Students Honor 72-Year-Old Teacher Retiring After 50 Years With Applause Throughout the Hallways

A retiring teacher from Michigan got a massive thank you in the form of a moving school-wide send-off. This moving tribute was captured on video by Steelman’s daughter, who shared it onTikTok. The video didn’t take long to go viral, quickly earning 6.6 million views and 1.3 million likes. Photo: Screenshot from TikTok As for Dr. Steelman, she said she could have gone a lot longer. No, but it’s time....

October 19, 2022 · 1 min · 105 words · Bradley Johnson

Target Is Celebrating Black Friday in October With Incredible Weekly Deals

This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. yo readour disclosurefor more info. This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. Please readour disclosurefor more info. But check that you check carefully, as some deals are available exclusively online. Target’s Deal of the Day is another great way to save....

October 19, 2022 · 1 min · 155 words · Katrina Davis

The Colorful Architecture of El Alto, Bolivia’s Fastest Growing City

Italian photographerYuri Segalerbatraveled to El Alto, located high on the Andean plateau, to see thisNeo-Andean architecture. However, an economic explosion has greatly benefited the city and its residents. Today, it is one of Bolivia’s fastest-growing urban centers. The city’s Neo-Andrean architecture reflects this. Mamani Silvestre takes influence from Indigenous textiles and proudly displays this heritage on a large scale. Segalerba’s photographs of these cholets and dance halls are particularly interesting for their context....

October 19, 2022 · 1 min · 144 words · Eric Douglas

17 Quick and Easy Last-Minute Halloween Costumes

This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. hey readour disclosurefor more info. This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. Please readour disclosurefor more info. With Halloween fast approaching, there’s not much time to get a costume together. Some of the easiest costumes may just require a few items of clothing, like Wednesday fromThe Addams Family....

October 18, 2022 · 1 min · 184 words · Mary Weber

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. With the reclaiming of certain territory by the Syrian state, new discoveries are at last emerging once again. The building itself was donated to the Syrian government by Lebanese and Syrian businessmen associated with Lebanon’sNabu Museum. Apart from sheer size, the subject matter of the mosaic is unique. It features a very rare portrayal of Amazons, thefierce female warriorswho appear in Greek and Roman myths....

October 18, 2022 · 2 min · 222 words · Matthew Bowman

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 artistMeetissaicreates 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 online to enjoy their work. Scroll down to see some of Meetissais funniest internet cat meme sculptures....

October 18, 2022 · 1 min · 95 words · Zachary Hughes

Incredible Winning Images from the 2022 Siena International Photo Awards

Woman from Evia by Konstantinos Tsakalidis. Photo of the Year.Kritsiopi Panayiota, 81 years old, reacts as a wildfire approaches her house. Thousands of residents and tourists were evacuated by boat. “Woman from Evia” by Konstantinos Tsakalidis. Photo of the Year.Kritsiopi Panayiota, 81 years old, reacts as a wildfire approaches her house. Amid the hottest and most long-lasting heatwave in the last 30 years, with temperatures reaching 47°C, hundreds of forest fires broke out across the country, severely hitting Greece’s second-largest island....

October 18, 2022 · 11 min · 2184 words · Adam Taylor

Nigerian Man Survives Three Days Underwater After Boat Capsizes

Photo: LegasC/Depositphotos(Not a photo of the actual event.) In 2013,Harrison Okenes life changed forever. The story of how he survived is an incredible tale of fate and perseverance. Photo: LegasC/Depositphotos(Not a photo of the actual event.) Just before 5 a.m., a rogue wave snapped the tugboat’s tie line and flipped it over. Most of the crew were locked in their cabins. But Okene had just left his to use the toilet and was in the bathroom at the time....

October 18, 2022 · 3 min · 464 words · Mr. Peter Miller

Photographer Captures Perfectly Timed Image of SpaceX Rocket Traveling in Front of the Full Moon

Growing up in southwest Florida,Nicholas D’Alessandrowas always aware of the Space Program. The image was captured on October 8 at Cape Canaveral during the SpaceX launch. To plan the photograph, D’Alessandro took advantage of software created by fellow rocket chaser Declan Murphy. The software lays any rocket launch trajectory over a map of the sky in real predictive time. As often happens with this bang out of photography, the shot almost didn’t work out....

October 18, 2022 · 1 min · 198 words · Mercedes Lewis

Textile Art: How an Ancient Practice Continues To Reinvent Itself

This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. just readour disclosurefor more info. This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. Please readour disclosurefor more info. We come into contact with textile art every day. But it should come as no surprise that this field occupies these two categories....

October 18, 2022 · 4 min · 795 words · Ernest Mueller

62 Artistic Halloween Makeup Ideas to Inspire Your Next Spooky Look

Weve scoured the web to find the most frighteningly impressive looks to inspire you. Whether you want to look cute or creepy, weve included looks for everyones style. Mehron| $99.95 Mehron| $13.11 Mehron| $15.95 ZOREYA| $16.99 COKOHAPPY| $8.99 KARIZMA| $7.99

October 17, 2022 · 1 min · 40 words · Steven Watkins

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 calledMegane Tokei Ito. His expertise as an optometrist and clock repairman gives him an edge in working on such a small scale. He even finesses his technique to check that the characteristic feet are clearly visible. it’s possible for you to keep up to date with Ito’s latest creations by following him onInstagram. Japanese optometrist and clock repairman Hisashi Ito upcycles spare mechanical parts from his store Megane Tokei Ito....

October 17, 2022 · 1 min · 95 words · Sean Johnson

Iridescent Circular Artwork Perfectly Captures the Energy and Rhythm of Modern Cities

Polyurethane paint, silver plating, stainless steel. TitledIntersections, this opalescent piece depicts an abstract representation of urban spaces as a living entity. As a result,Intersectionspossesses a three-dimensional and opalescent quality reminiscent of its original inspiration. “Intersections,” 2022. Polyurethane paint, silver plating, stainless steel. Intersectionsis part of Canto’s ongoing series Structural Reflections, which explores cities through abstract interpretations. These works present a vision of infinite rhythms, perspective, and visual harmony, the project statement explains....

October 17, 2022 · 1 min · 114 words · Aaron Cline