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Austin’sEl Arroyorestaurant has been making good use of its marquee sign for over 25 years. Since the early 1980s, the Tex-Mex restaurant has been putting up a fun, witty phrase each day. The original owner started using the sign this way, and the tradition is still going strong. So where do the sayings come from? Some of El Arroyo’s most popular signs are based on current events. In fact, during the pandemic, theirquarantine-themed signscontinued even while the restaurant was closed....

Photo: nadik29/Depositphotos The Hawaiian island of Maui is dealing with one of the biggest disasters in its history. As of August 14, the deadly wildfires continue to ravage the island. According toCNN, the death toll has risen to 99, with hundreds of people still unaccounted for. Photo: nadik29/Depositphotos In Lahaina, one of the most affected areas, the status of a natural landmark has raised concerns. Will the beloved banyan tree survive the fires?...

To get some advice on what newbies should know about getting started, we turned to embroidery artistFloor Giebels. Giebels teaches My Modern Met Academy’s online classIntermediate Embroidery: Getting Creative with Printed Fabrics. Here are 6 expert tips on how to get started with embroidery. It’s also nice to admire your finished work, which can be done much sooner with smaller pieces! Feel free to experiment Remember that you might always remove threads in your embroidery work....

The sweet black bear curls up for a nap in a bald eagle’s nest. (Photo:Cayley Elsik, JBER Environmental Conservation/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Bears are famously big nappers. The sweet black bear curls up for a nap in a bald eagle’s nest. (Photo:Cayley Elsik, JBER Environmental Conservation/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Like cats, they can sometimes find unusual locations to rest. Recently, researchers with the U.S. The photos are a precious insight into a big predator....

On top of complex formulas, the abstract concepts that make it up are sometimes simply hard to grasp. For example, in one video, the cheerful professor explains the physics of pressure. Erukhimova’s unique teaching method comes from her hope to get students interested through demonstrative classes. Photo: Screenshot fromYouTube You get this wow factor' and then it’s easier to find resonance, she toldUpworthy. I like what I teach, and I attempt to share my excitement with them....

Photo: Screenshot fromInstagram For parents, there are few things as endearing as their kids' dance recitals. Union posted a sweetInstagram reelchronicling her daughter’s dance recital. She captioned the video, Every Black girl deserves her flowers, and little Kaavia certainly does. Photo: Screenshot fromInstagram Then, theBring it Onstar presents different moments from the dance recital. Little Kaavia cheerfully dances alongside her classmates with confidence and a smile on her face. Like any star, the girl goes through different outfits, including a cute mouse costume....

This event has also left thousands of residents displaced, so immediate help is needed. Shelters have been set up byHawaii Red Crossfor those who lost their homes in the wreckage. Tragedy that hits one of us is felt by all of us. 150-year-old banyan tree in Lahaina, Maui. It was believed to be the largest such tree in the United States before being destroyed by the Maui wildfire. (Photo:Wikimedia Commons,CC BY-SA 3....

He immediately knew that he had to do something. His mother, Sheila, was bedridden and had no way to leave the apartment. Jermaine first tried the front door but was blocked by police. They said the elevators are not working. I said, No problem. I’ll take the steps. I just want to check that my mothermy mother is sick, she’s bedridden. So I need to get up there, Jermainetolda local news outlet....

The She-Wolf of Siena mosaic. That’s clearly what the medieval artists and architects who built the 13th-century masterpiece, the Duomo Di Siena. Known in English as Siena Cathedral, the incredibleGothic masterpieceis richly decorated down to the dirt. “The She-Wolf of Siena” mosaic. (Photo: Tango7174 viaWikimedia Commons,CC BY-SA 4.0) The cathedral is a cross plan, with vaulted ceilings and a large decorated dome. A tall bell tower rises attached to the main cathedral....

Da Vinci’s Codex Leicester, complete with sketches and writings. (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. Da Vinci’s Codex Leicester, complete with sketches and writings. (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. Please readour disclosurefor more info. like readour disclosurefor more info....

Photo: Screenshot fromYouTube New York City is a place brimming with talent. So, a good singing voice may be hiding just about anywhere. Musician Reginald Guillaume (akaGuitaro5000) knows this all too well. Photo: Screenshot fromYouTube The meeting happened when Guillaume was on the streets of NYC, looking for the next person to sing. Guillaume tells him, Once a singer, always a singer. Fortunately, Smith hasn’t shied away from showing off his talents....

Robert W. Weir’s 1844 painting imagines prominent Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower. The further back one goes, the direct ancestors increase exponentially. British mathematician Rob Eastaway explained toBBCwhy the 35 million estimates might be a bit too high. Robert W. Weir’s 1844 painting imagines prominent Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower. (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain) In short, Mayflower descendants likely married other descendants most of the time. This is calledpedigree collapse. My father-in-law discovered that their family is descended from Richard Warren, Eastaway explains....

For nearly 20 years, Slovakian artistTomas Libertinyhas been working with bees to produce collaborative sculptures. Except here, in a reversal ofmemento mori, the skull isn’t a symbol of what once was. Instead, the beeswax skulls demonstrate what can be reborn through the efforts of nature. The whole tray appears more as a trophy as well as an icon. The trajectory is reversed. The skull becomes covered in flesh with the help of nature....