My Modern Met - February 10 Daily Digest

--------------------------------------------------------------- ​ = ​ ​[Study Finds That Dancing Helps With Weight Loss and Also Improves Physical and Mental Health](​ [Study Finds That Dancing Helps With Weight Loss and Also Improves Physical and Mental Health] Staying healthy is important, no matter your size, weight, or age. There are lots of important factors: drinking enough water, wearing sunscreen, and eating green veggies are all part of the equation. Exercise is important for everyone as well. For people who are overweight and obese and seeking to lose weight, a new paper suggests […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[15 Art Installations Inspired by the Desert Pop Up in Saudi Arabia]()​ [15 Art Installations Inspired by the Desert Pop Up in Saudi Arabia] For the third time, the Saudi desert is being transformed into an open-air art gallery thanks to Desert X AlUla. Opening on February 9, the international art festival is expanding to three locations for the first time. This gives visitors even more opportunities to view 15 commissioned artworks created by the 17 participating artists. From […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Music Teacher Who Won a Grammy Says the Award Belongs to Her Students](​ [Music Teacher Who Won a Grammy Says the Award Belongs to Her Students] The Grammys celebrate the best in music; but, behind every songwriter, performer, and producer that makes it to that stage are music teachers and educators who inspired their craft and showed them the ropes, sometimes from a very young age. That's why the Grammy Awards also hands out a Music Educator Award, which recognizes those […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Watch This Adorable Cat Say “Buongiorno” to a Woman in Italy](=)​ [Watch This Adorable Cat Say “Buongiorno” to a Woman in Italy] @francescandloves Il BUONgiorno di Paulo #pets #catsoftiktok #gattocheparla #paulosuperstar ♬ suono originale – MyPets In many places, especially in small towns, it is common for people to greet everyone they come across, even those they don't know. For one woman in Italy, this included saying hello to a cat in the street. But much to […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Stunning Macro Photos Pay Homage to the Frozen Beauty of Winter]()​ [Stunning Macro Photos Pay Homage to the Frozen Beauty of Winter] Photographer Jan Erik Waider is primarily known for his sweeping landscape photography that focuses on the wintry environments in Iceland and Greenland. But his series The Frozen Colors of Winter is an intimate look at the small details that are characteristic of the winter season. Taken closer to home in Germany, this icy macro look at […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Add Creative Gifts to Your Romantic Plans for the Love of Your Life](​ [Add Creative Gifts to Your Romantic Plans for the Love of Your Life] Every day is a perfect day to add a little more romance to your life. Even though Valentine's Day is right around the corner, don't let it be the only day you show your affection for the one you love. Keep the romance in the air all year long. Luckily, My Modern Met Store has […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Newly Discovered Super-Earth Is Perfectly Placed To Have Water on Its Surface](=)​ [Newly Discovered Super-Earth Is Perfectly Placed To Have Water on Its Surface] NASA has revealed a newly discovered exoplanet located 137 light-years away, relatively close to Earth by space standards. Located in the habitable zone relative to its parent star, this super-Earth is one and a half times as wide as our own planet. The discovery is exciting because its location in relation to its star could […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Poetically Eye-Opening Look at What Winter Looks Like at Yellowstone National Park](​ [Poetically Eye-Opening Look at What Winter Looks Like at Yellowstone National Park] During the winter, Yellowstone National Park sees its sweeping greenery turn into a snowy landscape. Filmmaker Drew Simms traveled to the area, considered to be the first national park in the U.S., to document its oneiric beauty. As the home to the largest public herd of American bison in the United States, Simms focused his […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Charming Photo of Polar Bear Napping on an Iceberg Wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award]()​ [Charming Photo of Polar Bear Napping on an Iceberg Wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award] A polar bear curled up on an iceberg for a nap has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award. This image, taken by amateur photographer Nima Sarikhani, beat out 24 other images that were in the running. Over 75,000 votes were cast by wildlife photography fans—a record number. It took three days […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Videographer Shares Nerve-Wracking Footage of