Monthly Archives: July 2011
Picture of the Day: Space Graffiti
SPACE GRAFFITI Photographs via Google Earth Forget Banksy, 63-year-old billionaire sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan has gone big. Visible from space… big. Scrawled on his private island Al Futaisi in Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates, HAMAD measures 1,000 meters (0.6 miles) in height and 3.2 KM (2 miles) in…
Picture of the Day: United We Stand
UNITED WE STAND Photograph by Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters A girl holds a flower as she takes part in a march near Utoeya island to pay their respects for the victims of the killing spree and bomb attack in Norway, in the village of Sundvollen, northwest of Oslo, July 26, 2011. Norwegian Anders Behring…
See the World Differently [Comic Strip]
COMIC BY STEPHEN CARTOLANO @ NATIVELIFE.TUMBLR.COM
The Friday Shirk Report – Volume 120
Welcome to the Friday Shirk Report where you will find the 20 funniest images, 10 most interesting articles, and 5 most viral 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 Stay…
Picture of the Day: The Edge of Earth – Bunda Cliffs of Australia
THE EDGE OF EARTH – BUNDA CLIFFS OF AUSTRALIA Photograph via Reddit The vast Nullarbor Plain is the world’s largest limestone karst landscape covering an area of 270,000 square km, extending 2,000 km between Norseman and Ceduna. Two thirds of the Nullarbor is within Western Australia and one third is in South…
Coolest. Loft. Ever. [40 pics]
Photograph via Rob Levy & Steve Wu It’s a bold statement I know. What constitutes the “Coolest. Ever.”? When you’re talking loft spaces, high ceilings is a must…. 30 ft… check. It also needs something unique, something memorable, so when you tell your friends about the “coolest loft ever” one line is all it…
Picture of the Day: Fluorescent Moon in Shanghai
FLUORESCENT MOON IN SHANGHAI Artwork by WANG YUYANG | Photographs via Arthubasia.org ‘Artificial Moon’ was the brainchild of Beijing-based artist Wang Yuyang. Suspended amongst the trees (allegedly the only natural habitat) of the Xujiahui district of Shanghai, this glowing orb of fluorescent lights even incorporates circular tubes to mimic the craters seen…
