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.
Architecture
November 19, 2022

Dreamy 32-Story High Rise in Toronto Is Inspired by the Tranquility of Clouds

Canadian-architecture firm Partisans has proposed a new high-rise in Toronto based on the forms of clouds. Both natural clouds and revision clouds take center stage in the design, which is now being reviewed by the city. If approved, the 325-foot-tall residential tower will transform downtown Toronto. Known for its forward-thinking approach to design, Partisans seeks to incorporate the light, tranquil feeling of a cloud into the tower.

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Style
November 17, 2022

67 Creative Christmas Trees to Spark Your Holiday Imagination

As temperatures plunge and the first snow begins to fall, it can mean only one thing—the holidays have arrived. For many, there is nothing more special than starting to decorate for the holidays, with a Christmas tree taking center stage. This historically German tradition was brought to the United States in the mid-19th century and has become an intrinsic part of the holidays.

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Astrophotography
November 14, 2022

Astrophotographer Captures Stunning Composite Photo of 2022’s Last Lunar Eclipse

Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has us falling in love with our galaxy once again thanks to his incredible composite photo of the recent lunar eclipse. As always, McCarthy's work invites curiosity and asks us to remember just how incredible our universe really is. Lunar eclipses typically happen just once or twice a year. In 2022, we were lucky enough to see two lunar eclipses—one on May 15 and the other on November 8.

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Animals
November 11, 2022

New Bee With a Dog-like Snout Is Discovered in Australia

Every scientist dreams of naming a new species and Dr. Kit Prendergast from the Curtin School of Molecular and Life Sciences in Perth, Australia, recently got that chance. The ecologist was surveying native bee species at Perth's Kings Park botanic garden when she came across an unusual bee with a distinct snout. Taken aback by what she'd seen, Dr. Prendergast started scouring photos of native bees and looking at specimens in different museum collections.

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