Every Wednesday you will find links and top-line summaries to current events around the globe. Chaos Eases in Effort to Help Feed the Hungry in Haiti [New York Times] – Four days into a new food distribution program from the United Nations that aims to repair a faltering aid effort, paper coupons that can be [...]

THROUGH THE FIRE AND FLAMES A competitor runs through the field of fire during the annual Tough Guy Contest in Perton, Staffordshire. Eight miles of mud, barbed wire, broken glass and fire await those brave enough to enter. via The Daily Mail Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day [...]

If there was a gun to my head and I was forced to choose a favourite Seinfeld character I would mutter the name, George Costanza. A short, stalky, slow-witted bald man filled with rage, pessimism and insecurity. Why? Because I believe there’s a little George Costanza in all of us. Here’s a collection of life [...]

LIFE’S A BEACH Photograph by SeamusLawless Zakynthos Shipwreck Bay aka The Beach of Navagio aka Smugglers Cove, is the most famous of Zakynthos beaches and one of the most famous in all of Greece. This superb beach is located in the eastern part of the island, close to the Anafotiria village. It was initially called [...]

Every couple months I’ll spend a night sifting through luxury properties for sale in New York City. It’s the only place in the world where you can easily find 50+ listings ranging from $5 million – $75 million at any given time. Understanding the density of Manhattan, it’s always fascinating how expensive a square foot [...]