Oil Painting
June 10, 2023

Stunningly Realistic Oil Portraits Look Just Like Their Real-Life Models

Looking at one of Damian Lechoszest‘s paintings is like taking a trip to a museum. His traditional approach to portraiture evokes the style of the Old Masters and gives each piece a timeless quality. When a painting is complete, he showcases the realism of his subjects by having the real-life models pose beside their likenesses. The resemblance is uncanny.

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Animals
June 9, 2023

Viral Video Reminds Us Why To Stay Away From Bison in Yellowstone National Park

Visiting the U.S. National Parks comes with some simple rules, one of the most important being to never approach wildlife. It’s dangerous for us and for the animals. Despite this common-sense guideline, some tourists forget it—especially if there’s a great photo opportunity calling. But Yellowstone National Park is reminding us (again) to abide by this rule.

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Science
June 8, 2023

Isolated Crocodile Gets Itself Pregnant and Has “Virgin Birth” After 16 Years of Living Alone

At the beginning of 2018, a female crocodile in a Costa Rican zoo laid eggs. While this is generally not an unusual occurence, this particular situation was quite the anomaly given that the crocodile had been living alone for 16 years. Crocodiles can lay infertile eggs, but this one’s clutch (group) looked normal. One egg even went on to mature in an incubator.

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Music
June 8, 2023

RIP Astrud Gilberto: Celebrating the Bossa Nova Singer of ’The Girl From Ipanema’

Astrud Gilberto, the singer behind the most popular version of “The Girl from Ipanema,” has died at age 83. Known for her dream-like vocals, she is credited with helping Brazilian music reach a worldwide audience. It was Paul Ricci, a fellow recording artist and family friend, who broke the news. “I just got word from her son Marcelo that we have lost Astrud Gilberto,” he wrote on Facebook. “He asked for this to be posted.

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My Modern Met

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