British multimedia artist Debbie Lawson creates surreal animal sculptures cloaked in ornate Persian carpets. Her work explores the relationships between decoration and nature, craft and camouflage, blurring the line between the domestic and the wild. Her newest sculptures are currently being exhibited at Sargent’s Daughters in a solo show titled In a Cowslip’s Bell I Lie.

The exhibition’s title comes from Shakespeare’s The Tempest. The line, “In a cowslip’s bell I lie,” was sung by the spirit Ariel just before gaining freedom from Prospero. For Lawson, the line reflects the hidden animal and natural forms woven throughout decorative art and architecture, from Pompeii frescoes to Rococo interiors and the pattern designs of William Morris. While animals are often integrated within decorative designs, Lawson’s sculptures imagine them breaking free and roaming wild.

Lawson’s work also brings attention to the overlooked stories hidden within domestic crafts. These themes are personal to the artist, whose family has generations of ties to textile-making in Dundee, Scotland. She explains, “I’m also thinking about women, including some of my near ancestors, so often confined by the constraints of the patriarchal society in which they/we lived, trapped in the daily grind and unable to pursue their own considerable creative talents or fully inhabit the world.”

For the exhibition, Lawson sculpted bears, cougars, wild dogs, and monkeys using wire, masking tape, and Jesmonite resin before carefully covering them in patterned carpet. She adds the fabric so seamlessly that some creatures appear to emerge directly from rugs or furniture. Her brilliant animal sculptures represent figures long pushed into the background and invite viewers to reconnect with their wild instincts.

In a Cowslip’s Bell I Lie is on view until May 30 at Sargent’s Daughters in New York. Check out some images from the show below.

British multimedia artist Debbie Lawson creates surreal animal sculptures cloaked in ornate Persian carpets.

Her newest sculptures are currently being exhibited at Sargent’s Daughters in a solo show titled In a Cowslip’s Bell I Lie.

The artist’s work blurs the line between the domestic and the wild by depicting decorative animals roaming free.

Lawson’s work highlights the overlooked stories of women within domestic crafts, a theme rooted in her family’s generations of textile-making in Dundee, Scotland.

Her brilliant animal sculptures represent figures long pushed into the background and invite viewers to reconnect with their wild instincts.

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Debbie Lawson
In a Cowslip’s Bell I Lie
April 23–May 30, 20206
Sargent’s Daughters
370 Broadway, New York, NY 10013

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AI tools can undoubtedly save us time, but if we employ machines to do our creative work, we’re losing that human touch that makes art, writing, and music so brilliant. A world where computer generated art (or “AI slop”) replaces examples of real human expression just isn’t that interesting, and award-winning actor Seth Rogen agrees. While discussing AI creators in Hollywood, he called AI-generated content “stupid dog sh*t,” and went as far as to say that people who use AI in their writing “shouldn’t be a writer.”

During the interview with Brut, Rogen and his wife and producer Lauren Miller Rogen were discussing their new animated film, Tangles. They explained that no AI was used in the making of the film, saying, “It’s hand-drawn animation. Every frame has a human touch to it, which is great.” The husband and wife duo—who also co-founded the Alzheimer’s nonprofit Hilarity for Charity—co-produced the film directed by Leah Nelson, and Rogen voiced one of the characters. Tangles is based on Sarah Leavitt's graphic memoir Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer's, My Mother and Me.

When talking about the growing use of AI in Hollywood and in online content, Rogen didn’t hold back in expressing his opinion. “I don’t understand what it’s supposed to do,” he said. “Every time I see a video on Instagram that’s like, ‘Hollywood is cooked,’ what follows is the most stupid dog sh*t I’ve ever seen in my life.”

Rogen also spoke about how AI is being used by some Hollywood writers. “And if your instinct is to use AI and not go through that process, you shouldn’t be a writer.” he said. “Because you’re not writing. Go do something else. And if you don’t want to go through the process, you shouldn’t be a writer. The idea of a tool that makes me write less is not appealing to me, because I like writing.”

When he’s not acting, producing, or writing, Rogen is making pottery. He even started his own homeware brand, Houseplant. His work is proof that creativity is still at its best when it’s made by human hands and minds.

