Monkey Forced To ‘Dance’ On Streets Has No Idea She’s About To Be Free

By: Elizabeth Claire Alberts/The Dodo  The day the macaque monkey was rescued, she was wearing a frilly, pink dress and had a metal chain locked around her neck. The monkey’s handlers had stationed themselves outside of a primary school in Bogor, Indonesia, a city south of Jakarta. Every time people walked by, the handlers yanked and pulled…

Lifelike ‘Succulent Cakes’ Turn Prickly Plants into Delicious Desserts

By:  Kelly Richman-Abdou/My Modern Met Just last month, we developed a sweet tooth for the spring-themed buttercream creations of Instagram’s best bakers, like Jakarta-based Ivenoven. In addition to her floral treats, Ivenoeven also celebrates nature with her lush and lifelike succulent cakes. Much like her flower cakes, Ivenoven’s succulent-inspired sweets feature flora sculpted with frosting made…