My Modern Met - August 25 Daily Digest

--------------------------------------------------------------- ​ ​ ​[Turkey’s Ancient Göbekli Tepe May Be Home to the World’s Oldest Solar Calendar](=)​ [Turkey’s Ancient Göbekli Tepe May Be Home to the World’s Oldest Solar Calendar] Scholars have long debated who was the first to begin tracking time. Was it Julius Caesar in 45 BCE. who created the Roman calendar and introduced the leap day? Or the ancient Maya in 250 CE, known for their complex clock systems and fascination with chronology? Recent research suggests the first creators of the calendar […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Who Were the First Female Taxi Drivers of Paris?]()​ [Who Were the First Female Taxi Drivers of Paris?] Paris is a city of many stories, Olympic and otherwise, including the legacy of some of the first female taxi drivers at the dawn of the 20th century. The taxi cab is a ubiquitous city sight even today. While women have always been a minority in the field of taxi drivers, they have participated since […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[50 Years Ago Marina Abramović’s Revolutionary ‘Rhythm 0’ Tested Human Nature]()​ [50 Years Ago Marina Abramović’s Revolutionary ‘Rhythm 0’ Tested Human Nature] In 1974, legendary performance artist Marina Abramović performed Rhythm 0, a daring 6-hour work inviting her audience to do anything to her unmoving body. Through her work, Abramović attempted to explore human nature when given complete freedom and themes of sexual violation. Before the performance, Abramović laid out 72 items on a table, ranging from […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Scientists Find Evidence That Rain First Fell on Earth 4 Billion Years Ago](​ [Scientists Find Evidence That Rain First Fell on Earth 4 Billion Years Ago] In elementary school, children learn about the water cycle. From evaporation to condensation into clouds to precipitation as rain, water cycles between land and sky. But when did this process begin? Earth itself is 4.5 billion years old, but freshwater was not immediately present. However, a new paper published in Nature Geoscience suggests Earth experienced […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[100-Year-Old House in Japanese Village Looks Like It’s Blowing a Bubble]()​ [100-Year-Old House in Japanese Village Looks Like It’s Blowing a Bubble] Have you ever seen a house blow a bubble? Deep in the Japanese countryside, visitors to Murono Village discover an ancient wooden house blowing a luminous bubble. Ephemeral Bubble, the brainchild of MAD Architects’ Ma Yansong, was created for the 2024 Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale (ETAT), one of the world’s largest international outdoor art festivals. The […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Family Hula Hoop Game Caught in Video Sparks Debate About “Male vs. Female Intelligence”]()​ [Family Hula Hoop Game Caught in Video Sparks Debate About “Male vs. Female Intelligence”] @thegonzalezfamilyy_ Proof that women are smarter than men #fyp #friends #gamenight #friendship #friendsreunion #gamenightideas #gamesathome @Christy Espinosa @Yenligxoxo @sweettreatsbycynthy @Dayansi Hernandez @Ashley Villazon @EBkinis ♬ original sound – Thegonzalezfamily In February 2024, the Gonzalez family threw a party to celebrate Valentine's Day. There were matching pink t-shirts, a wall filled with heart-shaped balloon, and games […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Female Afghan Medical Students Resettle in Scotland To Finish Their Studies After Taliban Education Ban](​ [Female Afghan Medical Students Resettle in Scotland To Finish Their Studies After Taliban Education Ban] When the Taliban took over Afghanistan, women and girls were stripped of many, if not most of their rights. Female students were barred from attending university, shattering the dreams of thousands. Now, 19 female Afghan students who had to give up medicine will be able to complete their studies in Scotland. The project was spearheaded […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Fashion Influencer Styles Outfits Inspired by Countries Around the World for His “High Fashion Olympics”](=)​ [Fashion Influencer Styles Outfits Inspired by Countries Around the World for His “High Fashion Olympics”] The Olympics but high fashion. (The first 14/25) pic.twitter.com/ONnVsDeGo2 — Wisdom Kaye (@modsiwW) August 17, 2024 With the Olympic Games over and the Paralympics less than a week away, people are still buzzing about the best athletes from around the world gathered in one place. Inspired by the international display of talent, Wisdom Kaye has […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Exceptional Winners of the 2024 Black and White Photo Awards](​ [Exceptional Winners of the 2024 Black and White Photo Awards] Now in its third year, the Black and White Photo Awards once again showcases exceptional imagery from around the globe. Nearly 5,000 black-and-white photographs were submitted to the highly regarded contest, with Haikun Liang winning the grand prize. His photo of revelers at a Spring Festival in China is a beautiful display of monochromatic photography. […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[20 of the Most Famous Sculptures You Need to Know](​ [20 of the Most Famous Sculptures You Need to Know] Working in three dimensions, sculptors throughout history have shaped marble, bronze, wood, and other materials into incredible forms. From our earliest times, sculpture has been an important way to understand culture and society, whether from portrait busts of great leaders or symbolic renderings of ethical principles. When you stop to consider famous sculptures throughout history, the […] [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