History
July 11, 2023

This 16th-Century Manual Is the First English Guide on ’The Art of Swimming’

How did you learn to swim? Chances are your parents signed you up for swim classes at the local pool, or perhaps your grandpa took the old fashioned, ill-advised route of tossing you straight in to learn by necessity. Swimming is something that is often learned by doing rather than reading, but that wasn’t always the case. In fact, this practical skill has been immortalized in text.

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Entertainment
July 10, 2023

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend Welcome Their Fourth Child, Wren Alexander Stephens

Model Chrissy Teigen and musician John Legend have welcomed their fourth child. Just months after the birth of baby Esti Maxine, the family just got bigger with the arrival of their baby boy, Wren Alexander Stephens. The newest addition to their family was born on June 19. Legend marked the occasion by sharing a picture of all four of their children  together in one photo. Legend captioned the picture, “Wren Alexander Stephens, our new love.

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Illustration
July 9, 2023

Learn About J.C. Leyendecker, the Illustrator Who Defined Men’s Style in the Early 20th Century

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, illustrators were celebrities. They were household names. It might sound strange today, but consider an illustrator's role in society; this was before photographs were routinely used in magazines and newspapers, so illustrators were the ones who helped define the visual culture at that time. Of the illustrators with immense cultural influence, J.C. Leyendecker was at the top.

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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.