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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.
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Theater

Purple Rain heads to Broadway as a musical

Theater producer Orin Wolf, known for previous successful movie adaptations like The Band’s Visit to the Stage and Buena Vista Social Club, revealed on Monday that he would be adapting Prince’s 1984 film and album. Directing the musical will be the Tony-award-winning theater director Lileana Blain-Cruz. L. Londell McMillan and ...

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Beauty

Twilight gets an official makeup line

Colorpop recently unveiled its next collaboration, this time inspired by the late 2000s vampire hit Twilight. The limited-edition Colorpop x Twilight collection is available now, with price ranges from $10 to $24 USD on Colorpop’s website. Each item is available separately or can be purchased as a full collection for ...

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Movies

Marvel retroactively adds its Netflix shows into the MCU canon

Marvel has finally canonized its six highly popular Netflix shows into the official Marvel Cinematic Universe Disney+ timeline.  Initially spotted by X/Twitter user CanWeGetToast, listings on Disney+ revealed that the Netflix Marvel shows now take place in Phase 3. Daredevil and Jessica Jones are set between I Am Groot and ...

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Politics

CNN to host 2024 Republican presidential debate

CNN is set to host two Republican debates in the final lead-up to the Iowa caucus starting January 15. Republican presidential candidates Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis are set to debate each other Wednesday night, while the Republican front-runner Donald Trump has once again avoided the debate stage for a ...

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Fashion

Fashion Brands agree to compensate Mauritius migrant garment workers after forced labor investigation

Garment workers in Mauritius made another big step in bettering the clothing factory working conditions within the country. Top brands within the fashion industry have agreed to compensate the migrant workers following an investigation that found numerous worker’s rights violations at factories across the country. The investigation was led by ...

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Sports

Jacksonville Jaguars fires ten coaching staff members

After a disappointing season finale on Sunday, Jacksonville Jaguars made the difficult choice of letting go 10 of its coaching staff on Monday. Jaguars head coach, Doug Pederson, released a statement describing the measure as a “necessary” change to reach the team’s goals. “Since our season’s end, I have made ...

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Latest News

Fort Worth hotel explosion injured 21 people

An explosion in Fort Worth Texas has injured over a dozen people. According to NBC News, at least twenty-one people were injured due to an explosion in Sandman Signature Fort Worth Downtown Hotel Monday early afternoon. The authorities stated that out of all those injured, four sustained serious wounds, while ...

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Music

Selena Gomez wishes to switch career to acting

Selena Gomez hinted at the end of her music career during her appearance on the SmartLess podcast with hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett. The star revealed that she never intended to be a full-time singer, but thanks to a push from Disney it spiraled into something she ...

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Sports

Dalvin Cook joins the Baltimore Ravens

After parting ways amicably with the New York Jets, Dalvin Cook is set to join the Baltimore Ravens just in time for the playoffs. The news was first spotted by ESPN’s insider Adam Schefter. According to ESPN, The Jets picked up Cook in August with a one-year contract of $5.8 ...

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Movies

Despicable Me 4 to release in 2024

The next installment in the Despicable Me franchise is set to arrive later this year. While no plot has officially been revealed, Despicable Me 4, Illumination’s latest work, is said to follow directly after Despicable Me 3. The movie is directed by Chris Renaud, co-directed by Patrick Delage, and written ...

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TV

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson returns to WWE

A surprise cameo Monday night has left many WWE fans clamoring for more. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson returned to the stage in a surprise appearance on the first Monday episode of WWE Raw in San Diego, California. According to WWE, the star interrupted popular WWE wrestler Jinder Mahal’s rant on ...

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Fashion

Lil Nas X collaborates with Coach for winter capsule collection

Another collaboration between Lil Nas X and Coach closes out the year of 2023. Titled “The Lil Nas X Drop”, Coach has given the popular singer “creative reigns” on the design of this capsule collection, working alongside Coach’s creative director Stuart Vevers. This collection featured a colorful and cozy clothing ...

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