Inspiring

February 11, 2022

Instacart Shopper on Routine Delivery Saves Elderly Man’s Life

One Instacart employee went above and beyond during a routine home delivery. Georgia-based shopper Jessica Higgs was hired by a woman to bring groceries to her elderly father who could not shop for himself; and, normally, Higgs would have left the supplies outside the house as instructed, but this time she had a feeling something was amiss and went inside to check. Her quick thinking potentially saved two lives.

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February 8, 2022

Heartbreaking Side-by-Side Photo Collages Reveal Stark Differences of Children Around the World

Istanbul-based artist Uğur Gallenkuş uses photo collages as a powerful way to showcase the differences in the world. Placing disparate photojournalism images side-by-side, he fuses them into singular compositions that highlight problems across the globe, with a focus on the Western world and the Middle East. “These problems are war-conflicts, socio-economic problems, environmental disasters, women's and children's rights,” Gallenkuş tells My Modern Met.

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February 1, 2022

Steve Irwin’s Family Has Saved More Than 100,000 Animals at Their Wildlife Hospital

The Irwin family is known for its inspiring legacy of wildlife conservation and rescue, still championed passionately by the tight-knit tribe of self-dubbed Wildlife Warriors. As owners and operators of the Australia Zoo and its Wildlife Hospital, the family of the late beloved “Crocodile Hunter” has been responsible for helping thousands of animals brought to its center for life-saving treatment.

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