Posts by Emma Taggart

Emma Taggart

Emma Taggart is a Staff Writer and Video Editor at My Modern Met. She earned a BA in Fashion and Textile Design at the University of Ulster in Belfast. Originally from Northern Ireland, she lived in Berlin for many years, where she fostered a career in the arts, dabbling in everything from illustration and animation to music and ceramics. She now calls Edinburgh home, where she continues to work as a writer, illustrator, and ceramicist. Her ceramics, often combined with hand-painted animation frames, capture playful scenes that celebrate freedom and movement, and blend her passion for art with storytelling. Her illustrations have been featured in The Berliner Magazine as well as other print magazines and a poetry book.
Good News
May 22, 2025

Lucky Winner Scores Irish Countryside Cottage for Just $7 in a Raffle

Living in the Irish countryside is a dream for many, but Ireland’s ongoing housing crisis has made it increasingly difficult to buy or rent a home. In response to this challenge, one woman named Imelda Collins has taken a creative approach to make a difference. She recently launched an online raffle offering her cottage in scenic County Leitrim as the prize.

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Architecture
May 19, 2025

Swedish Family Encloses Entire Home in Greenhouse Glass to Create Year-Round Warmth

While many people who live in colder climates dream of relocating to sunnier places, Stochholm natives Marie Granmar and Charles Sacilotto have taken a different approach to staying warm. Instead of packing up their life and moving, they created a warmer climate at home by enclosing their house in a giant greenhouse. The couple drew inspiration from architect Bengt Warne, who pioneered the first Naturhus (Nature House) in 1976.

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Funny
May 13, 2025

Polyglot Delivers Speech to High Schoolers in Their “Native” Gen Alpha Slang

Do you know the difference between “cap” and “no cap?” Or what “rizz” and “sigma” really mean? Maybe you’ve even caught yourself asking, “What on earth is Skibidi?” Generation Alpha has created slang so obscure, it can feel like a whole new language. However, self-proclaimed polyglot and millennial Xiaoma recently made it his mission to crack the Gen Alpha code.

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Funny
May 11, 2025

Dutch Police Playfully “Detain” a Pet Parakeet as an Accomplice in a Robbery

Fighting crime is no joke, but Dutch police in the city of Utrecht had a laugh when they detained a bird back in September 2019. The pet parakeet was at the scene of a crime when the police arrested a person suspected of shoplifting, making the bird an accomplice in featheral crime. “This bird sat on the shoulder of a thief we arrested for shoplifting,” reported the police on Instagram.

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My Modern Met

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