My Modern Met - October 19 Daily Digest

--------------------------------------------------------------- ​ ​[Dad With Dementia Tells His Daughter What She Means to Him Even Though He Doesn’t Fully Remember Her](​ [Dad With Dementia Tells His Daughter What She Means to Him Even Though He Doesn’t Fully Remember Her]  View this post on Instagram  A post shared by Bailey (@llcoolbay) Dementia is a difficult road for those who have to face it. Loved ones who care for a person or parent with the condition face many tricky challenges along the way too, and often find themselves in for a bumpy emotional ride. […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Students Honor 72-Year-Old Teacher Retiring After 50 Years With Applause Throughout the Hallways](​ [Students Honor 72-Year-Old Teacher Retiring After 50 Years With Applause Throughout the Hallways]  View this post on Instagram  A post shared by Sheridan Steelman, Ph.D. (@dr.steelman.reads) Many people have an inspiring teacher who changed their life. They may have pursued their students to try something new or helped them gain confidence—all stories are different, but we all have so much to praise educators for. A retiring […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Target Is Celebrating Black Friday in October With Incredible Weekly Deals](​ [Target Is Celebrating Black Friday in October With Incredible Weekly Deals] By now, we all know that Black Friday is the date to mark on your calendar when looking for good deals. But this year, Target is starting the holiday shopping season early by running weeklong Black Friday Deals from now until Thanksgiving weekend. Savvy shoppers will find incredible prices of up to 50% off or […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Bakery Sculpts 6-Foot “Pan Solo” Bread Sculpture Inspired by Han Solo in ‘Star Wars’](=)​ [Bakery Sculpts 6-Foot “Pan Solo” Bread Sculpture Inspired by Han Solo in ‘Star Wars’] Benicia, California-based One House Bakery has a way with dough. The mother-daughter duo who own the bakery, Hannalee Pervan and Catherine Pervan, have recently revealed a monumental bread sculpture inspired by an iconic movie scene. Their creation is called Pan Solo, and it's a 6-foot-tall recreation of Han Solo frozen in carbonite as seen in the 1980 […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[The Colorful Architecture of El Alto, Bolivia’s Fastest Growing City](=)​ [The Colorful Architecture of El Alto, Bolivia’s Fastest Growing City] The streets of Bolivia's second-largest city, El Alto, are dotted with unique architecture that was born from local Indigenous culture. Italian photographer Yuri Segalerba traveled to El Alto, located high on the Andean plateau, to see this Neo-Andean architecture. The style, created by local bricklayer turned star architect Freddy Mamani Silvestre, has completely transformed the […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Archeologists Discover Rare Roman Mosaic With Trojan War Motif in Syria](=)​ [Archeologists Discover Rare Roman Mosaic With Trojan War Motif in Syria] Embed from Getty Images The last decade has been a precarious one in Syria. As the human toll of conflict amassed, the countless examples of precious ancient artwork in the region were also endangered by conflict and the iconoclastic beliefs of the Islamic State. With the reclaiming of certain territory by the Syrian state, new […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Woman Attends Hundreds of Funerals of People Who Have No One to Mourn Them]()​ [Woman Attends Hundreds of Funerals of People Who Have No One to Mourn Them] To some, death is a morbid affair. To others, it remains a mysterious concept, and offers a chance to serve others. Despite how we feel about it, a question that haunts many of us is, who will be there when it's our time to go? One compassionate woman has taken it upon herself to witness […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Nigerian Man Survives Three Days Underwater After Boat Capsizes]()​ [Nigerian Man Survives Three Days Underwater After Boat Capsizes] In 2013, Harrison Okene‘s life changed forever. Then 29 years old, the Nigerian was working as a cook on the Jascon-4 tugboat when it capsized after being hit by a large wave. The boat then sank 100 feet to the bottom of the sea, killing all crew members except for Okene. The story of how […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Artist Turns Meme-tastic Internet Cats Into Equally as Funny Sculptures](​ [Artist Turns Meme-tastic Internet Cats Into Equally as Funny Sculptures] Internet cats are a never-ending source of amusement. And for some creatively minded folks, they are actually muses, too. Japanese artist Meetissai creates work inspired by funny felines and other meme-ified animals who rule our social media feeds. Meetissai transforms iconic photos into small sculptures using epoxy putty. But you don't need to be chronically […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Incredible