Posts by Sarah Currier

Sarah Currier

Sarah Currier is a Contributing Writer at My Modern Met. Based in central Iowa, she is currently enrolled at Iowa State University and is working toward a BA in Journalism and Mass Communication with a minor in English. She loves all things creative, and when she’s not writing, you can find her immersed in the worlds of television, film, and literature.
Dance
August 17, 2024

Dance Duo Uses Powerful Shadow Performance Art To Shed Light to Sensitive Mental Health Topics

For many people, their lives are a daily battle between light and shadow. However, due to the stigma surrounding mental health and the challenges that people who suffer from mental disorders face, it can be difficult to illustrate these challenges in a way that is both insightful and respectful. However, French dance duo Claire & Antho is managing to do this in a tasteful and artistic way.

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Health
August 9, 2024

Study Says Societies With the Least Money Are Some of the Happiest on Earth

It is often said that money can't buy happiness, and there might be some truth in those words. Even though it is generally believed that wealthier nations are among the happiest on Earth, a recent survey found that low income individuals living in small-scale communities often report feeling just as happy, if not more so, than their high-income counterparts.

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Installation
July 31, 2024

Interactive Life-Sized Replicas Allow Public To Step Into Famous Edward Hopper Paintings in NYC

Even though famous painter Edward Hopper passed away in 1967,  New York’s Meatpacking District recently found a unique way to keep the artist alive. In late July, the district partnered with Whitney Museum of American Art to create an immersive four-day event entitled Step Into Hopper in honor of the artist's birthday. This event provided the public the chance to interact with three life-sized replicas of some of the painter's most famous pieces.

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Archeology
July 23, 2024

Stegosaurus Worth $45M Becomes the Most Expensive Dinosaur Fossil Ever Sold at Auction

The first Stegosaurus fossil to be presented at auction was just sold for a record-breaking $44.6 million. For more than 15 minutes, prospective buyers at Sotheby's in New York increased their bids to nearly 11 times the fossil's estimated value of $6 million. In the end, the Stegosaurus sold for the highest price of any dinosaur skeleton in history, beating the record of $31.8 million set by Stan the Tyrannosaurus Rex in 2020.

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