{:en} Melda Sherman / ARTTMODERNMIAMI NEWS  Melda Sherman: Hello, can you tell us a little about yourself? What is your name? Marcela Hampel: My name is Marcela Hampel and I am an immigrant in the USA. Currently, a citizen of this great country. I am a Spanish teacher who is permanently learning English (I do it slowly). I have a family. Currently raising teenagers. I am fond of art, and I like very much to paint. Melda Sherman: Where did you come from?  Marcela Hampel: I am from Argentina. Melda Sherman: Are you married?  Marcela Hampel; I have been married for 17 years, and the years dating, we are 26 years together. My...

{:en} Chapter 1: The Border Editor’s Note Living in Limbo is a narrative series inspired by the real-life experiences of people struggling to build a life between worlds. While some characters and events have been adapted for literary purposes, the emotions, decisions, and journeys portrayed here are rooted in true stories. Because sometimes a border is far more than a line drawn on a map. There are doors in life. Some seem to promise a new beginning the moment they open. Others never open at all. Yet the doors that change us the most are often the ones we never manage to walk through. That morning, the sun rose over San Diego just as it always...

{:en} Feeling wired but tired? Learn why your brain craves stress, how the dopamine; adrenaline cycle fuels burnout, and what to do to reset your nervous system and break free from stress addiction.Hooked on Hustle? You swear you’ll start earlier next time. But there you are again; running on caffeine, adrenaline surging, typing like a machine. You’re stressed, sure, but you’re also weirdly focused.Here’s the truth: if chaos feels like your comfort zone, your body might be addicted to its own stress hormones. Why Stress Feels So Good (Until It Doesn’t)Some people aren’t just tolerating stress; they’re chasing it.When your brain senses stress, it releases adrenaline, followed by...

{:en} The hidden layers of the human mind are being brought to light through art and technology. “Inside Humanity”, a project created by multidisciplinary artist and project creator Ru Ceylan, will open to the public on June 17 at the X Media Art Museum.Inside Humanity, an experience-focused exhibition and content project that explores the human mind through the lens of art, data, and technology, brings together artworks generated from EEG data, data-driven visual narratives, and video art pieces. The exhibition offers visitors the opportunity to experience how measurable data from the human mind can be transformed into an aesthetic language. Seeking to understand humanity not by its outward...

{:en} How to choose a breast implant? There are several parameters to be evaluated while choosing an implant. In my practice, the most important parameter is the breast width. To obtain a natural result, the diameter of the selected implant should not exceed the width of the breast. The tissue thickness on both sides of the breasts should also be taken into consideration since they occupy a certain distance within the breast width as well. Skin quality of the breast, degree of ptosis, asymmetry, and chest wall deformities should be also noted. Nowadays, there are different tools to decide the size of an implant. Besides the measurements of certain...

{:en} What to do on a frigid Boston day? If the weather temperature is negative and even the squirrels have retreated to their nests, a few ideas can be shared. My idea is not to have a hot coffee and sit on the favorite sofa and watch a good movie, although it's also a good idea, I will share a great interview with you…  I'm Melda Sherman; I'm here with my first interview for ARTTMODERNMIAMI NEWS. We are now heading to a mystical country as beautiful as the view of Boston Back Bay that I love so much… I will take you far from Boston just like my book...

{:en} It was June. While I was thinking about a different itinerary, Dublin was calling me! I was ready to fly to Dublin of the Vikings, the capital and most historically important city of Ireland! I had already landed at the airport for Dublin, the subject of James Joyce's Ulysses and mentioned in Radiohead's "How to disappear completely" song "I float down the Liffey! Dublin, a city of art, culture, and natural beauty, is a combination of the Irish words Dubh and Linn, meaning 'black pond'. On the way from the airport to the city center, I realized that planning to see all the major tourist attractions would...

{:en} Hello everyone, I am writing this article on the last day of 2022, with curiosity of the surprises that 2023 will bring us. In the new year, we will start an adventure full of architectural discoveries with you in this column of the ARTTMODERNMIAMInewspaper. I am very happy and excited to be involved in this new beginning. Shall we meet before we start our adventure? As you can understand from the title of contemporary architecture with Simin, I am a young architect full of ideas. After completing my education life in Milan, Domus Academy, I can describe myself as an architect who quickly entered sectoral life. I started...