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Caitlyn Taylor

Bio: Caitlyn Taylor is a graduate from Calvin University where she received a bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. With a long time passion for video games, TV, and movies, Caitlyn took to journalism as a way to understand the ins and outs of her favorite industries. Caitlyn is ecstatic to join the NYC Tastemakers team, with the hopes of improving her skills as a writer and broadening her experience.
PastPhotographer

Carlos Rosario

Photographer of the Month for April 2025 Linkedin Instagram Mouse-pointer Bio Gallery Bio Born and raised in the vibrant neighborhoods of Queens, my Dominican roots and queer identity infuse my photography with a perspective that’s uniquely mine. For over ten years—nearly half my life at 25—I’ve been chasing light and stories through my ...

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Fashion DesignerPast

Christian Dior

Fashion Designer of the Month for April 2025 Bio Gallery Bio Christian Ernest Dior was an influential French fashion designer. Born on the coast of Normandy, France, Christian grew up in Paris, where he developed an interest in art, contradicting his family’s expectations of him becoming a diplomat. Christian developed his skills in ...

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ArtistPast

Tyler The Creator

Artist of the Month for April 2025 Facebook X-twitter Instagram Youtube Spotify Bio Sticky Bio Tyler Gregory Okonma aka Tyler, the Creator is a popular American rapper, singer songwriter, and producer. Born in Hawthorne, California, Okonma found a love for music during his childhood, learning to play piano and making ...

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Business and Finance

Tesla will not thrive within the Trump administration

Tesla’s reputation has been on a gradual downward spiral in the past few years, spurred on by the recent actions of the Trump administration and its CEO Elon Musk. Yet despite Musk’s belief in his company’s success within the new presidential administration, it may wind up being a cause for ...

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Beauty

K-Beauty Products Will always be popular Within the US.

Korean beauty products rose in popularity in the United States thanks to the rising popularity of K-pop in the early 2010s. Since then, these beauty products have grown to have a consumer base of various backgrounds. However, the recent negative trade relations between the United States and South Korea due ...

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Movies

OpenAI In Hollywood May Unfortunately Be Inevitable

AI technologies have made strides since the beginning of the 2020s. At one point, they were only a unique piece of technology that would eventually die off. Unfortunately, that would be proven false. AI technologies are now more alive than ever before and are dangerously close to seriously impacting creative ...

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Theater

Theater Ticket Prices are Causing its Slow Demise

Unsurprisingly, theater has taken a downturn within the United States in the past few years. While the COVID-19 pandemic certainly was a significant cause of the drop in audience attendance, theaters have since struggled to bring back their numbers to pre-pandemic numbers. One consistent reason for this can be linked ...

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Video Games

Could the Next Xbox Console Mean The End Of AAA Games

Triple-A video games have held an unsurprising hold on the video game community for decades. They are kind of like the blockbuster movies of the gaming industry, high-budget games produced and distributed by well-known publishers and studios. Despite their price, these games have promised consumers a higher quality experience, which ...

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TV

White Lotus Continues To Shine Light On The Ugly Effects Of American Tourism

Out of all the new television shows that debuted in the past few years, The White Lotus is a surprising hit. Initially debuting in July 2021, the show has seen a staggering increase of 155% since its first premiere, with over 2.4 million viewers recorded watching the debut episode of ...

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Food

The Concerns Surrounding Seed Oils Are Misdirected

With the introduction of a new presidential administration come structural changes. That said, while most American federal programs are changing, no program has seen bigger changes currently than the USA’s food programs. Robert F. Kennedy, the current United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, has taken the reigns of ...

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Make Up ArtistPast

Bernadine Anderson

Make Up Artist of the Month for March 2025 Bio Gallery Bio Bernadine Anderson is an influential American make up artist. Born in Nebraska, Anderson developed an interest in makeup at a young age by browsing various makeup magazines in local stores. While Anderson initially had an interest in the ...

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PastUnderground Artist

Playboi Carti

Underground Artist of the Month for March 2025 Facebook X-twitter Instagram Spotify Soundcloud Bio ALL RED Bio Jordan Terrell Carter aka Playboi Carti, is a popular American rapper. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Carti began his musical career under the name Sir Cartier on SoundCloud. After a few years of uploading music, he ...

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