Street Art
July 8, 2025

Man Spends Over a Decade Beautifying His Brooklyn Neighborhood With Street Art [Interview]

Born and bred in Bushwick, Joe Ficalora has transformed the face of his neighborhood, transforming it into an open-air art museum with a project he calls the Bushwick Collective. But Ficalora is not your typical art curator. In fact, one could say he's an accidental art curator who, in the best way, used his personal pain to reshape his environment.

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Art
July 8, 2025

Artist Recreates Iconic Artworks With LEGO Pieces That Mimic Digital Pixels

Since their introduction in 1949, LEGO bricks have been used in countless imaginative ways, far beyond their original purpose. Mexican artist Gerardo Pontiérr is one person who takes these colorful plastic pieces and turns them into something extraordinary. He recreates famous paintings and portraits as 3D, pixel-like artworks made from thousands of LEGO pieces.

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Science
July 7, 2025

The World’s Largest Flaming Gas Crater Is Showing Signs of Dying Out

Nearly 55 years after first being unintentionally set on fire, the Darvaza gas crater is finally showing signs of dying down. Located in the heart of the Karakum desert in Turkmenistan, this crater is also known as the “Door to Hell” or “Gates of Hell” because of the fires that have been taking place within it since 1971. How this fiery crater came to be is an interesting piece of little-known history.

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Inspiring
July 7, 2025

Family Doctor With Cancer Receives Support From Baltimore Residents He Spent Decades Helping

For the past 40 years, Dr. Michael Zollicoffer—affectionately known as Dr. Z by his patients—has dedicated his life to caring for residents in Baltimore’s most underserved neighborhoods. Whether or not they could afford to pay, he never turned anyone away, driven by a simple passion for helping others. Unfortunately, the 66-year-old family physician recently became a patient himself after being diagnosed with two types of cancer—renal and rectal.

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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.