Modern Art
January 19, 2021

What Is Dada? Learn About the 20th-Century Art Movement

Art has been around since the dawn of time, but it's undergone many changes. Different art movements have emerged over millennia, and with them they brought inspirational artists we celebrate years later. A fairly recent style was Dadaism. Dada was a 20th-century avant-garde art movement (often referred to as an “anti-art” movement) born out of the tumultuous societal landscape and turmoil of WWI.

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Paper Art
January 19, 2021

Artist Spends 3 Months Planning and Folding Origami Samurai From a Single Sheet of Paper

Artist Juho Könkkölä creates paper figures with the art of origami. His creations don’t use any cutting—just folding—but still result in amazingly detailed creations. Könkkölä’s newest piece, and perhaps his most striking, is of a samurai. The warrior is seen brandishing a sword in hand, and the artist was even able to depict the essence of the traditional armor including the pointed kabuto (helmet) and the scaly haidate (thigh armor).

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Travel
January 18, 2021

6 European Cities From Medieval Times That Are So Well-Preserved You Can Still Visit Them Today

Medieval times—most often called the Middle Ages—refers to a period of about 1000 years between the fall of the Roman Empire and the onset of the Renaissance in Europe. The end of the iconic medieval era itself occurred over 500 years ago. For that reason, it’s even more impressive that tokens of that historic time have survived to the modern-day.

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News
January 18, 2021

Elon Musk Donates $5 Million To Khan Academy To Support Their Science Coursework

For years, Khan Academy has been at the forefront of online education—offering free quality instruction for students K-12 and beyond. Students and teachers are able to choose between a variety of courses in science, math, history, and other subjects. Whether you'd want to practice your geometry facts for a high school math class or cover a unit that had to be dropped from AP U.S.

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My Modern Met

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