My Modern Met

August 20, 2025

Embroidery Artist Reimagines Classic Pin-Ups and Ads in Vibrant Thread Paintings

Some 18 years ago, Danielle Clough stumbled upon a vintage Playboy issue in an antique shop. At first, it felt subversive and mischievous to flip through its pages—it was, after all, considered to be for “adults only.” Except the more Clough read, the more she readjusted her underlying expectations.

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Music

August 20, 2025

Korean Singer Park Dahye Performs Spellbinding Cover of ‘Golden’ From ‘KPop Demon Hunters’

The movie KPop Demon Hunters has broken records on Netflix.

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Photo Contest

August 20, 2025

Incredible Finalists of the 2025 Ocean Photographer of the Year Contest

Oceanographic Magazine has sifted through thousands of entrants and narrowed down the finalists of its Ocean Photographer of the Year...

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Animals

August 20, 2025

Watch a Giant Pacific Octopus Grabs Camera From Diver and Film Details From Its Body up Close

Octopuses are known to have literally massive brains—the biggest brain-to-body ratio of any invertebrate—which makes them not only smart, but also curious and playful. The perfect example of this is a giant Pacific octopus that two divers encountered off the coast of Vancouver Island in Canada. Captivated by their shiny camera equipment, the inquisitive creature grabbed it from their hands and recorded itself from up close.

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Nature

August 20, 2025

Discover Why Antarctica’s ‘Blood Falls’ Runs Red

Antarctica is filled with incredible landscapes and natural beauty, but one area looks like a scene from a horror film—if...

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Animals

August 19, 2025

Sea Otters Adorably Hold Hands While Sleeping To Keep From Drifting Apart

Sea otters are arguably some of the most adorable creatures out there.

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Photography

August 19, 2025

Man Proposes To Storm Chaser Girlfriend in Front of a Giant Tornado

Getting engaged is a big deal, and many couples pull out all the stops to make that “Will you marry me?” moment one they’ll never forget. When Bryce from South Dakota decided to propose to his girlfriend Paige, he skipped the candlelit dinner and went for something that felt far more personal to their relationship.

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Art

August 19, 2025

Yayoi Kusama Retrospective Becomes Most Visited Exhibition in Australian History

Yayoi Kusama has a habit of setting records. In 2024, Kusama clocked $58.

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Street Art

August 19, 2025

Artist Creates Ephemeral Earth Murals Using Iceland’s Evocative Landscape as a Canvas

With his last piece of art, David Popa showed that switching off the outside noise and focusing on what matters...

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Books

August 19, 2025

Paint Miraculous Butterflies and Peculiar Bugs With This DIY Watercolor Book

As a medium, watercolor’s transparency is gorgeous but it can be difficult to master. It demands precision and intentionality when building layers. Even so, Spanish artist Nassybah Touriño loves watercolor—so much so, in fact, that she’s dedicated an entire book to it. Touriño’s Watercolor Cabinet of Curiosities offers a playful crash course in watercolor painting, all through the lens of vintage paraphernalia, peculiar insects, and other oddities.

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