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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.
Politics

Violence will never solve America’s political division. (Op-Ed)

According to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll, one in five adult Americans believe that violence is the key to solving America’s political division. This mindset puts the nation in “an incredibly dangerous place,” experts say. The 2024 presidential election is only months away, and it is concerning that some Americans ...

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Latest News

NATO considering €100 billion package to “Trump-proof” support for Ukraine

NATO foreign ministers met on Wednesday to discuss a proposal for a €100 billion ($107 billion) five-year fund. This plan is to “Trump-proof” efforts to aid Ukraine with a supply of arms, ammunition, and equipment to Kyiv as it fights the Russian invasion. Diplomats say that this move is mostly ...

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Politics

Trump video featuring an image of a hog-tied Biden is a direct threat inciting violence. (Op-Ed)

Former President and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump posted a video to his social media platform Truth Social that depicts a hog-tied Joe Biden in the back of a pickup truck. Trump shared the video on Friday a day after he attended a wake for fallen NYPD officer Jonathan Diller on Long ...

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Latest News

World Central Kitchen pauses operations in Gaza after strike kills 7 volunteers

World Central Kitchen (WCK), a disaster relief nonprofit founded by the Michelin-starred chef José Andrés, has suspended its operations in Gaza after seven of its workers were killed by an Israeli Defense Force strike. “This is not only an attack against WCK, this is an attack on humanitarian organizations showing up in ...

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Books

Stephen King’s “Rage” should never have gone out of publication. (Op-Ed)

One of the most successful authors of all time, Stephen King, is happy that his horror novel Rage has been pulled from shelves and will never be printed again. Rage was published by King under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman. Originally titled Getting It On, the psychological thriller was published ...

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Sports

Calling LSU women’s basketball athletes “dirty debutantes” is blatant racism. (Op-Ed)

Ben Bolch, a Los Angeles Times staff writer, called the UCLA Bruins “America’s sweethearts” and the LSU Tigers “basketball villains” just before the two teams competed against each other in the 2024 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. The article was deemed offensive, and certain phrases were retracted for not meeting editorial standards, but ...

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Make Up ArtistPast

Donni Davy

Make Up Artist of the Month for April 2024 Instagram Tiktok Bio Gallery Bio Doniella Davy is a makeup artist from Venice, California. She is most well-known for her role as the head MUA on the HBO series Euphoria. She also worked on Kicks, Moonlight, Under the Silver Lake, and If Beale Street Could Talk. ...

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Politics

GOP congressman’s call to drop nuclear bombs on Gaza to end the conflict is pure evil. (Op-Ed)

Republican Representative Tim Walberg suggested that bombs should be dropped on Gaza “like Nagasaki and Hiroshima” to “get it over quick. Walberg (R-MI) spoke with constituents in a town hall on March 25th when he made the WWII-era reference about U.S. atomic strikes against Japan — he also called to end U.S. ...

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Male ModelPast

Laith Ashley

Male Model of the Month for April 2024 Facebook X-twitter Instagram Youtube Bio Gallery Bio Born in 1989 to a Dominican American family in Harlem, Laith Ashley De La Cruz is a 34-year-old transgender model, actor, musician, and activist. Ashley has shot for Calvin Klein and appeared on numerous magazine ...

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Flashback AthletePast

Omar Minaya

Flashback Athlete of the Month for April 2024 Twitter Bio Conversation with Omar Minaya Bio Omar Teodoro Antonio Minaya y Sánchez was born on November 10th, 1958 in the Dominican Republic. He moved to Queens, New York City at the age of eight and grew up in Corona. Minaya starred ...

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Video

Love On by Selena Gomez

Video of the Month for April 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNHNktxbjdkSelena Gomez lived in Paris for a few months last year and was inspired by the people, fashion, and food. It was important to her that the “Love On” music video appear as if it could have been shot in France.  Director Greg Ohrel ...

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Music

Kendrick Lamar won a Pulitzer, Drake texts minors; the winner is clear. (Op-Ed)

Drake found himself in the center of an apparent feud last week with Pulitzer winner Kendrick Lamar. On Future and Metro Boomin’s new album, We Don’t Trust You: Kendrick Lamar took an apparent dig at him on “Like That,” rapping, “Motherf*** the big three, n****, it’s just big me.” The line is seemingly a ...

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