Funny
May 13, 2025

Polyglot Delivers Speech to High Schoolers in Their “Native” Gen Alpha Slang

Do you know the difference between “cap” and “no cap?” Or what “rizz” and “sigma” really mean? Maybe you’ve even caught yourself asking, “What on earth is Skibidi?” Generation Alpha has created slang so obscure, it can feel like a whole new language. However, self-proclaimed polyglot and millennial Xiaoma recently made it his mission to crack the Gen Alpha code.

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Installation
May 13, 2025

New York City’s 600-Foot-Long Subway Mural Recalls Hilma af Klint’s Astounding Mysticism

In 2019, Swedish artist Hilma af Klint was honored with her first major solo exhibition at the Guggenheim, nearly eight decades after her death. The exhibition spurred a revived interest not only in af Klint’s abstractionism, but in the spirituality and mysticism that guided her practice. It was within this climate that Sharmistha Ray and Dannielle Tegeder founded the feminist art collective Hilma’s Ghost in 2020.

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Aerial Photography
May 12, 2025

Aerial Photographer Captures Fascinating Stories Behind Cars and the People Who Drive Them [Interview]

Aerial landscape photography puts distance between the photographer and their subject, literally and figuratively. From high above the ground, the photographer captures a bird's-eye view of what's below. It minimizes the elements of the landscape, making trees look like dots and lakes appear as small splotches. While enchanting, this form of photography can lack the intimacy other approaches offer.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.