Watch the interview in the video below.

When talking about the growing use of AI in Hollywood and in online content, actor and producer Seth Rogen didn’t hold back in expressing his opinion.

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@alt.erky Structural painting based on Mona Lisa. 90×130 cm, 384 structural dots. #painting #details #structural #design #monalisa ♬ Dracula – Tame Impala

Polish artist Erky shows that you don’t need to render every detail to create a recognizable form. His portraits are created with thick, colorful daubs of paint arranged in a grid, resulting in works that resemble pixelated images. His striking, abstract work is a contemporary take on pointillism with larger, more tactile marks. The full image only comes into focus when you step back from the canvas.

Erky calls his technique “structural painting,” emphasizing its methodical nature, where every daub of paint plays a deliberate and essential role in building the image. From a portrait of Muhammad Ali to an image of Marlon Brando in The Godfather, each subject becomes recognizable through the careful placement and color of each individual mark.

Recently, Erky has been breaking down some of art history’s most iconic images, reinterpreting them through his own distinctive approach. Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring, and René Magritte’s The Son of Man have all been rendered using between 300–500 “structural dots,” each composition distilled into its essential visual building blocks.

Erky sells his paintings on Etsy, where he hopes his buyers will connect with his art on a personal level. “I believe that a painting is more than just decoration,” he says. “It’s a reflection of emotions poured onto canvas and energy that lingers in a room for years.”

To keep up to date with the artist’s work, you can follow Erky on Instagram and TikTok. To purchase your own original painting, head over to Erky’s Etsy shop.

Painter Erky creates portraits with thick, colorful daubs of paint arranged in a grid, resulting in works that resemble pixelated photos.

@alt.erky Some say it’s Modern Lisa. What do you think? 90×130 cm, 384 structural dots. #painting #details #structural #design #monalisa ♬ Dracula (JENNIE Remix) – Tame Impala & JENNIE

He calls his technique “structural painting,” emphasizing its methodical nature, where every daub of paint plays a deliberate and essential role in building the image.

@alt.erky My structural interpretation of „The Son of Man”. 90×130 cm, 384 structural dots. #painting #details #structural #design #magritte ♬ som original – bakura

The full image only comes into focus when you step back from the canvas.

@alt.erky At least for now… “Cowboy”, 100×100 cm #painting #structure #details #interior #design ♬ A Life For Me – Masino

@alt.erky Why do some people want to eat this? #painting #structural #details #interior #decoration ♬ Sogni ancora – Piero Piccioni

@alt.erky Commissioned piece. 50×50 cm #painting #structural #details #interior #design ♬ Vogue (Edit) – Madonna

Watch how Erky breaks down some of art history’s most iconic images, reinterpreting them in his unique style.

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Research shows that looking at art can be good for your health, and now, famous paintings can literally help heal your wounds. BAND-AID recently collaborated with The Metropolitan Museum of Art to launch a series of flower-themed adhesive bandages featuring details from famous paintings by Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, and Odilon Redon.

The pack of 50 bandages in assorted sizes lets you wear a little part of The Met’s impressive collection. The designs include Claude Monet’s Water Lilies, Vincent van Gogh’s Irises, and Odilon Redon’s Bouquet of Flowers. They let you show off your love of art while keeping cuts and scrapes protected. They’re even made with flexible Memory Weave fabric for maximum comfort.

The new art-inspired bandages mark the second collaboration between BAND-AID and The Met. In 2025, the bandage company released a popular collection inspired by three works by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai, including his iconic woodcut print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa.

“[Our] BAND-AID® Brand collaboration celebrates highlights from The Met collection—from the colorful floral paintings of Monet, Redon, and Van Gogh to Hokusai’s dynamic woodblock prints,” said Josh Romm, The Met’s head of global licensing and partnerships. “These artists, working in different eras and traditions, are connected by a shared fascination with the natural world. Translating their works into a unique format—bandages—allows a whole new way to appreciate and live with art every day.”

You can now get a pack of these art-inspired adhesive bandages at BAND-AID’s website. For the previous BAND-AID collaboration with The Met, you can find the artistic adhesive bandages on Amazon, Target, and CVS.

BAND-AID recently collaborated with The Met to launch a series of floral, art-themed adhesive bandages.

