My Modern Met - November 22 Daily Digest

--------------------------------------------------------------- ​ = ​ ​[Scientist Reunites With the Humpback Whale That Saved Her From a Shark]()​ [Scientist Reunites With the Humpback Whale That Saved Her From a Shark] We've heard about people being rescued by dogs and dolphins, but one lucky scientist was rescued by a hero that was much, much larger. Biologist Nan Hauser was filming off Rarotonga in the Cook Islands when she came across two large sea creatures, one of which was a humpback whale. It turned out that the […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[London’s Mile-Long Kingsway Exchange Tunnels to Receive $268M Renovation]()​ [London’s Mile-Long Kingsway Exchange Tunnels to Receive $268M Renovation] In the 1940s, a mile-long series of tunnels called the Kingsway Exchange Tunnels were constructed underneath Central London. Encompassing an area of 8,000 square miles and stretching 7.6 meters in diameter, these subterranean pathways were designed to protect Londoners during the WWII Blitz. Afterward, the Kingsway Exchange Tunnels continued to serve different secret purposes, including […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Phenomenal Fruit Carvings Turn Apples Into Artistic Scribbles and Pears Into Painterly Strokes]()​ [Phenomenal Fruit Carvings Turn Apples Into Artistic Scribbles and Pears Into Painterly Strokes]  View this post on Instagram  A post shared by 吉田ユニ　YUNI YOSHIDA (@yuni_yoshida) Fruit is given a complete makeover in Yuni Yoshida‘s whimsical arrangements. The Japanese art director uses her masterfully carving skills and whimsical ideas to transform apples, oranges, and bananas into surreal arrangements that look like they've been digitally altered. With some […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[15-Year-Old Amputee Receives First Bionic Arm and Can’t Hide Her Joy]()​ [15-Year-Old Amputee Receives First Bionic Arm and Can’t Hide Her Joy] We’re pretty sure Grace never stopped smiling through her Hero Arm delivery! She and her dad Ken traveled from the east coast to our Denver clinic, and Grace returned home with her Hero Arm after mastering control of it almost instantly! #heroarm #openbionics pic.twitter.com/TKcIEX2iWY — Open Bionics (@openbionics) November 13, 2023 A young amputee patient […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Ingeniously Designed Coat Hanger Folds in Half To Save Space in Your Closet]()​ [Ingeniously Designed Coat Hanger Folds in Half To Save Space in Your Closet] In a world of ever-shrinking living spaces, it's important to save room wherever you can. This also includes the closet. Sweden-born and Los Angeles-based designer Simone Giertz found herself struggling to store her clothes on a rack and still fit a chair in the limited square footage of her LA home. That prompted the inventor […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Pink Gives Out 2,000 Banned Books at Concerts in Florida](​ [Pink Gives Out 2,000 Banned Books at Concerts in Florida]  View this post on Instagram  A post shared by Happy Mag (@happymagtv) In the 2022 to 2023 school year, 3,362 individual book bans went into effect across 1,557 unique titles. This is an increase over last year's totals, and Florida is leading the book-banning charge. The banned titles include a children's book about […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Top 2023 Black Friday Sales Every Creative Will Want to Know About]()​ [Top 2023 Black Friday Sales Every Creative Will Want to Know About] Black Friday is right around the corner and many retailers have already begun to roll out the type of great deals you'd expect. If you're looking to get your holiday shopping off to a good start, it's a day you'll already have circled on the calendar. While Black Friday originated as an in-store retail experience, […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Save 25% on All Creative Classes During My Modern Met Academy’s Black Friday Sale]()​ [Save 25% on All Creative Classes During My Modern Met Academy’s Black Friday Sale] Time is ticking down to the holidays. If Black Friday is your official start to the shopping season, look no further. My Modern Met Academy is having a big sale on all of our online art classes. Our courses in drawing, painting, crafts, and photography are here for you to enroll in and learn from […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Restored Glass Negatives Capture Daily Life in 19th-Century New England](​ [Restored Glass Negatives Capture Daily Life in 19th-Century New England] In 2019, documentary photographer and photo preservationist Terri Cappucci learned about a large collection of glass plate negatives from a co-worker. The current owner of the collection was downsizing and wouldn't be able to keep them. Cappucci, who had been producing her own 19th-century photographs using the wet plate collodion process for many years, was […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Look Inside One of Japan’s “Slimmest” Apartments That is Barely Wider Than the Front Door](​ [Look Inside One of Japan’s “Slimmest” Apartments That is Barely Wider Than the Front Door] With surging rents in the biggest metro areas in the world, many people have started looking for alternatives. For some, that means flocking to smaller, more affordable cities. For others, it's all about shrinking down. Japan, home to Tokyo, the largest city in the world, is no stranger to tiny living. But how tiny does […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[36 Creative Gifts for the Photography Lover](=)​ [36 Creative Gifts for the Photography Lover] Whether you know an amateur or professional photographer, there's nothing more satisfying than giving a new gadget to make their lives easier or jazz up their gear. Luckily, there's no shortage of interesting and creative gifts for your favorite photography lover. Whether it's a colorful new camera strap or a handy light meter you can easily […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Iowa Teen Grows 7,000 Pounds of Vegetables To Donate Them to Families in Need](​ [Iowa Teen Grows 7,000 Pounds of Vegetables To Donate Them to Families in Need] Everyone deserves healthy meals; however, unfortunately, not everyone has access to fresh ingredients, especially those in underserved communities. A teenager named Lauren Schroeder realized this when she volunteered at a community food nonprofit at age 14. All vegetables and greens that were packed for families in need came in cans and boxes, rather than straight […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Watch How a Skilled Instrument Repairer Restores a Crushed Trombone and Makes It Look Like New]()​ [Watch How a Skilled Instrument Repairer Restores a Crushed Trombone and Makes It Look Like New]  Ver esta publicación en Instagram  Una publicación compartida por J. Landress Brass (@jlandressbrass) Brass instruments are priceless creative tools for the musicians who play them. But no matter how much care goes into them, sometimes accidents happen. Luckily, there are specialized shops dedicated to restoring these beautiful instruments, whatever their level of damage. […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Barbie Introduces Mariah Carey Doll To Celebrate the Holidays]()​ [Barbie Introduces Mariah Carey Doll To Celebrate the Holidays] Mariah Carey has become almost synonymous with Christmas ever since her hit “All I Want for Christmas is You” hit the airwaves. Now, Mattel has decided to ring in the holiday season by turning this pop icon into her own glamorous Barbie. The Mariah Carey Barbie Doll was crafted faithfully to capture her likeness, making […] [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