My Modern Met - March 26 Daily Digest

--------------------------------------------------------------- ​ ​ ​[Powerful Side-by-Side Portraits of Civil War Heroes and Their Descendants]()​ [Powerful Side-by-Side Portraits of Civil War Heroes and Their Descendants] Photographer Drew Gardner has spent the last two decades on his ongoing series, The Descendants. In it, Gardner photographs people whose ancestors made an impact on history. By posing and styling them in the manner of their descendant, Gardner creates a bridge between past and present. While the series began in Europe, Gardner started focusing […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Enormous Solar Farm Will Replace Former Coal Plant in Pennsylvania](​ [Enormous Solar Farm Will Replace Former Coal Plant in Pennsylvania] Energy is necessary for moving forward, for both society and individual communities. These days, a shift to clean energy and renewable resources is critical to averting the oncoming climate catastrophe. President Biden has poured money and time into promoting clean energy and related jobs, while startups have leapt at the opportunity to craft a profitable […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Howling Wolf Captured on Trail Cam Footage Is Proof of Wolves’ Return to California](=)​ [Howling Wolf Captured on Trail Cam Footage Is Proof of Wolves’ Return to California] Earlier this year, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) shared trail cam footage of a gray wolf letting out a remarkable howl. The video, uploaded on January 23, 2024, shows what appears to be a lone gray wolf howling at the moon and then cuts to it with the rest of its pack. […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Last Chance To Save 10% on These Online Art Classes](​ [Last Chance To Save 10% on These Online Art Classes] As the spring season starts to bloom, My Modern Met Academy is offering a special 10% discount on all of its creative online courses. And while the sale has almost come to an end, there is still a little under 48 hours to take advantage of this special offer. Whether you want to see how […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Win the Trip of a Lifetime and Travel to Antarctica With a Professional Photographer](=)​ [Win the Trip of a Lifetime and Travel to Antarctica With a Professional Photographer] Acclaimed photographer Ami Vitale is extending a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for one female photographer. Organized by the non-profit Vital Impacts, which Vitale founded, the contest is giving one lucky winner a chance to travel to Antarctica on a 22-day Polar Latitudes expedition. Locations visited on the trip will include the Falkland Islands/Malvinas, South Georgia, and Antarctica. […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Yurok Becomes First Tribe to Co-Manage Land With National Park Service]()​ [Yurok Becomes First Tribe to Co-Manage Land With National Park Service] Towering Redwood trees cover much of what is now northern California. Old growth groves can boast trees over 20 feet wide that have stood on that spot over 2,000 years. These ancient plants have always been critical to the culture and provision of Indigenous people local to the region, among them the prominent Yurok Tribe. […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Powerful Ad Challenges Assumptions About People With Down Syndrome](​ [Powerful Ad Challenges Assumptions About People With Down Syndrome]  Ver esta publicación en Instagram  Una publicación compartida por SMALL (@smalltheagency) According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, about 6,000 babies are born with Down syndrome in the U.S each year. Although the outlook for people with this condition has improved drastically over the last few decades, the assumptions around what […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Intimate Photos Reveal What Different Bedrooms Across America Look Like](​ [Intimate Photos Reveal What Different Bedrooms Across America Look Like] Photographer Barbara Peacock has spent the last seven years traveling across the United States to get a glimpse inside our most intimate space—the bedroom. By photographing people from all walks of life in a room where they are their most vulnerable, Peacock paints a picture of modern America. Her forthcoming book, American Bedroom, is the culmination […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Insightful Map Reveals Literal Translations of U.S. City and State Names]()​ [Insightful Map Reveals Literal Translations of U.S. City and State Names] Do you know why the place you live is named what it’s named? Some have straightforward origins, while others leave even those who have been there for decades scratching their heads. In an effort to unravel the meaning behind state and city names across the U.S., WordTips has created a map featuring the literal translations […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Jaw-Dropping Photo of Bobcat Leaping up To Snatch a Blue Heron Out of the Sky](=)​ [Jaw-Dropping Photo of Bobcat Leaping up To Snatch a Blue Heron Out of the Sky] A day out exploring nature in coastal Texas with his grandfather turned into a once-in-a-lifetime moment for Jacob Hall. The wildlife photographer was visiting Canada Ranch, which is located close to Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, when he spotted a blue heron in the sky. Hall quickly got out his camera to take a few pictures […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Here’s Why Medieval Medicine Was Not as Bad as We Think](​ [Here’s Why Medieval Medicine Was Not as Bad as We Think] Think of medieval doctors and you probably picture a man dressed in robes, perhaps with a plague mask. In the popular imagination, medicine of the Middle Ages is all leeches, bloodletting, and mystical charms and potions. But to a medieval mind, our modern surgery, pharmaceuticals, and blood tests might look just as divorced from scientific […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Nearly 88,000 Art Images From The Getty Are Now Free To Download and Use How You Like]()​ [Nearly 88,000 Art Images From The Getty Are Now Free To Download and Use How You Like] As home to one of the nation's most thorough art collections, The Getty has found an innovative way for it to reach more audiences. By launching their Open Content program back in 2013, they've made hundreds upon thousands of their cultural artifacts freely accessible online to anyone in the world. Throughout the years, this priceless […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Vast Archive of Rare Japanese Textbooks Now Online To Explore for Free]()​ [Vast Archive of Rare Japanese Textbooks Now Online To Explore for Free] What did your school textbooks look like? Chances are they were old, ripped, and written in. Their computer-printed images were certainly not fine art, especially with other students' layering doodles over the years. However, textbooks do not always have to be boring; they can be works of art. An online archive of historic Japanese textbooks […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Thrilling Drone Footage Weaves Through Shanghai’s Tallest Buildings](​ [Thrilling Drone Footage Weaves Through Shanghai’s Tallest Buildings] Shanghai is home to some of the tallest buildings in the world. As such, its sweeping skyline fascinates both travelers and architecture lovers. Josh Turner, a New England-based videographer, set out to capture the sweeping heights of Shanghai's skyscrapers during a trip to China. The result is a dizzying yet thrilling bird's-eye view that only […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[16-Million-Year-Old Skull of Extinct Species of Giant Dolphin Discovered in Peru](=)​ [16-Million-Year-Old Skull of Extinct Species of Giant Dolphin Discovered in Peru] About 16 million years ago, the Peruvian Amazon rainforest was covered by a massive lake known as Pebas, one of the most biodiverse ecosystems to ever exist on Earth. Among the species that called it home was the largest freshwater dolphin ever—a creature whose existence remained in the dark until 2018, when paleontologist Aldo Benites-Palomino […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Stunning Stained Glass Tableware Shines in a Myriad of Colors at the Dining Table]()​ [Stunning Stained Glass Tableware Shines in a Myriad of Colors at the Dining Table]  View this post on Instagram  A post shared by Мастерская Хризолит (@jewel.hrizolit) When we think of stained glass, it's most likely the big, colorful windows of cathedrals and palaces that come to mind. But a company called Chrysolite Workshop proves this decorative technique can also be applied to much smaller and ordinary objects, […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​ Thanks for subscribing to newsletters from [My Modern Met.]( To make sure our emails don’t get lost, [add us to your address book.]() UPDATE YOUR PREFERENCES: - Daily Newsletter: Whenever there is something new - Weekly Roundup: Weekly updates packaged into one convenient newsletter - Click here to change your [current preferences.]( [Unsubscribe]( | 121 Evergreen Way, Lake Forest, CA 92630