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Kaspar Mihlbachler

Bio: Kaspar Mihlbachler is a writer who is pursuing a B.F.A. in Creative Writing at Eckerd College. He has always had a passion for sci-fi and fantasy growing up in both film and literary works, hopes to pursue this passion by becoming a full fledged writer and is excited to work with NYCTastemakers.
Health and Wellness

Why Self Diagnosis Can Be Dangerous

Self-diagnosis is not a relatively new occurrence, however, the widespread usage of the internet with a wide web of information free for people to access, instances of self-diagnosis has become more widespread than prior. According to one study, “a large survey found that more than one-third of Americans self-diagnose when ...

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Politics

Trump Working for a Peace Summit for Putin and Zelensky

Trump has met with several world leaders as well as Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky last Monday, a few days after Trump’s summit with Putin in Alaska last week and has come to an agreement to work towards a meeting with both Putin and Zelensky, as CNN states, “One of the ...

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TV

Prehistoric Planet Ice Age: a Promising Follow Up

“Prehistoric Planet,” which dropped on Apple TV+ on May 23, 2022, as a major success. It gave a new perspective into how the dinosaurs as well as many other extinct animals lived with a well-done voiceover and narration by David Attenborough. It’s a lot like being brought back to when ...

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Latest News

Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak in New York: Five Dead and Over a Hundred Sick

A recent outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease has been seeing a rise in New York City in recent weeks, with a slowly rising death toll. According to New York Daily News, “A fifth person has been killed by the legionnaires’ disease outbreak ripping through Harlem, which has also sickened more than ...

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Food

The Appeal of Rotating Sushi Establishments

Sushi is one of the most popular Japanese dishes, with high popularity driving many places solely dedicated to sushi being established. There are many ways to go out and enjoy sushi, but one of the most iconic ways people consume sushi is at rotating sushi restaurants, also known as conveyor ...

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Music

Soundtracks Should Use Spoken Lyrics More Often Than They Do

Soundtracks are essential for pieces of media to convey tone for scenes. If there is a tense scene where the protagonist sneaks by guards, you need a quiet, tense track that drones on to build tension. Is there a calm moment where everything is at peace? Then you need a ...

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Movies

Shin Godzilla Nine Years Later: A Masterclass of Film Making

“Shin Godzilla,” released on Oct 11, 2016, directed by “Evangelion,” creator Hideaki Anno was instantly cemented as a timeless classic for the franchise. Fast forward nine more years and “Shin Godzilla,” just released a 4k re-release in theaters and it still holds up today as one of the best Godzilla ...

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Politics

MAGA in Disagreement Over Trump’s Efforts to Reclassify Weed

Trump as of late has been considering plans to reconsider marijuana’s drug classification altogether, which has had many republicans as well as MAGA up in arms on whether they support Trump’s decision to do so or not. According to Axios, “Trump confirmed reports that he was considering reclassifying marijuana in ...

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TV

Why Do Spinoff Shows Often Flop?

Nowadays it feels quite often where a popular series gets a spinoff and ends up failing fantastically. However, why is this? Interconnected storylines between multiple entries, including spinoffs, have been proven to be a successful formula, especially in the modern day and yet it’s quite often where a spinoff show ...

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Politics

Trump and Zelensky’s Aims for a Ceasefire at Putin Summit

Trump’s frustrations with the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine have been ramping up as of late, especially considering his tariff threats from earlier in the year as well as when he announced that “Based on the highly provocative statements of the Former President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, who is ...

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Video Games

The Wide Variety of Survival Games and Why Players Are Drawn to Them

Survival games as a genre offer experiences that many games wouldn’t be able to deliver. The basic premise of survival games is based on the idea of a player trapped in a wilderness of some sort as they struggle to survive by collecting resources, crafting tools, gathering food and avoiding ...

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Food

How Street Food Draws People In

Food is often an ingrained aspect of culture that has many facets of flavor to enjoy. However, there is one kind of food that often has great significance in more places than many may realize, that being street food. Street food is not only convenient or flavorful, but an integral ...

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