The designs let you heal wounds with Claude Monet’s Water Lilies, Vincent van Gogh’s Irises, and Odilon Redon’s Bouquet of Flowers.

The pack of 50 bandages in assorted sizes lets you wear a little part of The Met’s impressive collection.

 

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How do you like your eggs in the morning? Erika S. Rhinelander likes hers covered in epoxy resin. The Newfoundland-based artist creates hyperrealistic dripping egg sculptures that look as though they’ve just been cracked open.

Rhinelander has been making egg sculptures for around three years, and has a steady stream of egg-lovers scrambling to get their hands on one. Each handmade piece is entirely unique and designed to hang on your wall or sit on any surface—just not someone’s breakfast plate, unless you’re trying to play a trick. Rhinelander uses glossy resin to give every yolk a wet, gooey appearance, making each piece look incredibly real.

While many of Rhinelander’s smaller sculptures depict raw eggs, one recent piece takes the form of a giant fried egg. The larger-than-life wall sculpture was crafted from foam and plaster, then carefully painted and encased in glossy resin to give it a freshly cooked, edible appearance. The artist added the piece to her own kitchen wall as a homage to the sunny side-up snack.

Rhinelander doesn’t just like the look of eggs—she believes they represent something integral to our lives. “I was originally drawn to how simple but crucial eggs are in our lives,” Rhinelander tells My Modern Met. “They’re an important building block of life, not only literally (we all are born from/created with an egg) but culturally, as eggs are one of the most consumed foods on the planet.”

Rhinelander is drawn to turning an ordinary, everyday food product into something worth contemplating. “I remember when I was finishing my first giant egg sculpture, there was a lot of discussion around skyrocketing egg prices,” she recalls. “It struck me as extraordinary how this one item could disrupt an entire system. I love the absurd and surreal, so my intention with my first few egg sculptures was to cause the viewer to pause and look at something so ordinary in a new way.” Rhinelander adds, “By the end of my first giant egg I was the one looking at them in a totally new light.”

Check out some of the artist’s egg sculptures below and buy your own on Erika S. Rhinelander’s Etsy shop.

Newfoundland-based artist Erika S. Rhinelander creates hyperrealistic egg sculptures.

The artist uses glossy resin to give every yolk a wet, gooey appearance, making each piece look incredibly real.

Rhinelander is drawn to turning an ordinary, everyday food product into something worth contemplating.

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Music festivals wouldn’t be the same without the incredible stages that not only host the artists, but also create immersive experiences for the audience. For Coachella, Los Angeles-based creative studio Do LaB—founded by brothers Josh, Jesse, and Dede Flemming—creates environments that merge art, architecture, and music. Unlike the festival’s main stages, Do LaB’s distinct spaces are more intimate, built around emerging acts and spontaneous performances.

At this year’s Coachella, Do LaB created a large-scale installation called Macrodose. The immersive piece featured a network of organic, pod-like forms that came together to form a continuous canopy overhead. Instead of a conventional stage, it acted as a walk-through environment, designed to be experienced from different angles and viewpoints.

Macrodose featured huge cantilevered arms extending up to 50 feet overhead, with the engineering hidden beneath more than 1,600 custom-fabricated panels. The pod-like forms were inspired by mushrooms and coral reefs, and were designed to respond to wind and other natural elements. Lighting and atmospheric elements were built directly into the organic-like structures, allowing the atmospheric environment to transform from day to night.

Even after two decades of designing stages, Do LaB’s work is still evolving. The family-run company treats each new project as a chance to experiment, and to explore new ideas in form, materials, and how spaces connect with music and audiences. Do LaB says, “The goal is to create environments that feel immersive, kinetic, and emotionally engaging—spaces where experience itself becomes the artwork.”

To see more of their work, you can follow Do LaB on Instagram.

Creative studio Do LaB create immersive festival stages that merge art, architecture, and music.

At this year’s Coachella, the family-run team created a large-scale installation called Macrodose.

The immersive piece featured a network of organic, pod-like forms that came together to form a continuous canopy overhead.

The dynamic forms were inspired by mushrooms and coral reefs, and were designed to respond to wind and other natural elements.

