Welcome to the Friday Shirk Report where you will find 20 images, 10 articles and 5 videos from the previous week of sifting. Enjoy! *For those that prefer the links open in a new tab/window, try holding the CTRL key whilst clicking a link with your mouse 20 IMAGES – So close it pains me [...]

WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THAT? Idea and photograph by David Rudolf Bakker Lifehacking via Lifehacker Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’ GET FEATURED! CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT A PHOTOGRAPH FOR THE PICTURE OF THE DAY!

You walk into an office. You’re greeted by a friendly receptionist who tells you to take a seat. “Person X will be right with you,” they say. You sit down and scan your surroundings. You see some plants, some awards, a few industry-related magazines, maybe today’s paper. End scene. You walk into the HP headquarters [...]

YOU TALKING TO ME? Photograph by Greg du Toit Wild Lion: It had been a childhood dream of mine to experience Africa as it was a hundred years ago, with animals roaming wild and free, not separated from man. I embarked on a sixteen-month project to photograph nomadic lion eking out a precarious existence on [...]

Every Wednesday you will find links and top-line summaries to current events around the globe. Obama Signs Health Care Overhaul Bill, With a Flourish [New York Times] – With the strokes of 20 pens, President Obama signed his landmark health care overhaul, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — the most expansive social legislation [...]