His Drone Crashing Into an Icelandic Volcano](​ [Videographer Shares Nerve-Wracking Footage of His Drone Crashing Into an Icelandic Volcano] Drones allow videographers to get some daring shots, especially in hostile natural environments. However, as close as they can get us to action, there are always risks. Just ask filmmaker Danny Mcgee. During a trip to Iceland, he decided to get close-up shots of the volcanos in the area. Down to his last SD card […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Designer Reimagines New York’s Flatiron Building as a Luxury Speaker](​ [Designer Reimagines New York’s Flatiron Building as a Luxury Speaker] Japanese designer Takahiro Miyashita has created a luxury speaker that is an homage to an iconic piece of architecture and Brutalist design. Crafted from high-performance polycarbonate resin, the sculptural speaker looks like a block of concrete being chiseled away to reveal the Flatiron Building. Rich in detail, The Soloist Sounds will surely be a conversation […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Spot the Self-Portrait II: How Many Famous Artists Can You Identify? [Quiz]](=)​ [Spot the Self-Portrait II: How Many Famous Artists Can You Identify? [Quiz]] We're back with another art history quiz, and this one's quite a challenge. We first introduced our Spot the Self-Portrait quiz in April 2023, and we must admit, for anyone with a decent knowledge of art history, it was probably a breeze. So, for the sequel, we dug a bit deeper and found 20 more […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[This Free Technology Helps Artists Protect Their Work From Being Used To Train AI](=)​ [This Free Technology Helps Artists Protect Their Work From Being Used To Train AI] With the rise of AI, there's been an increasing need for artists to protect their work from the datasets used to train the technology. And with the leak of a list of 16,000 artists used to train Midjourney, there's been an outcry by artists for ways to safeguard their art. Until recently, the most popular […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Larger-Than-Life Floral Watercolor Paintings Capture the Colorful Beauty of Nature](=)​ [Larger-Than-Life Floral Watercolor Paintings Capture the Colorful Beauty of Nature] Artist Janet Pulcho is best known for her larger-than-life watercolor paintings of flowers and plants. With over 266,000 followers on Instagram, it isn't difficult to figure out why so many people love her work. Her dedication to detail is awe-inspiring, with every petal, leaf, and stem carefully rendered in paint to closely resemble the plant's […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Photographer Uses 150-Year-Old Photo Technique To Create Painterly Vintage-Looking Portraits]()​ [Photographer Uses 150-Year-Old Photo Technique To Create Painterly Vintage-Looking Portraits] Fine art photographer Barbara Cole is known for her artistic underwater photography. But when the temperatures in her native Canada dip low enough that her pool is unusable for this type of photoshoot, she needs to pivot. This is where her series Shadow Dancing was born. This ongoing series of wet collodion photographs marries Cole's modern […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Artist Repurposes Persian Carpets as a Canvas for Evocative Portraits of Women]()​ [Artist Repurposes Persian Carpets as a Canvas for Evocative Portraits of Women] French artist Mateo Humano uses a unique canvas for his haunting portraits of women. Inspired by the traditions of ancient cultures and influenced by his background as a street artist, Humano places his evocative portraits on Persian carpets. In doing so, he allows the traditional patterns to become part of the features of the women. […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Photographer Endures Icy Temperatures to Photograph Beautiful Arctic Animals](​ [Photographer Endures Icy Temperatures to Photograph Beautiful Arctic Animals] Photographer Konsta Punkka was just a teenager when he transformed his passion into a full-time career. Inspired by the stunning wildlife surrounding him in Finland, he's even befriended families of foxes. While his work often takes him further afield, the attraction of northern Europe and its animals remains. This shines through in his images of […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Artists Merge Thread Painting With the Japanese Art of Kintsugi on Vintage Plates]()​ [Artists Merge Thread Painting With the Japanese Art of Kintsugi on Vintage Plates] When artists with two different styles come together, magic can happen. That is certainly the case with the collaboration between embroidery artist Katerina Marchenko and mixed-media artist Artashes Sardarian. They've merged Marchenko's embroidery on tulle with Sardarian's kintsugi to great effect. The pair worked together using vintage plates, tulle, embroidery thread, and gold. The results […] [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