Posts by Jessica Stewart

Jessica Stewart

Jessica Stewart is a Staff Editor and Digital Media Specialist for My Modern Met, as well as a curator and art historian. Since 2020, she is also one of the co-hosts of the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast. She earned her MA in Renaissance Studies from University College London and now lives in Rome, Italy. She cultivated expertise in street art which led to the purchase of her photographic archive by the Treccani Italian Encyclopedia in 2014. When she’s not spending time with her three dogs, she also manages the studio of a successful street artist. In 2013, she authored the book "Street Art Stories Roma" and most recently contributed to "Crossroads: A Glimpse Into the Life of Alice Pasquini." You can follow her adventures online at @romephotoblog.
Inspiring
December 16, 2022

Hundreds of Sick Children Are Transported to a Christmas Wonderland Thanks to Photoshop Artists

Every year, photographers and Photoshop artists come together to bring the magic of the holidays to sick children across the world. The heART Project is a collaboration between award-winning Australian photographer Karen Alsop from Story Art and a group of volunteer photographers from across the globe. This year, the group visited children in the United States and Australia and brought a little Christmas joy to families struggling with childhood health challenges.

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Technology
December 15, 2022

AI Image Generators Skyrocket to the Top of the U.S. App Charts

Ever since the Lensa AI app introduced its Magic Avatar feature, people have been flocking to Apple's app store in search of more ways to create AI art. Whether looking to make cute avatars or wishing to experiment with text-to-art capabilities, it's clearer than ever that AI's artistic possibilities have captured the imagination of the public. In fact, Tech Crunch noticed that following Lensa's success, AI apps are rising to the top of the U.S.

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Science
December 13, 2022

American Scientists Set to Announce Major Breakthrough with Nuclear Fusion

The Department of Energy is expected to announce today that researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California have made a “major scientific breakthrough.” On Sunday, the Financial Times teased that the announcement involved advancements made at the National Ignition Facility, or NIF. This facility, which opened in 2009, uses lasers to mimic the effects of nuclear explosions. Its main mission is to achieve self-sustaining nuclear fusion with high energy gains.

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