My Modern Met - June 1 Daily Digest

--------------------------------------------------------------- ​ ​[Artist Creates Custom Caskets for the 19 Child Victims of the Uvalde Mass Shooting]()​ [Artist Creates Custom Caskets for the 19 Child Victims of the Uvalde Mass Shooting]  View this post on Instagram  A post shared by SoulShine Industries (@soulshine_industries) A custom casket maker is helping the victims of the Uvalde mass shooting be peacefully laid to rest. Trey Ganem is the owner of SoulShine Industries, a company specializing in caskets that are painted to reflect the deceased individual's interests and […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Margaret Atwood Releases ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ as an Unburnable Book To Fight Censorship](=)​ [Margaret Atwood Releases ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ as an Unburnable Book To Fight Censorship] There are many avid book readers that are drawn to dystopias, and such works take on new symbolic import during times of crisis. In recent years, Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel The Handmaid’s Tale resurged in popularity due to a TV adaptation on Hulu and rising fears about the fate of reproductive rights in the United […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Psychologist Shares How Art Therapy Exercise Helped Students Cope After Sandy Hook Shooting]()​ [Psychologist Shares How Art Therapy Exercise Helped Students Cope After Sandy Hook Shooting] The horrific school shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 young students and two of their teachers were killed, is now the second-deadliest elementary school shooting in the United States. It occurred nearly 10 years after the most-deadly school shooting in U.S. history—the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, in which […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Ukrainian Family’s Stolen Camera Is Found With Images of Russian Soldiers]()​ [Ukrainian Family’s Stolen Camera Is Found With Images of Russian Soldiers] Recently, Ukraine's 24th Mechanized Brigade made a remarkable discovery. Inside a destroyed Russian armored vehicle lay a Sony mirrorless camera. After looking at the memory card, it's clear that the camera was stolen from a Ukrainian family by Russian soldiers. As they hadn't bothered to delete the images of the original owners, there were hundreds […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Spectacular Photo Captures a Total Lunar Eclipse and Milky Way in One Otherworldly Scene](=)​ [Spectacular Photo Captures a Total Lunar Eclipse and Milky Way in One Otherworldly Scene] The total lunar eclipse on May 15, 2022, was a spectacular sight with many photographers capturing amazing astrophotography shots. Adding to this collection of gorgeous images is a unique photograph by Dane Smith. In one image, he captures the Milky Way and the lunar eclipse as they stand high above the mountains in Spruce Knob, West […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Artist Manages His ADHD With Amazing Leaf Cutout Art](=)​ [Artist Manages His ADHD With Amazing Leaf Cutout Art] Fallen leaves become the material for intricate carvings in the art of Lito. The self-taught Japanese artist picked up this art form in 2020 as a way to help manage his ADHD. He found that the act of transforming delicate fallen leaves into unexpected designs helped hone his concentration. With patience and steady hands, Lito […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Multimedia Artist Creates Delightful “Singing” Birds From Analog Circuits]()​ [Multimedia Artist Creates Delightful “Singing” Birds From Analog Circuits] Multimedia artist Kelly Heaton practices what she calls “creative electrical engineering” to make life-like circuits. Passionate about art and science since childhood, Heaton uses analog electronic hardware to produce printed bird circuits. These technological sculptures actually “chirp” and “sing” just like our avian friends, but with sounds entirely produced in an analog fashion. Akin to […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Man Spends Nearly $16K on Lifelike Dog Costume to Fulfill Dream of Becoming an Animal](​ [Man Spends Nearly $16K on Lifelike Dog Costume to Fulfill Dream of Becoming an Animal] 着ぐるみをオーダーしてました！　おかげさまで動物になってみたいという夢を叶えることができました！ pic.twitter.com/zJIX8VcWfm — トコ (@toco_eevee) April 11, 2022 You might be a dog lover, but have you ever adored a breed so much that you want to be it? A man named Toko does, and his dream became a reality thanks to the magic of costuming. Based in Japan, Toko spent 2 million yen—nearly […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[84-Year-Old Woman Graduates College With a Diploma 67 Years in the Making](​ [84-Year-Old Woman Graduates College With a Diploma 67 Years in the Making] Graduations are accomplishments worth celebrating, whether they've taken four years, or eight, or even more to get to. Being handed that diploma is always an exciting moment, but imagine how much more exciting it would be if you had being dreaming of it for 67 years. Betty Sandison began studying at the University of Minnesota […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Florida High Schooler Couldn’t Talk About Being Gay in Graduation Speech, So He Talked About His “Curly Hair”](=)​ [Florida High Schooler Couldn’t Talk About Being Gay in Graduation Speech, So He Talked About His “Curly Hair”] Senior class president Zander Moricz was given explicit