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The Sifter has one objective:
To educate, entertain, and inspire each and every day.
Three to four new posts daily. Sample the ‘picture of the day‘ to whet your appetite, or feast on the ‘best of‘ if you’re hungry
Every Friday we publish the Shirk Report. A weekly collection of the:
- 25 funniest images
- 10 most interesting articles
- 5 most entertaining videos
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30 Hilarious Bootleg Movie Posters from Ghana twistedsifter.com/2011/09/30-hil… via @twistedsifter—
rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) April 25, 2013
Here's a 5 minute coffee break read that will change your life ow.ly/kmooN ^hawk—
SitePoint (@sitepointdotcom) April 24, 2013
Small ones but helpful! 50 Life Hacks to Simplify your World -> bit.ly/VKhBLv—
Kate Kendall (@KateKendall) April 13, 2013
The 50 Most Perfectly Timed Photos Ever twistedsifter.com/2013/03/most-p…—
Aled Haydn Jones (@ahj) March 18, 2013
Really nicely presented blend of album cover&location. I imagine someone's done something similar for UK shot covers? twistedsifter.com/2012/07/locati…—
Dave Gorman (@DaveGorman) February 27, 2013
Game changer. twistedsifter.com/2013/01/50-lif…—
Joey Richter (@JoeyRichter) January 22, 2013
RT @etwasss: 50 soluzioni geniali a 50 irritanti problemi pratici della vita twistedsifter.com/2013/01/50-lif… #maipiùsenza ow.ly/i/1pNfq—
Wired Italia (@wireditalia) January 24, 2013
Talk about dedication! Colossal Snowshoe Art by Simon Beck twistedsifter.com/2012/12/snowsh… via @twistedsifter—
500px is Photography (@500px) January 08, 2013
Weekly Fridge Drawings by Charlie Layton (pix) twistedsifter.com/2013/01/weekly…—
PostSecret (@postsecret) January 07, 2013
This is pretty cool: an old school bus, now a motor home! MT @ArtFireVintage: A retro bus renovated into a mobile home bit.ly/OBLb3a—
(@Scholastic) October 17, 2012
RT @stevesilberman So, stingrays in X-ray look like mind-blowing Tibetan mandalas [via @TomChivers] goo.gl/HdkGy—
Jim (@Jimparedes) September 06, 2012
Gorgeous photographs by Astronaut Andre Kuipers: ow.ly/dskAp #photography—
(@Shutterstock) September 05, 2012
(ᵒ̤̑ ₀̑ ᵒ̤̑)wow!*✰ RT @keijimoriiVet: 世界中のビーチを上から見た写真 twistedsifter.com/2012/08/aerial…—
七尾旅人 (@tavito_net) August 23, 2012
When Rivers Collide: 10 Incredible Confluences Around the World twistedsifter.com/2012/04/conflu… via @twistedsifter—
Earth Hour (@earthhour) August 20, 2012
Ghostly picture of boat sunk in the Antarctic. ow.ly/csao6 via @twistedsifter—
Corbis Europe (@CorbisEurope) July 24, 2012
Need some inspiration for the end of the week? See these inspiring billboard designs on @TwistedSifter: bit.ly/SCGsNw #CreateNow—
Adobe Photoshop (@Photoshop) July 19, 2012
¡Genial! Las torres 'Marilyn Monroe’, dos edificios increíbles. twistedsifter.com/2012/07/marily…—
Clemente Cancela (@clementedeviaje) July 19, 2012
See Markus Reugels' images of water droplets photographed in front of a printed background: bit.ly/M4e5nG via @TwistedSifter—
Adobe Lightroom (@Lightroom) July 17, 2012
RT @TwistedSifter: Orsos: The Moveable Floating Island twistedsifter.com/2012/06/osros-… now we talkin!—
TOMMY LEE (@MrTommyLand) June 23, 2012
