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.
Science
September 22, 2023

Linguists Discover “Miami English” as New Language Dialect Thriving in Southern Florida

All languages have nuances. Though we may study grammar and vocabulary in school, languages are not set in stone—they are alive. It's this evolving quality that allows us to build new terms that best express our current reality or add new meanings to the words we already have. This mutation of speech goes even further, constructing new dialects as a result of an ever-changing society.

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Entertainment
September 21, 2023

Celebrities Are Auctioning Unique Experiences to Support Their Peers During SAG-AFTRA Strike

The SAG-AFTRA strike has been going on for over two months, halting most TV and movie productions in the United States. As such, it is not only actors and writers—whose strike has been going on for even longer—but also other members of the crew that have been out of work. In an effort to financially support crew members who lost their health insurance due to the shutdowns, the actors guild has launched an auction.

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Animals
September 19, 2023

Trail Camera Captures Spunky Skunk Doing a Handstand

Trail cameras allow us to take a glimpse into animals' lives without interfering or scaring them away. Though their footage usually goes viral for capturing rare sightings of majestic creatures or dangerous encounters, these gadgets also show us the sillier side of nature. Just recently, the National Park Services (NPS) shared a clip taken by a trail camera of a skunk doing a handstand in Saguaro National Park, Arizona.

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My Modern Met

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