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.
Entertainment
March 27, 2026

Bill Murray Says 19th-Century Painting at Art Institute of Chicago Saved His Life

Actor Bill Murray is known for his eccentric and at times aloof demeanor. But despite his public persona, he is an artist through and through, and is moved by powerful art just like anyone else. In fact, he has declared that a painting saved him at one of the lowest points in his life. Murray recounted this moment during a press conference for the 2014 film The Monuments Men.

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Inspiring
March 24, 2026

Korean Professors Welcome First-Year Students With Unique Choral Performance of K-Pop Hits

K-pop may be Korea’s biggest cultural export at the moment. Influencing pop culture and music around the world, the love for this genre is just as strong at home, where singers and idols create a frenzy among their hundreds of thousands of fans. K-pop has also become a vehicle to reach out to the youth. The teachers at Seoul’s Ewha Womans University know this all too well.

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Music
March 18, 2026

Grocery Store Allows Local Latino Musicians To Perform on a “Tiny Desk Concert”-Style Stage

NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts have introduced talented musicians from around the world to new audiences. Its appeal is not only due to the stripped down versions artists play, but also the seemingly ordinary setting of a cramped office space. Drawing inspiration from this format, Fiesta Fresh Market, a Delaware grocery store, hoped to give local artists a similarly ordinary stage—one next to the produce section. And with that, the Mercadito Sessions were born.

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My Modern Met

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