instructions as he planned his graduation address to the student body. If he was going to criticize Florida’s new “Don’t Say Gay” law, the school administration would cut his mic mid-speech. Moricz, an openly gay student, had been involved in LGBTQ+ activism prior to the ceremony. He […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Adorable Baby Foxes Find a GoPro and Capture Footage of Themselves Playing]()​ [Adorable Baby Foxes Find a GoPro and Capture Footage of Themselves Playing] When nature photographer Victor Čech visited Turiec, Slovakia, he was planning to make a vlog of his time shooting in the area. Turiec is a beautiful region, rich in fauna and home to at least 300 species of birds and mammals, including foxes. Hoping to capture some footage of the locals, Čech placed his GoPro […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[NASA Shows Superior Quality of Webb Telescope with Comparison Image]()​ [NASA Shows Superior Quality of Webb Telescope with Comparison Image] As the countdown to the James Webb Space Telescope‘s first observations dwindles down, NASA is treating us to more good news. All of the telescope's mirrors have been aligned and its four imaging instruments are performing far better than expected. To prove that point, NASA has released a new image comparing the quality of a […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Watch as Billions of Fireflies Simultaneously Light Up a Nature Reserve in India](​ [Watch as Billions of Fireflies Simultaneously Light Up a Nature Reserve in India] Many people who grew up outside of urban centers have fond memories connected to fireflies. Seeing these magical insects light up backyards is a sign of summer and conjures up nostalgic childhood moments. But, have you ever seen billions of fireflies put on a light show so brilliant that they light up an entire forest […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Filmmaker Simulates the Brilliant Wonders of Space Using Glitter and Ink]()​ [Filmmaker Simulates the Brilliant Wonders of Space Using Glitter and Ink] Filmmaker Vadim Sherbakov bottles the beauty of outer space in his latest project entitled Velocity. The three-minute short macro film recreates galaxies and stars with an experimental combination of glitter, ink, alcohol, and soap, all shot in a wide horizontal frame. When seen in motion, this unexpected combination of materials comes to life in mesmerizing […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Watch a TV News Station Switch From Black-and-White to Color in Middle of Broadcast](=)​ [Watch a TV News Station Switch From Black-and-White to Color in Middle of Broadcast] It wasn't so long ago that black-and-white television was the norm. Not until the late 1970s did every American consumer household own a color TV. One reminder of this not-so-ancient history is a now-viral clip of an Iowa station's first-ever color broadcast. It shows the transition from black and white to color as the anchor […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Artist Sculpts Intricate Invertebrates Using a Centuries-Old Glass Technique]()​ [Artist Sculpts Intricate Invertebrates Using a Centuries-Old Glass Technique] Glass takes on undulating, delicate, and refined shapes in the hands of Nikita Drachuk. The Ukraine-based artist is the creative force behind the family-owned glassblowing studio Glass Symphony, which has been in business for three generations. Drachuk employs a technique called lampwork—in which the maker manipulates the glass with the use of a small torch—to […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Clever Land Art Installations Look to Nature for Larger-Than-Life Inspiration](=)​ [Clever Land Art Installations Look to Nature for Larger-Than-Life Inspiration] Through her whimsical interventions, French artist Estelle Chrétien draws attention to the natural landscape. Whether “sewing” up a fissure in a lawn or placing a property tag on a rolling hill, Chrétien uses this land art to make viewers think about how we use nature and what function it has in our lives. Chrétien's collaboration […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Artist Transforms Discarded Paintbrushes Into Exquisite Character Portraits]()​ [Artist Transforms Discarded Paintbrushes Into Exquisite Character Portraits] Old paintbrushes are given a renewed purpose in the art of Rebecca Szeto. The San Francisco-based artist transforms the used tools into model figurines inspired by history, contemporary society, and the untapped potential of discarded materials. Entitled Paintbrush Portraits, these miniature works of art reimagine the form of the brush into delicately handpainted women wearing […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[9 AI-Generated Artworks Create the ‘Mona Lisa’ That Is Only Revealed When Put Together](​ [9 AI-Generated Artworks Create the ‘Mona Lisa’ That Is Only Revealed When Put Together] Digital artist TDRAW specializes in artificial intelligence-generated art that explores fantastical worlds. One of his recently completed pieces depicts a cityscape from science fiction in nine different parts which, when put together, reveals another work of art: a silhouette resembling the portrait of the Mona Lisa. The project was created with an AI art generator […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​ [Update my email preferences]( Want to share this email with a friend? [Here's a signup link.]( [Unsubscribe from all emails]( 26074 Lugo Dr, Loma Linda, CA 92354