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.
Painting
March 15, 2020

Traveling Artist Captures the Charm of Ancient Towns in Watercolor and Ink

Rather than snap photos with his camera, traveler and urban sketching artist Qian Shi captures his surroundings as watercolor paintings. Rendered in his distinct loose style, Shi works quickly to capture fleeting moments, forever immortalizing each scene in gestural line work and painterly brushstrokes. Shi is a great believer of “practice makes perfect.

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Creative Products
March 11, 2020

Glow-In-The-Dark Tent Ropes Help Prevent Tripping Over Them at Night

If you love camping, you’re probably familiar with tripping over pesky tent ropes, especially at night. The solution? Glow-in-the-dark ropes! These luminescent cords by Ram-Pro not only look cool, they provide some much-needed visibility in the dark, making it easy to find your way around your campsite at night. Made from polypropylene, the sturdy, 50-foot rope features reflective tracers that glow when hit with the moonlight or a flashlight.

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Funny
March 6, 2020

84-Year-Old Born on Leap Day Celebrates Her “21st” With First Legal Drink, Gifted From Ryan Reynolds

Those who follow actor Ryan Reynolds on Twitter or Instagram know that he has a very funny presence on social media—and his latest piece of content is no exception. To promote his own brand of gin, Aviation American Gin, Reynolds created a hilarious commercial starring Arlene Manko, a lady who was born on February 29, 1936. Because her birthday lands on a leap day, Manko only has a birthday every 4 years.

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Inspiring
February 24, 2020

Schools in Denmark Have Mandatory Empathy Classes as Part of the Official Curriculum

While most school children are educated in academic subjects such as math and English, there are other important life lessons that don’t always make it into the curriculum. Having empathy is a learned skill that comes with listening and understanding others. That’s why Danish schools decided to introduce mandatory empathy classes in 1993, as a way to teach children aged 6-16 how to be kind.

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My Modern Met

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