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April 16, 2018

Interview: Street Artist Creates Endangered Animal Paintings to Help Raise Awareness

South African street artist Sonny, known for his large animal murals, goes inside the gallery for an exploration of the precarious balance between mankind and the animal kingdom. For To the Bone, Sonny has created a series of paintings and sculptures to explore the possible extinction of beloved animals around the globe.

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April 16, 2018

Survivors of Global Terrorist Attacks Come Together and Share Their Stories

On April 15, 2013, a joyous moment for those participating in the Boston Marathon turned to tragedy, when two homemade...

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April 16, 2018

Photographer Born Without Hands and Legs Reveals How He Shoots Gorgeous Images

If you’re truly passionate about something, then you find a way to pursue it—even when there seem to be insurmountable...

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April 14, 2018

Interview: Artist Changes the Lives of the Homeless by Painting Their Portraits

Nearly three years ago, artist and automotive designer Brian Peterson began a project that has since taken on a life of its own. Called Faces of Santa Ana (FOSA), Peterson started with art-making and human kindness as his platform; upon moving to Santa Ana, California in 2015, he noticed that there was a large homeless population. “Something inside me was telling me to reach out to them,” he told My Modern Met at that time.

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April 9, 2018

Interview: Powerful Photos of Black Women in White European Nobility Gowns

Though she's only been practicing her craft for four-and-a-half years, Haitian-born, New York-raised artist Fabiola Jean-Louis is already making strong...

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April 6, 2018

Giant Angel Formed With Over 100,000 Knives Confiscated by Police

Sculptor Alfie Bradley works with improbable materials to create incredible works of art.

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April 3, 2018

Brilliant New Typeface Combines Touchable Braille With Visible Letters

With an innovation that makes you wonder why no one thought of it earlier, Japanese designer Kosuke Takahashi has created a new typeface that allows everyone equal access to information, whether they can see or not. The 24-year-old just released his Braille Neue typefaces, where English and Japanese characters are overlaid with their braille equivalents.

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March 22, 2018

Single Woman Surprises Her Ailing Grandfather by Fulfilling a Special Wedding Wish

Grandparents hold a special place in our lives; and for some people, they are not only their grandparents, but they...

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March 6, 2018

4,100 Pounds of E-Waste Are Transformed Into Post-Apocalyptic Landscapes

Photographer Benjamin Von Wong uses his photography as a way to make a positive social impact.

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February 22, 2018

Barber Tells a Shy Insurance Guy to Grow a Beard and It Completely Changes His Life

It sounds hyperbolic to say that growing a beard can change your life, but for Gwilym Pugh, it’s the truth. By the time he was 21 years old, Pugh had established an insurance company in his bedroom. While it was successful, the sedentary lifestyle (compounded by a bad knee) caused him to weigh 280 pounds.

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