Painting
March 20, 2026

Artist and Marine Biologist Merges Love for Art and Science in Large-Scale Paintings [Interview]

Honolulu-based artist Havilah Abrego brings together her dual practice as a marine biologist and painter to create striking depictions of marine mammals. Inspired by her time diving and studying marine ecosystems, her work merges science, art, and a deep connection to the ocean. She invites viewers to reconnect with the ocean through her art and reflect on our shared responsibility to protect it.

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Art
March 19, 2026

Artist Takes Grandmother’s Guidance To Stitch Memory, Spirit, and Protection Into Monumental Quilts

Artist Desmond Beach’s textiles quietly command attention. At SCOPE Miami Beach 2025 during Miami Art Week, they didn’t compete with the visual noise of the fair. From a distance, the works appeared familiar, domestic almost, reading as pattern and surface. But as viewers moved closer, the pieces shifted and deepened. In Beach’s textile art, figures emerge gradually, layered and three-dimensional, faces revealed in stitch and weave.

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Good News
March 19, 2026

Restaurant Offers Free Oysters to Any 80-Year-Old Dining With Their Dad, So This Guy Showed up With His 99-Year-Old Dad

Founded in 1938, Wintzell’s Oyster House in Mobile, Alabama, has been a favorite local institution for generations. And for the Rush family, it became the perfect place to celebrate a special milestone. After spotting a playful sign that reads, “Free oysters to any man 80 years old accompanied by his father,” they decided to put the promise to the test.

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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.