With a quirky canvas and steady hand, Anastassia Elias creates fantastic scenes inside empty toilet paper rolls. With the right lighting these scenes burst to life; silhouettes in a land of cardboard. Below you will find ten incredible examples of Anastassia’s work. Check out their site for more fantastic work from this wonderful artist. ANASTASSIA [...]

PRESIDENTIAL PWNAGE Photograph by Pete Souzza President Barack Obama puts his toe on the scale as Trip Director Marvin Nicholson tries to weigh himself during a hold in the volleyball locker room at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, Aug. 9, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) via The White House on [...]

Every Wednesday, the Sifter posts top-line summaries to current events around the globe. All news articles are from Reuters, The New York Times and BBC News. Recovery from floods to take Pakistan years [Reuters] – Pakistan could take years to recover from the floods disaster, its president said. An official in the province of Sindh [...]

TAKE A SEAT Photograph by Emily Harriet Stunning view from the top of a large hill in Pateley Bridge. A small market town in Nidderdale in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, on the River Nidd. via Emily Harriet on Flickr Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day [...]

Moldova National Library – Photograph by Daniel Zollinger   These pillars of higher learning are also home to some of the world’s most incredible architecture. Below is a small collection of stunning libraries around the globe. From the historical to the modern, these centres of knowledge and learning also preserve the history and culture of [...]