelle Hamer is a student at Southern Maine Community College, studying Liberal Arts with an English focus. She enjoys spending her time reading and writing. Her favorite genres are horror, fantasy, romance, and anything educational. She also enjoys learning about history. Annabelle is excited to join the NYC Tastemakers team and hopes to expand her writing.
Theater

How Live Theater Acting Makes Actors Even Better

When it comes to typical acting in movies and shows, the actor is allowed several takes to get the scene right. If issues with props, settings, outfits, or even the actor mess up, these things can be reset. It is easy for an actor to just try again. This is …

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Politics

Will We Get Our First Female President? (Op-Ed)

On July 21 2024, with President Biden dropping out of running in the reelection, we were almost instantly given Kamala Harris, the Vice President, as a replacement candidate. President Biden endorsed Harris instantly. In the almost 250 years as a country, there has never once been a woman as the …

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Fashion

Why SKIMS Continues To Stay On Top

SKIMS is a shapewear brand by Kim Kardashian that launched in 2018. The company is extremely well known for their shapewear bodysuits. As the brand has grown, it has expanded to include items such as underwear, loungewear, lingerie, and swimwear. SKIMS is known for their wide inclusivity, involving skin colors, …

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Video Games

Video Game to Movie Adaptations

In the past several years, there has been an influx of video game to movie adaptations. Video games are dearly loved, and many develop a cult-like following.  In the last few years, some huge movies and shows have been adapted from video games. One of the most recent video game …

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Movies

Everything You Need to Know About Marvel in the Coming Years

Marvel is one of the best-known cinematic universes in the world. At $29.8 billion, the Marvel Universe is the highest-grossing film series ever. The MCU and the multiverse are extensive, with many shows and movies. The newest Marvel movie is coming out on July 26, “Deadpool & Wolverine.” This will …

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Beauty

The Impact of Beauty Standards on Men Today (Op-Ed)

Beauty standards are extremely prevalent and well spoken regarding women. Women have to keep up with the standards and look a certain way. When it comes to men, there is a slight difference in standards and how they are held. Through history, the beauty standards of men have evolved immensely. …

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Movies

How the New Movie “Twisters” has Brought the World to Storm

Just last week on July 19 2024, the new movie “Twisters” came out, and has completely taken over movie news. “Twisters” stars Glen Powell as Tyler Owens, a storm-chasing social media star. Daisy Edgar-Jones stars as Kate Cooper, a woman traumatized from a prior tornado who is pulled back into …

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Health and Wellness

Why You Should be Going to Therapy

Attending therapy has become more common and accepted in the world, although it still holds a negative stigma with many. Mental health overall has a stigma of being something that people can control, and if you struggle with it, you’re weak. This is not the case. Mental health is simply …

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Latest News

Biden Steps Down From Running for Reelection

Over the past week there has been heavy speculation that President Biden would step down from running for reelection. Over the weekend, on July 21 2024, Biden put out a statement confirming that he is ending his run for reelection. President Biden entered the political world in 1970, joining the …

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Movies

In What Order Should You Watch The Star Wars Movies

Star Wars, the cult classic, started coming out in 1977. Ahead of its time, Star Wars is one of the best science fiction series to exist. If you have never seen it before, it can seem daunting to watch as there are so many movies and shows. There are two …

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Beauty

Why the ‘Sephora kid’ Trend is Dangerous (Op-Ed)

Recently, on social media, there has been an influx of young children going crazy over skincare products. This craze has been focused on the store Sephora, where tweens and even children are shopping for and then using skincare products that are not meant for their age.  Self-care routines, especially skincare …

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Politics

Political Events to Mark in your Calendar this Year

With everything going on in the world and the country, knowing what is next in the political world can be overwhelming. Here are events occurring in the second half of 2024 that you should keep an eye out for.  Currently on their final day, the Republican National Convention is happening …

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