Asbestos, self-portrait     Asbestos is a street artist hailing from Dublin, Ireland. He specializes in mixed media artwork, combining mediums like photography and painting onto found objects (often wood). He then installs these pieces either back onto the streets, or consigns them to gallery wall spaces. I’m not clear what his exact process is [...]

Cemetery included! The St Nicholas Church House is an interesting example of a building restoration, which is often quite costlier than a straight renovation. The end result is a very unique open-concept space. Personally, I don’t think I would ever feel fully comfortable living in such a space no matter how modified the interior was. [...]

This is a perfect example of a collaborative effort that would have been quite difficult before the Internet. Sour‘s music video for their song, Hibi no Neiro (Tone of everyday), was filmed entirely with web cams and the cast were actual Sour fans from across the globe! An incredibly creative idea, executed at a minimal [...]

Welcome to the Friday Shirk Report where you will find 20 images, 10 articles and 5 videos from the previous week of sifting. Enjoy! 20 IMAGES – Good thing it’s not an English test – “This is even more painful than it looks” – Homer S. – You feel anything yet? – Awesome picture of [...]

In this corner: The Bugatti Veryron Cost: Approximately $1.4 million USD (300 produced) – Horsepower: 1,001 HP – Top Speed: 407 km/h | 253 mph in approximately 50 seconds – Acceleration: 100 km/h | 62 mph in approximately 2.46 seconds In this corner: The McLaren F1 Cost: Approximately $2-4 million USD (106 produced) – Horsepower: [...]