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Sara Darnell

Bio: Sara Darnell is a recent graduate from Lindenwood University where she earned her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing with an emphasis in Poetry. She voraciously consumes literary fiction but has a love for all genres. You can find her playing video games, reading novels, and scribbling down poems throughout the day. Sara is incredibly honored to join the talented NYC Tastemakers team and hone her craft.
TV

More than just a show: “Baby Reindeer” has given male sexual assault survivors the courage to speak up, seek help. (Op-Ed)

Netflix’s Baby Reindeer is a heavily anxious and emotional retelling of Richard Gadd’s sexual assault, stalking, and intense struggle with mental health and sexuality. Gadd, who portrays himself in the show, has fearlessly given the world insight into a topic that is often ignored: male sexual assault. In a post …

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Politics

Trump has become unhinged after losing 2020 election. (Op-Ed)

The least graceful loser in the world, Donald Trump, has completely lost it. Grown accustomed to the constant ego stroking and unlimited unchecked power, it was difficult for him to pass the baton to President Joe Biden. Since his loss in the 2020 election, he has gone off the rails …

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Latest News

Nearly 450,000 have fled Rafah, U.N. agency says

Almost 450,000 Palestinians have fled from Rafah over the past week, the U.N. says, as Israeli tanks reportedly push deeper into the southern Gaza city. Palestinians are fleeing from violence, famine, and increased military offensives. The Israeli military ordered civilians to evacuate eastern Rafah and Jabalia for their own safety …

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Video Games

EA considering including advertisements in full-price AAA games is a major misstep. (Op-Ed)

One of the most important facets of playing video games is the immersive factor. You can cut yourself off from the rest of the world for a few hours and be transported into a distant land. I often play video games when I feel an incredible amount of stress and …

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Politics

Opposition to New York conservation reform laws ignores benefits of environmental protection. (Op-Ed)

The New York State Assembly moved legislation expanding the state’s bottle deposit program and another aimed at reducing the production of packaging plastics out of the Ways and Means Committee this week. Labor groups, including Teamsters and AFL-CIO, as well as industry groups like the Association of Convenience Stores, have …

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Latest News

California city declares public health emergency amid tuberculosis outbreak

The City Council of Long Beach, California has declared a public health emergency in response to a local tuberculosis outbreak. The city’s health officer, Dr. Anissa Davis, declared the emergency last week after its health department detected 14 tuberculosis cases at a single-room occupancy hotel. The City Council vote on …

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Music

Drake’s response to Kendrick Lamar’s diss tracks is pathetic. (Op-Ed)

Kendrick Lamar released three stunning, excoriating diss tracks over the weekend that brought the truth to light; Drake has a daughter that he has kept secret from the world. It seems that when Drake gets into arguments with rappers, he spawns another child. He is never beating the deadbeat dad …

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Politics

Drama queen Marjorie Taylor Greene wasted precious time by forcing vote to oust Speaker Mike Johnson. (Op-Ed)

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene tried and failed in a foolishly brazen attempt to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, wasting everyone’s time and taxpayer dollars on an issue that no one cared about. It was widely believed that both Democrats and Republicans would reject the vote, yet Greene continued anyway. This …

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Latest News

Stormy Daniels testifies against Donald Trump in New York hush money trial

Stormy Daniels went head-to-head with an attorney for Donald Trump on Thursday morning during a cross-examination in New York. The adult film actress pushed back on many of the questions she faced, with Trump’s attorney suggesting that she has branded herself as one of Trump’s adversaries and is prone to …

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Video Games

Will BioWare finally reveal details about upcoming Dragon Age: Dreadwolf? (Op-Ed)

It has been almost ten years since the 2014 release of Dragon Age: Inquisition. For almost a decade, I have been yearning for the promised next game in the series to no avail. When EA and BioWare finally revealed the title of the sequel, I was beyond elated, but they …

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Theater

Robert Downey Jr. to make exciting Broadway debut shows his range as an actor. (Op-Ed)

Academy Award winner Robert Downey Jr. will make his Broadway debut in the new Ayad Akhtar play McNeal, directed by Bartlett Sher. The Lincoln Center Theater production will run from September 5 through November 24 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Downey Jr. will play Jacob McNeal, a “perpetual candidate for …

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Politics

As Israel’s invasion of Rafah looms, the U.S. must not supply more weapons. (Op-Ed)

Israel has ordered the evacuation of Rafah as incursion looms. Roughly 50,000 people have fled the city, but that is not an option for everyone, as most do not have anywhere else to go. By Tuesday morning, Israeli airstrikes on Rafah had killed 23 people, including six children, according to …

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