My Modern Met

May 31, 2022

Man Spends Nearly $16K on Lifelike Dog Costume to Fulfill Dream of Becoming an Animal

You might be a dog lover, but have you ever adored a breed so much that you want to be it? A man named Toko does, and his dream became a reality thanks to the magic of costuming. Based in Japan, Toko spent 2 million yen—nearly $16K USD—to have a custom canine costume made of his favorite breed: the border collie.

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Inspiring

May 31, 2022

84-Year-Old Woman Graduates College With a Diploma 67 Years in the Making

Graduations are accomplishments worth celebrating, whether they've taken four years, or eight, or even more to get to.

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Social Cause

May 31, 2022

Florida High Schooler Couldn’t Talk About Being Gay in Graduation Speech, So He Talked About His “Curly Hair”

Senior class president Zander Moricz was given explicit instructions as he planned his graduation address to the student body.

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Animals

May 31, 2022

Adorable Baby Foxes Find a GoPro and Capture Footage of Themselves Playing

When nature photographer Victor Čech visited Turiec, Slovakia, he was planning to make a vlog of his time shooting in the area. Turiec is a beautiful region, rich in fauna and home to at least 300 species of birds and mammals, including foxes. Hoping to capture some footage of the locals, Čech placed his GoPro Hero 9 Black in a clearing and left it alone.

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Astronomy

May 31, 2022

NASA Shows Superior Quality of Webb Telescope with Comparison Image

As the countdown to the James Webb Space Telescope‘s first observations dwindles down, NASA is treating us to more good...

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Nature

May 31, 2022

Watch as Billions of Fireflies Simultaneously Light Up a Nature Reserve in India

Many people who grew up outside of urban centers have fond memories connected to fireflies.

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Movies

May 30, 2022

Filmmaker Simulates the Brilliant Wonders of Space Using Glitter and Ink

Filmmaker Vadim Sherbakov bottles the beauty of outer space in his latest project entitled Velocity. The three-minute short macro film recreates galaxies and stars with an experimental combination of glitter, ink, alcohol, and soap, all shot in a wide horizontal frame. When seen in motion, this unexpected combination of materials comes to life in mesmerizing ways and transports viewers to far-off corners of the universe that are completely imaginary.

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History

May 30, 2022

Watch a TV News Station Switch From Black-and-White to Color in Middle of Broadcast

It wasn't so long ago that black-and-white television was the norm.

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Crafts

May 30, 2022

Artist Sculpts Intricate Invertebrates Using a Centuries-Old Glass Technique

Glass takes on undulating, delicate, and refined shapes in the hands of Nikita Drachuk.

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Installation

May 30, 2022

Clever Land Art Installations Look to Nature for Larger-Than-Life Inspiration

Through her whimsical interventions, French artist Estelle Chrétien draws attention to the natural landscape. Whether “sewing” up a fissure in a lawn or placing a property tag on a rolling hill, Chrétien uses this land art to make viewers think about how we use nature and what function it has in our lives.

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