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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.
Music

Music and Nature: An Interesting Combination

Nature is something people are inherently fascinated by. We are enthralled by the beauty it offers and diligently study anything and everything about it to satisfy our curious minds. However, there’s another way we indulge this curiosity that isn’t typically considered and that is through music.  Music offers a clean ...

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Politics

The Epstein Files Will Probably Not Be Seeing the Light of Day Anytime Soon

Despite the demands of many for the Epstein files to be released for the public to see, I highly doubt that will be happening anytime soon, especially when taking in the Trump administration’s efforts to keep it under wraps. It would be for the best for the files to be ...

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Science and Technology

Deep Sea Submersible Discovers Organisms Flourishing in Record Breaking Depths

A recent discovery was made in the deep ocean as of recently: a teeming ecosystem of organisms in one of the deepest reaches of the ocean. A recent submersible expedition to the bottom of found astounding findings as ABC News described that “Researchers traveling along the Kuril–Kamchatka and Aleutian trenches ...

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TV

The Rise of AI Subtitles and the Apparent Laziness of Them

With AI becoming more prevalent than ever, its use has become more widespread. With art and music platforms being riddled with AI generated content, it’s becoming more of an issue, especially in TV shows.  Sometimes in shows, there may be a barrier between the content on screen and the audience ...

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Politics

Russia and Trump’s Frustration With Efforts for Ukraine-Russia Ceasefire

As we get further into Trump’s proposed time limit for Russia to enter a cease fire with Ukraine, Putin seems to show no signs of backing down as missiles continue to fire. As death tolls slowly rise from airstrikes, Trump seems to be growing frustrated, as according to Radio Free ...

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Food

Pepsi’s New Prebiotic Colas

With Pepsi Co’s acquisition of Poppi several months ago, Pepsi Co has announced its new prebiotic soda. According to CNBC, “prebiotic sodas, fueled by Poppi and fellow newcomer Olipop, have won over health-conscious consumers over the past five years with their gut-health claims.”  This new soda, seemingly stemming from the ...

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Movies

Trailer Provides First Look Into New Avatar Film

When the film “Avatar,” from 2009, directed by James Cameron released, it was an instant hit with audiences and got a few sequels announced to be in the works. Fast forward to 2022 and “Avatar: The Way of Water,” released. Entire nations rose and fell before this film ever saw ...

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Video Games

Krafton Acquires More Games and Has Plans for the Future as It Responds to Subnautica Lawsuit

As the highly messy drama unfolds between Subnautica’s publisher, Krafton and the game’s previous founders, Krafton continues to make interesting financial moves with its video games.  During a Q&A, some mentioned the ongoing struggle with “Subnautica 2” and the legal struggle between Krafton and Unknown Worlds Entertainment’s founders over Krafton’s ...

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Health and Wellness

Exercise and Dementia: Essential for Prevention?

Dementia is something that has been a problem for a while to say the least, especially for those who are at genetic risk of dementia. However, recent findings may show that physical fitness may be the key in reducing the risk of and possibly preventing dementia from occurring. According to ...

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Music

Thousands of People Turn Out at Ozzy Osbourne’s Procession

To the dismay of many, English songwriter, singer and Black Sabbath band co-founder Ozzy Osbourne passed away on July 22, 2025. In Birmingham a funeral procession was held to honor the famous singer and to mourn his passing as thousands upon thousands of people attended the procession. The procession started ...

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TV

How Dandadan Reached Popularity So Quickly

“Dandadan,” is a Japanese animated show that received its first season in 2024. However, the first season received a surprising amount of success that blew even my expectations of how well it would have done out of the water and it doesn’t seem to be stopping anytime soon with its ...

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Politics

The Government’s Claim That the Epstein Jail Video Has No Missing Minute

With rising criticism and unrest over Trump and by extension the Government’s handling of the Epstein case, especially with the suspicions over the missing minute from the video of Epstein’s cell that was released earlier this month. However, the Government has stepped forward and claimed that there is no minute ...

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