My Modern Met - September 30 Daily Digest

--------------------------------------------------------------- ​ ​ ​[Japanese Garden Displays Its Own Giant Moon Shrouded in Mist During Moon Festival in Tokyo](​ [Japanese Garden Displays Its Own Giant Moon Shrouded in Mist During Moon Festival in Tokyo] The garden at the Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo is widely regarded as one of the city’s best, featuring a three-tiered pagoda, various stone monuments, waterfalls, and serene ponds. Each season, the hotel enhances the experiences of visitors with unique attractions, including firefly watching in the summer, cherry blossoms in the spring, and plum blossoms in the […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Amazing ESA Photo Shows What Burning Man Looks Like From Space](​ [Amazing ESA Photo Shows What Burning Man Looks Like From Space] Burning Man attracts thousands of people each year. The annual music and art festival takes over the Black Rock Desert in Nevada with not only crowds of people, but also with tents, installations, vehicles, and large-scale works of art. Despite its ephemeral nature, the event is large enough to be noticeable from a distance—even from […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Explore the World of Studio Ghibli Wherever You Are With This Free Printable Board Game](=)​ [Explore the World of Studio Ghibli Wherever You Are With This Free Printable Board Game] If you're a fan of Studio Ghibli, you're in luck! As a gift to adoring audiences, the company has unveiled a printable board game, allowing fans around the world to explore the whimsical universe of Studio Ghibli wherever they may be. Though most Studio Ghibli merch and experiences (including Ghibli Park in Japan) can be […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[Swimmer Breaks World Record by Swimming 88 Miles for Nearly 3 Days Straight]()​ [Swimmer Breaks World Record by Swimming 88 Miles for Nearly 3 Days Straight]  Ver esta publicación en Instagram  Una publicación compartida por Neil Agius (@neil.agius) Swimmer Neil Agius just made history and broke a world record. The Maltese athlete swam around his native Malta and the islands of Gozo and and Comino for nearly three days straight. His mission, known as Small Island, Big Swim, resulted […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Japanese Forests and Rice Terraces Are Transformed Into Magical Multicolored Dreamscapes](​ [Japanese Forests and Rice Terraces Are Transformed Into Magical Multicolored Dreamscapes] Japanese art collective teamLab recently transformed Izura, a rugged coastal region in Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture, into a mesmerizing landscape for art and nature lovers to explore. The immersive exhibition, titled Hidden Traces of Rice Terraces, illuminates the area’s concealed rice terraces and ancient forests, turning them into a vibrant spectacle of color and light. TeamLab's […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Compelling Video Shows How the Fotoplayer Added Music and Sounds to Silent Films]()​ [Compelling Video Shows How the Fotoplayer Added Music and Sounds to Silent Films] Back in the day, silent films weren't limited to accompanying music. Thanks to a very clever instrument known as the photoplayer or fotoplayer, pictures got diegetic sounds such as thunder, bird chirps, doorbells, and gunshots, as well as a whole orchestra-worth of musical instruments. These instruments appeared in 1912, falling out of fashion with the […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[Tourist Causes a “World Changing” Event by Dropping Cheetos Into North America’s Largest Cave](​ [Tourist Causes a “World Changing” Event by Dropping Cheetos Into North America’s Largest Cave] Heading to the wilderness to enjoy nature is a great decision. Leaving behind processed foods in delicate cavern environments, not so much. A tasty snack like Cheetos can damage an entire ecosystem when not disposed of properly, according to the staff at Carlsbad Caverns National Park. In early September 2024, a guest dropped an unfinished […] [View on My Modern Met]( ​ ​[Mesmerizing Video of Show How Earth’s Tectonic Plates Move Over 1.8 Billion Years](=)​ [Mesmerizing Video of Show How Earth’s Tectonic Plates Move Over 1.8 Billion Years] In grade school, you likely learned that Earth's crust is split into tectonic plates. These plates move slowly each day, imperceptible to us, but they create such impressive and obvious features as the Himalayan mountains and the Mariana Trench. But the science of plate tectonics have a lot more to teach us than how Pangea […] [View on My Modern Met](=) ​ ​[African Rock Art Demonstrates How Indigenous People Were Early Paleontologists]()​ [African Rock Art Demonstrates How Indigenous People Were Early Paleontologists] About 200 years ago, in the Karoo region of South Africa, a member of the San civilization painted an elongated, tusked creature on a cave wall. It’s possible the walrus-like beast, known as the Horned Serpent, is a dicynodont—a species that lived in the area more than 200 million years ago and left numerous fossils. […] [View on My Modern Met]() ​ ​[14 of Art History’s Most Horrifying Masterpieces](=)​ [14 of Art History’s Most Horrifying Masterpieces] Finally, the Halloween season is here! While tricks, treats, and other goodies offer a conventional way to celebrate the spookiest time of the year, we like to get creative while we get into the holiday spirit. So, we've conjured up a spellbinding selection of scary paintings. Featuring symbolic skulls, smiling spiders, and one very famous […] [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