Inspiring
July 22, 2026

Man Spends His Own Time and Money to Offer Illiterate Adults Free Literacy Lessons

Vietnam boasts a high literacy rate, at 90.3% for adults and 94% for youths (15- to 24-year-olds). However, illiteracy still affects marginalized and remote communities, such as ethnic minority populations and older adults in mountainous areas. Hoping to turn this around, a police officer named Lê Tuấn Thành has taken on the unique side quest of offering free evening literacy classes for adults.

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Sculpture
July 22, 2026

Japanese Artist Repurposes Eraser Shavings To Create Detailed Bird Sculptures

An eraser is one of the most reliable tools for an artist. It allows them to delete guide lines and mistakes that would otherwise ruin all the progress made on a project. But with each use of the eraser, there are shavings left behind. Most people brush them off, but not Japanese artist Saya Irie. She collects the eraser residue and repurposes it into new artworks as her primary material.

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Inspiring
July 21, 2026

Woman Takes Hours-Long Walks Around NYC Inspiring Others to Experience the City on Foot

Picture a Tuesday morning in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. A young woman laces up her sneakers, grabs a bottle of coconut water, and heads out with no train ticket, no rideshare app, and no real destination. Ten hours and roughly 18 miles later, she crosses the George Washington Bridge into New Jersey, phone battery drained, feet sore, and smile still intact. For a  woman named Isabella Carr, days like this have become routine.

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Music
July 20, 2026

Immersive Art and Electronic Music Come Together To Celebrate the Summer Solstice at LACMA [Interview]

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) marked the summer solstice (on June 21) with SPIRITS, a free public event featuring electronic music pioneer Richie Hawtin (also known as Plastikman) and acclaimed digital artist john gerrard. The evening combined a large-scale installation of Gerrard’s new solar artwork, SPIRITS, with a live performance by Hawtin, celebrating both the longest day of the year and the artwork’s solar cycle.

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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.