Creative Products
May 22, 2024

Snail Lamp Adds a Cozy Warm Glow to Any Room That Reminds You To Slow Down

The creative possibilities of lamps are seemingly endless. Sure, most lighting solutions serve a practical purpose, with many purveyors offering stylish options to fit with the rest of your home's decor, but who said a lamp can't be a statement piece the way a custom table or a vintage chair is? Just look at this creative lamp shaped as one of nature's most unpretentious creatures—the humble snail.

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Astronomy
May 21, 2024

Unexpected Meteor Lights Up the Sky in Portugal and Spain

When a meteor is set to enter Earth's atmosphere, scientists are typically prepared for it. But over the weekend, a fragment of a comet lit up the sky in Portugal and Spain, taking everyone by surprise. Caught on camera by the European Space Agency (ESA) and social media users, video footage shows a bright streak that lights up the night sky with a bluish-green color.

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Academy
May 21, 2024

3 Tips for Picking the Perfect Vista To Paint

Nature is undeniably inspiring to countless artists. Maybe you too want to capture a landscape that you associate with happy memories or aspire to visit someday. If so, artist Elyse Dodge is the perfect teacher to get you started with her My Modern Met Academy class, Acrylic Landscapes: Reimagining Mountains as Polygons. Dodge is known for her contemporary take on landscapes, and will share the entire process for how she composes a work.

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Sports
May 20, 2024

Japan Has a Competitive Sport for Trash Collecting Called ‘SpoGomi’

Sports have gotten more and more environmentally friendly, whether it's by reducing plastic waste at arenas, or producing medals with recycled materials. But what if the sport itself was devoted to directly helping the planet? Take a look at SpoGomi, a competitive sport in which teams collect garbage and litter within a time limit and specified area. People get to exercise and improve their communities while simultaneously reducing pollution. It's an overall win!

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