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.
Inspiring
October 29, 2024

82-Year-Old Woman Finally Votes for the First Time After Late Husband Told Her Not to for Decades

Women's right to vote in the U.S. was established nationally in 1920 with the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Though it became a constitutional right (for white women), it didn't guarantee that all those women would actually cast their ballot. Such was the case for Betty Cartledge, who couldn’t read or write, and whose late husband didn't allow her to vote. Now, for the first time, the 82-year-old woman got to exercise her right.

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Design
October 28, 2024

Prada and Axiom Space Join Forces to Design Spacesuits to Be Used in the Artemis III Lunar Mission

Humankind will be returning to the Moon, and this time it will be in style. Axiom Space and Prada joined forces to design the suit astronauts will be wearing during NASA's Artemis III lunar mission. The Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit, as it has been named, is meant to endure the extreme temperatures and facilitate exploration around our satellite's southern pole. The new suit was unveiled at International Astronautical Congress in Milan.

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Portrait Photography
October 27, 2024

Identical Quadruplets Bring Four Times the Charm to Their Very Own Newborn Photoshoot

On May 1, Mercedes and Jonathan Sandhu beat some crazy odds. The Houston-based couple became parents to identical quadruplets, something doctors estimate happens in about one in 15 million pregnancies. While it's customary to mark the arrival of a new baby with an adorable photoshoot, this one was bound to be four times as special. Luckily, photographer Tiffany Daniel was up for the challenge.

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