Posts by Regina Sienra

Regina Sienra

Regina Sienra is a Staff Writer at My Modern Met. She is a Mexico City-based journalist, translator, and digital media professional with over a decade of experience creating bilingual content in English and Spanish. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Communications with a specialization in Journalism from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Her work spans both hard and soft news, with a focus on arts, culture, and entertainment. She has a particular interest in highlighting emerging and independent musicians, a passion that earned her recognition as CBC Radio 3’s Fan of the Year in 2014. Sienra brings a broad pop culture perspective to her writing, with interests that include music, film, and cultural trends across media. When she isn't writing, she is watching films, attending concerts, and building out her growing vinyl collection.
Art
August 21, 2023

Artist Creates Enchanting Miniature Scenes Every Single Day for Over 12 Years

Artist Tatsuya Tanaka is a master of miniatures, and his prolific oeuvre sheds light on his vast imagination. We've seen him turn masks into pools, toilet rolls into trains, and even egg shells into Luke Skywalker's home. These whimsical images are part of Tanaka's never-ending Miniature Calendar, a project that has seen him create a new scene with household objects and tiny people every single day for over a decade.

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Inspiring
August 16, 2023

82-Year-Old Widower Is “Adopted” by a Family in the Neighborhood

Some people find friends for life in their next door neighbors, or at least someone to spend some fun afternoons with. But a woman named Sharaine Caraballo and her family found something bigger than that. After arriving in Texas from Rhode Island, Caraballo and her husband Wilson wondered if they would fit in easily. They quickly made up their minds after an 82-year-old knocked on their door.

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My Modern Met

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