Inspiring
December 13, 2024

Couple Is Finally Selling 1,000 Christmas Trees That They Planted 10 Years Ago To Pay for Grandkids’ Education

Ten years ago, Bruce and Shawn Carpenter had a big idea: they planted 5,000 tiny pine and fir trees in rural Indiana, dreaming of what they could become. Fast forward to today, and around 1,000 of those trees survived and are now fully grown. The couple—who own a holiday campground in Brown County—are currently selling them, and plan to use the proceeds to help fund their eight grandchildren’s education.

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Inspiring
December 12, 2024

New Zealand Man Who Doesn’t Speak a Word of Spanish Wins Spanish Language Scrabble Championship

Being great at Scrabble typically requires an extensive vocabulary. After all, you may need to come up with obscure words and make do with the odd letters you're given. However, a recent Scrabble championship seems to suggest that you don't need to be well versed in a language to win; you may not even need to speak it at all. Just take a look at what a New Zealand man named Nigel Richards did.

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Illustration
December 12, 2024

Artist Turns Photos Into Holographic Portraits That Reveal Illustrations From Certain Angles

For many, holographic, 3D bookmarks are trinkets considered to be a staple of childhood. The magic of seeing two different images depending on the viewing angle is both captivating and nostalgic, but these don’t have to remain a sentimental item of the past. Seoyeon, a talented Korean digital artist, revives this feeling of nostalgia through her innovative product: K-DualView.

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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.