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December 2, 2019

Heroic Dog Helps Save Koalas From Devastating Australian Bushfires

Australia has suffered a devastating early bushfire season with fires spreading across several states. And while the impact on human life has been overwhelming, for koalas, it’s truly tragic. The bushfires have now wiped out 80% of their natural habitat, killing over 1,000 of the already vulnerable species. In fact, their numbers have dropped so low, that they were recently declared functionally extinct.

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Art
November 28, 2019

Artist Quits Day Job to Draw the Majestic Beauty of Ocean Waves Full-Time

At first glance, the oceanic artwork of Brisbane-based artist Bethany Moffat might look like photographs, but it’s actually a series of hyperrealistic colored pencil drawings. Impressively, Moffat spends several weeks on each piece, sketching the silk-like ocean surface, one pencil stroke at a time. Moffat quit her day job to pursue drawing full-time 6 months ago, and she’s been “making waves” ever since.

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Uncategorized
November 28, 2019

Artist Quits Day Job to Draw the Majestic Beauty of Ocean Waves Full-Time

At first glance, the oceanic artwork of Brisbane-based artist Bethany Moffat might look like photographs, but it’s actually a series of hyperrealistic colored pencil drawings. Impressively, Moffat spends several weeks on each piece, sketching the silk-like ocean surface, one pencil stroke at a time. Moffat quit her day job to pursue drawing full-time 6 months ago, and she’s been “making waves” ever since.

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History
November 25, 2019

Floriography: Exploring the Victorian Meaning of Flowers

Today, if we want to supplement our text and social media with a more visual element, we search for the right emoji; but in the 19th century, Victorians would’ve used flowers. In fact, due to the severe restrictions of Victorian society, an entire language in flowers was developed so that senders could express feelings and emotions through colorful coded messages. Consequently, Victorians carried floral dictionaries to decipher received bouquets and to compose their replies.

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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.