Posts by Eva Baron

Eva Baron

Eva Baron is a Queens–based 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, having written content for Elle Decor, Publishers Weekly, Louis Vuitton, Maison Margiela, and more. Beyond writing, Eva enjoys beading jewelry, replaying old video games, and doing the daily crossword.
History
June 15, 2025

In 1965, Six Boys Were Stranded on a Deserted Island for 15 Months, and They All Survived

By the time Sione, Stephen, Kolo, David, Luke, and Mano were rescued from the remote Tongan island of ‘Ata, the six teenagers had managed to create a community vastly different from the one in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. They built a permanent, continuously-burning fire. They stored rainwater in hollowed-out tree stumps. They fashioned a makeshift guitar from a piece of driftwood, half a coconut shell, and six steel wires.

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Music
June 12, 2025

RIP Brian Wilson: The Beach Boys Cofounder and Singer-Songwriter Dies at 82

Brian Wilson, the cofounder, singer-songwriter, and creative genius behind the legendary pop and rock band The Beach Boys, has died at 82 years old. His family announced his death on June 11 with a statement shared on Instagram. “We are heartbroken to announce that our beloved father Brian Wilson has passed away,” they write. “We are at a loss for words right now.

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Art
June 9, 2025

How an $18 Throw Pillow Led to the Discovery of a Famously Stolen Painting

One night in June 1978, while Robert Stoddard was peacefully sleeping, thieves were sneaking through his 36-acre Worcester estate. By the time they escaped, they’d gathered 12 paintings—worth about $10 million today—across the residence, many of which still haven’t been recovered. Once he woke up the next morning, Stoddard quickly realized he had been the victim of what would become one of the art world’s most infamous heists.

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Art History
June 7, 2025

Watch Two Art Historians Demystify Hieronymus Bosch’s ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’

There are few other artworks as dense, imaginative, and, at times, preposterous as Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights. It’s perhaps for these reasons that the non-profit and educational resource Smarthistory dedicated its newest video to the renowned triptych. Across fifteen minutes, Smarthistory hosts Beth Harris and Steven Zucker mine the sprawling composition of its symbolism, tracing the narrative thread that binds each of the triptych’s three panels.

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My Modern Met

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