Instead of a conventional stage, Macrodose acted as a walk-through environment, designed to be experienced from different angles and viewpoints.

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Anyone who completes a marathon deserves respect, but 34-year-old Rachel Entrekin takes endurance racing to another level. She recently made history by beating every competitor—men included—in the Cocodona 250, known as one of the most demanding ultramarathons in the world.

After setting off early on Monday morning on May 4, Entrekin didn’t cross the finish line until Wednesday afternoon. The multi-day challenge was made even tougher by the race’s high-altitude terrain around Flagstaff, Arizona, where thinner air can make breathing more difficult. Along the way, runners also faced more than 38,000 feet of elevation gain.

Over the course of nearly three days, Entrekin reportedly stopped to sleep only three times. Each nap lasted under 10 minutes, adding up to just 19 minutes of rest in total. Despite that, she maintained an astonishing average pace of 13 minutes and 20 seconds per mile, even with breaks included.

Entrekin finished the race in a record-breaking 56 hours, 9 minutes, and 48 seconds, surpassing Kilian Korth’s men’s course record of 57:28:36. She is now the first woman in history to claim the overall title at the Cocodona 250. It also marked her third consecutive year winning the women’s division. However, this time, she completed the course more than seven hours faster than before.

“Somewhere around mile 200, I slept for five minutes at an aid station,” Entrekin recalled. “Then around 230 miles, I took two seven-minute naps on the floor. And food, it’s impossible to say how much I ate but as far as real food goes, I had a lot of mashed potatoes.” She added, “Mashed potatoes are the best. You get tired of chewing and you don’t want to expend any extra energy doing that.”

Entrekin believes that long-distance running is about far more than physical endurance alone. She credits her positive mindset as a key factor in helping her complete the race in record-breaking time. “Men and women obviously have very different skillsets but in an event like this, it comes down to so much more than just fitness,” she says. “Your attitude and your ability to combat stress is so important, they are at least as important as how physically fit you are, so I think the field is just so much more leveled at something like this.”

Follow Entrekin on Instagram for more updates on her inspiring life as a professional trail runner.

34-year-old Rachel Entrekin recently made history by beating every competitor—men included—in the Cocodona 250 ultramarathon.

 

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2026 marked her third consecutive year winning the women’s division. However, this time, she completed the course more than seven hours faster than before.

 

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The legendary David Attenborough turned 100 on May 8, 2026, and LEGO celebrated the milestone with a playful update, raising the age limit on its LEGO sets from 99+ to 100+. “Happy 100th birthday, Sir David Attenborough,” the company wrote on Instagram. “There’s no age limit for those who never stop playing.”

LEGO isn’t just for kids. In recent years, the toy manufacturer has released a growing range of sets for adults, designed to inspire creativity and relaxation. Earlier this year, we shared the story of an 85-year-old woman who began building complex LEGO sets to help regain movement in her fingers after breaking her thumb. There’s also a grown-up builder known as Koenkun Bricks who recently created a fully functioning typewriter entirely from LEGO pieces. Together, they’re a reminder that play and creativity really have no age limit.

After LEGO shared its tribute to David Attenborough, people filled the comments with stories about older loved ones enjoying LEGO building too. One person wrote, “We gave a set to my 102 year old great aunt. She was always a rule breaker. She loved her great great nephew helping her out with it together.” Another person joked, “I’m so relieved that people over 100 will no longer be arrested for playing with LEGOs.”

It’s not clear whether David Attenborough enjoys building LEGO sets, but his playful curiosity and enthusiasm for learning make the tribute feel especially fitting.

David Attenborough turned 100 on May 8, 2026, and LEGO celebrated the milestone by raising the age limit on its sets from 99+ to 100+.

 

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Legendary broadcaster, natural historian, and writer Sir David Attenborough turned 100 on May 8, 2026. His eight-decade-long career has kept him traveling the world, exploring nature, and inspiring generations to care for the planet. But his passion for conservation isn’t the only thing that’s kept him healthy and motivated. According to the centenarian himself, one of the secrets to longevity is also following a mostly plant-based diet.

