Cassidy Paredes

Cassidy Paredes

Bio: Cassidy Paredes recently graduated from Liberty University with a BS in English and Writing. While in college, her passion and love for writing inspired her to publish her two books, Picture Perfect and Even This Will Fade, on Amazon. She is excited to start the next stage of her career with NYCTastemakers and continue growing as a writer and editor.
Sports

Why Boris Johnson, UK Prime Minister, Says Transgender Women Should Not Compete in Female Sports

Despite knowing his comments could seem “controversial,” Boris Johnson, UK Prime Minister, speaks out about why he believes transgender women should not compete in female sports. “I don’t think that biological males should be competing in female sporting events. And maybe that’s a controversial thing … but it just seems to me to be sensible.

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Fashion

Mixing Prints: Do’s and Don’t’s

With spring fashion trends arriving, it’s important to learn all the do’s and don’ts involved, especially with mixing prints. Some prints are overwhelming and overpowering, especially when mixed with other ones.

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New ArtistPast

Wallice

“New” Artist of the Month for April 2022 Instagram Youtube Soundcloud Bio Wisdom Tooth Bio Wallice is an up-and-coming artist to look out for in 2022. Her song lyrics flow with pressures from tense relationships, self-doubt, and growth. In her song “23”, she writes, “Jazz school dropout at 21 / Disappointed …

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PastUnderground Artist

SSGKobe

Underground Artist of the Month for April 2022 Instagram Youtube Soundcloud Bio Escape Your Love Bio SSGKobe is a modern hip-hop artist with multiple viral singles, an EP, and a few Cole-Bennett-directed music videos released since his rise to success. While he’s spent years developing and honing his melodic sound, SSGKobe signed …

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ArtistPast

Camila Cabello

Artist of the Month for April 2022 Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Bio Bam Bam Bio Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao, known as Camila Cabello, is a Cuban-born American singer and songwriter. In 2012, her music career launched after auditioning for the X-Factor, where she joined a girl group, Fifth Harmony as …

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DJPast

Erika the DJ

DJ of the Month for April 2022 Instagram Soundcloud Mouse-pointer Bio Playlist Bio Influenced from her youth by a wide variety of music and growing up in New York City, Erika the DJ, the stage name for Erika Hamilton, is one of the most sought-out DJs in her hometown. She has …

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AthletePast

Gio Urshela

Athlete of the Month for April 2022 Twitter Instagram Bio Highlights Bio Gio Urshela, a professional Columbian baseball player, has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) since 2015. Throughout his career, he’s played for the Toronto Blue Jays, The Cleveland Indians, the New York Yankees, and is now playing for …

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PastVideo

Rolling in the Deep by Adele

Video of the Month for April 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYEDA3JcQqw&ab_channel=AdeleVEVO One of Adele’s top hits “Rolling in the Deep” reached 2 billion streams on YouTube last month. With this huge accomplishment, we honor this iconic, emotional video that pairs well with Adele’s eerie and gorgeous vocals.  Years after it was first released, …

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Latin ArtistPast

Marc Anthony

Latin Artist of the Month for April 2022 Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Tiktok Bio Nada de Nada Bio Marco Antonio Muñiz, known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and producer. His passion and love for music started at an early age, learning how to sing in …

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Food

April Fools’ Food Pranks You Need to Try this Year

April Fools’ Day is the perfect holiday to try something new and creative while trying to prank your friends and family. Nothing is better than a good laugh or a smile on someone’s face, and these fun April Fools’ food pranks are sure to do exactly that!

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Sports

Shildt Responds to Being Fired from the Cardinals: “I Have a Broken Heart”

An emotional Mike Shildt, former St. Louis Cardinals manager, speaks with USA Today about his tragic experience of being fired after the end of their 2021 season. As the Cardinals are excited to start their new baseball season after Albert Pujols, a St. Louis fan-favorite signs a new contact with his team, Mike Shildt, in an interview with USA Today reporter Bob Nightengale, discusses how hard it was leaving the Cardinals. Since being fired, he has signed with the Padres as a player development consultant for the new baseball season this year, but despite the change in scenery, Shildt is still heartbroken.

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Politics

President Biden Urges Congress to Approve COVID Spending Bill

President Biden addressed Congress in a speech at the White House on Wednesday, warning them that U.S. progress against the spread of COVID-19 would be at severe risk if Congress does not approve a huge spending bill for emergency coronavirus relief aid.

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