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.
Toys
February 20, 2026

Snoopy-Inspired LEGO Set Lets You Recreate Scenes From the Iconic ‘Peanuts’ Comic Strip

LEGO recently revealed a new Peanuts-inspired set that lets fans build Snoopy’s iconic red doghouse. The charming 964-piece kit includes a brick-built Snoopy and a Woodstock figurine that can be posed to recreate iconic moments from the beloved comic strip. The Peanuts: Snoopy’s Doghouse set joins the LEGO Ideas collection as a tribute to Charles M. Schulz’s timeless stories, which first debuted in 1950.

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Video
February 18, 2026

Illusionist “Breaks” Out of a Video Call and Surprises a Delighted Elementary School

Filmmaker and illusionist Zach King is known for “bringing a little more wonder into the world” with his mind-boggling visual effects videos. His playful and imaginative content is so popular that he now has over 84 million followers on TikTok, with some clips reaching billions of views. Most recently, he visited some of his young fans at Valley Christian School, where he played out his visual trickery right before their eyes.

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Entertainment
February 12, 2026

RIP James Van Der Beek: ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Varsity Blues’ Star Dies at 48

Actor James Van Der Beek has died at 48 after being diagnosed with colorectal cancer. A devoted husband and father of six, he became a familiar face in the late 1990s and early 2000s, starring in a run of hit TV shows and films. Many will remember him best as the earnest teen heartthrob in Dawson’s Creek, as well as for his role in the high school sports drama Varsity Blues.

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TV
February 11, 2026

Bill Nye the Science Guy To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at the Children’s and Family Emmys

Bill Nye the Science Guy will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) at next month’s 4th Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards on March 1 and 2. Best known for his 1990s PBS show Bill Nye the Science Guy, Nye won kids over by making science feel less like homework and more like fun.

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My Modern Met

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