Winning Images from the 2022 Siena International Photo Awards]()​ [Incredible Winning Images from the 2022 Siena International Photo Awards] Greek photographer Konstantinos Tsakalidis‘ haunting look at the devastation of wildfires was named Photo of the Year in the 2022 Siena International Photo Awards. The shot captures the desperation of Kritsiopi Panayiota, an 81-year-old woman, as the flames are approaching her home during the serious forest fires that hit the country in summer 2021 and caused […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Photographer Captures Perfectly Timed Image of SpaceX Rocket Traveling in Front of the Full Moon]()​ [Photographer Captures Perfectly Timed Image of SpaceX Rocket Traveling in Front of the Full Moon] Growing up in southwest Florida, Nicholas D'Alessandro was always aware of the Space Program. But it wasn't until 2019, after selling the family business, that he had the time to invest in his passion for space photography. D'Alessandro even moved to Florida's Space Coast to be closer to the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Mattel Introduces Tina Turner Barbie Doll To Celebrate 40th Anniversary of “What’s Love Got To Do With It”]()​ [Mattel Introduces Tina Turner Barbie Doll To Celebrate 40th Anniversary of “What’s Love Got To Do With It”] Over the years, Mattel has paid tribute to many amazing women with their own limited edition Barbie dolls, from Madam C.J. Walker, the first American self-made millionaire woman, to poet and activist Maya Angelou. And just months after releasing a miniature Queen Elizabeth II, they are celebrating a different kind of royal—the Queen of Rock […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Get a First Look at ‘The Little Mermaid’ Poster Featuring Halle Bailey as Ariel]()​ [Get a First Look at ‘The Little Mermaid’ Poster Featuring Halle Bailey as Ariel] Words can’t describe how immensely honored I feel to play the mermaid of my dreams, Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Come under the sea with me, in theaters May 26, 2023 🧜🏽‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/EEkxvLpt7q — Halle (@HalleBailey) October 13, 2022 Disney made a big splash this year when it released a trailer for the live-action […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Clock and Glasses Repairman Upcycles Spare Parts Into Incredible Animal Sculptures](​ [Clock and Glasses Repairman Upcycles Spare Parts Into Incredible Animal Sculptures] By day, Hisashi Ito is the proprietor of a clock and glasses store in Japan called Megane Tokei Ito. During his free time, however, he utilizes his knowledge of repairing devices to upcycle unused materials into fantastical animal sculptures. These unique works of art combine spare pieces of metal and plastic into the forms of […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Pebbles the World’s Oldest Dog Has Passed Away at 22 Years Old]()​ [Pebbles the World’s Oldest Dog Has Passed Away at 22 Years Old]  View this post on Instagram  A post shared by REMEMBERING PEBBLES (@pebbles_since_2000) We all want our dogs to live as long as possible; unfortunately, death is inevitable. Pebbles, the beloved Toy Fox Terrier and record holder for World's Oldest Dog, has died, just five months shy of her 23rd birthday. Pebbles passed away […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Wax Worms Can Break Down Plastic With Their Saliva]()​ [Wax Worms Can Break Down Plastic With Their Saliva] A scientist was tending to her amateur beehives one day when she noticed something strange. She had removed a bunch of wax worms—larvae that live in beehives and feast upon the wax combs—and placed them in a plastic trash bag. Strangely, the bag was now full of holes. “We found it wasn’t only chewing,” Dr. Federica Bertocchini […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Iridescent Circular Artwork Perfectly Captures the Energy and Rhythm of Modern Cities](=)​ [Iridescent Circular Artwork Perfectly Captures the Energy and Rhythm of Modern Cities] Skyscrapers, clean lines, and planes of glass are just some of the things that come to mind when imagining a city. French artist Thomas Canto merges all of these traits into his latest artwork to convey the energy and rhythm of modern metropolises. Titled Intersections, this opalescent piece depicts an abstract representation of urban spaces as […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[16 Platforms for Artists to Sell Their Creative Work Online in 2022](=)​ [16 Platforms for Artists to Sell Their Creative Work Online in 2022] With every passing year, more and more art is being sold online as opposed to in standard settings. Even galleries themselves, traditionally a haven of in-person sales, are seeing more and more online business. In fact, some young galleries report that more than half their sales come online, meaning they've never met most of their […] [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]( | 26074 Lugo Dr, Loma Linda, CA 92354