“I have certainly changed my diet,” Attenborough said in 2017. “Not in a great sort of dramatic way. But I don’t think I’ve eaten red meat for months.” He later added in 2020, “I do eat cheese, I have to say, and I eat fish. But by and large, I’ve become much more vegetarian over the past few years than I thought I would ever be.”

In a 2023 episode of Planet Earth III titled Human, Attenborough spoke out about the environmental impact of animal agriculture and encouraged people to adopt a more plant-based way of eating. “If we shift away from eating meat and dairy and move towards a plant-based diet, then the sun’s energy goes directly into growing our food,” he explained. “And because that’s so much more efficient, we could still produce enough to feed us, but do so using a quarter of the land.”

In his book, A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future, Attenborough also reflected on humanity’s impact on the natural world and argued that moving toward a more plant-based future, while challenging, could have major benefits for the planet.

But Attenborough isn’t the only one to champion a mostly plant-based diet—many scientists and medical experts support it too. Research has linked reducing red meat intake with lower cancer risk, healthier cholesterol levels, and a reduced risk of coronary heart disease.

“Eating more than 18 ounces of red meat weekly can increase your cancer risk,” the American Institute of Cancer Research warns. “If you eat red meat, limit the consumption to no more than three portions a week or about 12-18 ounces (cooked). Eat little, if any, processed meat.”

If you want to live to 100 like Attenborough, you could swap out red meat for things like fish, chicken, nuts, beans, and lentils. Even simple, nutrient-rich options like tofu, tempeh, lentils, and mushrooms are great alternatives, as they give you plenty of protein and fiber, without the high levels of saturated fat.

Attenborough also credits his longevity to staying physically active and spending time in nature—two more habits that are also widely supported by scientific research.

On his birthday, Attenborough received thousands of well-wishes from around the world via a BBC tribute on Instagram. One person wrote, “Please let this man live forever,” while another commented, “Aren’t we lucky we’ve had him for 100 years so far!?”

Sir David Attenborough turned 100 on May 8, 2026, after an 80-year career spent exploring and championing the natural world.

 

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Last month, NASA’s Artemis II mission marked a historic milestone as its crew safely splashed down after traveling to the far side of the moon. While journeying through space on the Orion spacecraft, Commander Reid Wiseman captured a stunning high-resolution image of Earth—only the second time a human has photographed our planet from such a distance since the 1972 Apollo 17 mission.

NASA recently shared both images—taken 50 years apart—side by side, offering a glimpse of how Earth appeared through the eyes of astronauts on two historic missions. While some people noted that the newer image of Earth looks dimmer than the one taken half a century ago, NASA pointed out that the difference is “literally night and day.”

The earlier image, taken by Harrison H. Schmitt from the Apollo 17 mission, was captured while the crew was on its way to the moon. Known as The Blue Marble, the historic image shows Earth’s daytime face, lit by sunlight. It stretches from the Mediterranean down to Antarctica’s ice cap, marking the first time that region was photographed from this trajectory. Africa’s coastline is clearly visible, along with the Arabian Peninsula, Madagascar, and even parts of Asia on the horizon, all beneath swirling clouds over the Southern Hemisphere.

The more recent image, captured by Reid Wiseman on April 2, 2026, reveals Earth’s night side, illuminated only by moonlight. Like the Apollo 17 photo, it was taken en route to the moon, but the technology has come a long way. While Schmitt shot the original 1972 image using a modified Hasselblad 500 EL camera, Wiseman used a DSLR with long-exposure settings, revealing details that would’ve otherwise remained hidden in darkness.

In the Artemis II mission image, titled Hello, World, the South Pole appears near the top, while the North Pole sits toward the lower left. If you look closely, auroras shimmer at both poles. The soft glow in the lower right is zodiacal light—caused by sunlight scattering off interplanetary dust—with the sun positioned just behind Earth, creating the glow effect.

Check out Earth, in all its beauty, in both images below.

Taken 50 years apart, these images show how Earth looked to astronauts on the historic Apollo 17 and Artemis II missions.

“The Blue Marble,” photographed on December 7, 1972, by the crew of the Apollo 17 spacecraft
(Photo: Harrison Schmitt / Apollo 17 via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)

Image of Earth taken by Reid Wiseman from the Artemis II spacecraft on April 2, 2026
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