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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.
Video Games

Subnautica 2 Leadership Team Let Go By Krafton: What Does This Mean for the Game?

“Subnautica,” is one of the most popular indie survival horror games ever made and with the announcement for a sequel and its trailer dropping last year, many fans have been waiting with baited breath for early access to become available to the public. However, with Krafton acquiring Unknown Worlds Entertainment ...

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Latest News

President Trump Threatens to Arrest Zohran Mamdani

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City’s mayor, has come under attack by President Donald Trump as of late after Andrew Cuomo conceded to him in the race, with Trump stating that “It’s finally happened, the Democrats have crossed the line. Zohran Mamdani, a 100% Communist Lunatic, has ...

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Food

Italian Style Pizza or American Style Pizza?

Pizza is a widely enjoyed food that comes in a wide variety of types, with two of the largest types of pizza being Italian style and American style pizza. Between these two pizzas, people often debate which one is the best, with the general reasoning behind the heated discussion between ...

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Movies

Michael Bay to Return to Transformers: Is the Future for the Franchise Bleak or Promising?

With Michael Bay’s “Transformers,” in 2007 being a smash hit, it allowed the franchise to really shine in the eyes of the public, with four sequels being pumped out to recreate the success of the first live action film since. However, with each release, the quality of each film took ...

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Music

Ambiance and Music: How They Work Hand in Hand

When considering music as a whole, ambience isn’t something that’s always necessarily recognized or thought of, however ambiance has a major role that a good number of people fail to recognize, not only as an aspect of music, but as a genre of its own as well. Music that utilizes ...

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TV

Upcoming Shows in 2025 to Look Forward To

With Summer now in motion, it may be a good idea to look ahead to see what options are available for people to binge not only throughout the summer, but the rest of the year. Premiering on July 9, 2025, “South Park,” is returning with its 27th season. With the ...

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Movies

Why Pixar’s Elio Is Bombing

Pixar’s newest film, “Elio,” has just hit theaters on June 20, 2025 and has bombed abysmally. Its opening weekend performed at an embarrassing $21 million compared to its $250 million budget, which has set a record for Pixar’s lowest performing opening weekend, beating out the previous, staggeringly low, $30 million ...

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Politics

Trump’s Domestic Policy Bill and What It Means

Recently, a Republican house bill has been passed and approved, which will largely operate to further President Donald Trump’s ambitions, which largely entails tax changes as well as more monetary investment into military and anti-immigration efforts. As amendments to the bill are currently underway, Trumps seems to be pressuring his ...

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Food

America’s Obsession With Combining Foods That Shouldn’t Go Together

Every time I head into the grocery store it’s almost too easy to find food brands mixing two different foods that really shouldn’t be coming within ten feet of each other. Everywhere you look there’s Dr Pepper Peeps, Fruity Pebbles Digiorno Pizza, Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Ice Cream, Sour Patch ...

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Movies

The Weaknesses of the Multiverse Trend

Cinematic universes have been proven to be a successful formula, just look at the past decade and you can see the sheer number of them that have popped up. As each one continues, producers and studios feel the need to up the stakes every time and the conclusion of this ...

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Video Games

Videogame Hytale Canceled After Ten Years of Development

The video game “Hytale,” that has been in production for ten years and received high amounts of anticipation when announced, has recently been confirmed to have cancelled development after a full decade of work with a recent announcement from Hypixel studios, on their official website, stating that “we’re ending development ...

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Music

The Decline of Music Festivals

Music festivals used to be a highly successful method of garnering success in the music industry; however, those days seem to be long gone, with an evident decline in the performance of music festivals in recent times. According to CNN, “the longstanding Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago isn’t returning this ...

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