Posts by Eva Baron

Eva Baron

Eva Baron is a Contributing Writer at My Modern Met. Eva graduated with a degree in Art History and English from Swarthmore College, and has previously worked in book publishing and at galleries. She has since transitioned to a career as a full-time writer. Beyond writing, Eva enjoys doing the daily crossword, going on marathon walks across New York, and sculpting.


April 17, 2025

Humorous Trading Cards of Middle-Aged Men Go Viral in Small Japanese Town

Yu-Gi-Oh. Pokรฉmon. Magic: The Gathering. These are some of the worldโ€™s most popular trading card games (TCGs), and yet children in Kawara, a small town in Japanโ€™s Fukuoka Prefecture, are opting for something a little more unique. Their homegrown TCG doesnโ€™t feature fire-breathing dragons, gigantic orcs, or wand-wielding wizardsโ€”it features middle-aged and elderly men (ojisan).

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April 16, 2025

New 3D Scans of the Titanic Reveal the Most Detailed Look at the Ship in Its Final Moments

Back in 2022, filmmaker Anthony Geffen and his team embarked upon a journey off the coast of Newfoundland. Over the course of three weeks, Geffen followed Guernsey-based company Magellan as they mapped the wreckage of the RMS Titanic, which is submerged more than 12,500 feet below the North Atlantic Ocean. Magellan gathered an unprecedented 16 terabytes of data and 715,000 images of the ill-fated ship, while Geffen produced Titanic: The Digital Resurrection for National Geographic.

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April 14, 2025

JRโ€™s Newest Exhibition Explores His Photographic Projects About Child Refugees

Renowned French artist JR began work on Dรฉplacรฉโ€ขeโ€ขs in 2022, and later, the complementary Les Enfants dโ€™Ouranos series. Both seek to unveil the tumultuous conditions faced by populations in refugee camps around the world, with a particular focus on children. Three years later, these two projects are still as urgent as they are relevant, as evidenced by a new exhibition at Perrotinโ€™s London gallery.

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