FOr you architecture/history buffs RT @BloggingNinja: 30 Vintage Photos of the Empire State Building Under Construction bit.ly/PscWby—
Empire State Bldg (@EmpireStateBldg) June 20, 2012
Like Bank of America RT @TwistedSifter: Picture of the Day: The Honeybee’s Final Sting twistedsifter.com/2012/06/pictur…—
(@howardlindzon) June 18, 2012
A brief history of pigeon camera photography: twistedsifter.com/2012/05/histor…—
(@Shutterstock) May 31, 2012
25 Alpacas with the Most Amazing Hair Ever – the perfect Friday entertainment ow.ly/b9eJP—
Discovery Canada (@DiscoveryCanada) May 25, 2012
Picture of the Day: The Cocos (Keeling) Islands from Space: twistedsifter.com/2012/05/pictur… via@twistedsifter/Pa mis cuates buzos y amantes del mar—
Fernanda Tapia (@TapiaFernanda) May 14, 2012
A wonderful happy birthday uke video for cartoonist @larsmartinson twistedsifter.com/2011/05/vintag…—
Mark Frauenfelder (@Frauenfelder) May 08, 2012
Check out the dapper gents in these 1920s mugshots kottke.org/12/05/mugshots…—
kottke.org (@kottke) May 08, 2012
LOVE them all. Missing some good ones though. 25 Incredible Concert Halls Around the World twistedsifter.com/2012/05/25-inc…—
Nina Garcia (@ninagarcia) May 04, 2012
Photoshopping celebs into party pics. bit.ly/IboPlI (via @ellardent)—
Graham Linehan (@Glinner) April 24, 2012
The coolest mugshots you will ever see: bit.ly/jt5nI4—
Shaun Usher (@LettersOfNote) April 19, 2012
Improving scenic landscapes with monsters artnt.cm/HZu5FU—
(@artnet) April 18, 2012
So lovely – Russian artist duo brings sheet music to life with illustrations of everyday life j.mp/HT7eil—
Maria Popova (@brainpicker) April 18, 2012
The Amazing Strength of an Ant: su.pr/1m9rsU—
(@StumbleUpon) March 31, 2012
Maravillosas fotos de perros, gatos y algún "colado" volando. Sí, volando. twistedsifter.com/2012/03/25-fun…—
Clemente Cancela (@clementedeviaje) March 28, 2012
It Starts With An Innocent Photograph… bit.ly/hNKElN via @twistedsifter—
Patagonia (@patagonia) March 23, 2012
This makes me giggle!! They look demonic. (dogs underwater) twistedsifter.com/2012/02/underw…—
Lauren Bleszinski (@L337Lauren) March 09, 2012
A bunch of Funny / Creative Facebook Timeline Covers – bit.ly/wegxlB—
Jacob Cass (@justcreative) March 02, 2012
See the "Blue Marble" and other famous #NASA photographs with this compilation on @TwistedSifter: bit.ly/AAdYbZ—
Adobe Lightroom (@Lightroom) February 27, 2012
This is what it would look like if dozens of planes took off at the same time. An awesome multiple exposure: bit.ly/yiEo2Y—
♥s photography! (@Photojojo) February 17, 2012
Stanley Kubrick’s New York: Incredible Photos of Life in the 40s. goo.gl/ZQ8WN—
Thomas Hawk (@thomashawk) February 10, 2012
Stanley Kubrick's photographs from the 1940s. Very cool. twistedsifter.com/2011/12/stanle…—
John Dickerson (@jdickerson) February 10, 2012
Amazing Kubrick photos of New York in the '40s: bit.ly/vIs1qt via @nathanheller—
(@Slate) February 10, 2012
That's ace RT @DaveGorman: Camouflaged Californian airbases – literally covered in nets, with "suburbs" on top: bit.ly/wqboCI—
Richard Wiseman (@RichardWiseman) February 09, 2012
@RichardWiseman Camouflaged Californian airbases – literally covered in nets, with "suburbs" on top: bit.ly/wqboCI—
Dave Gorman (@DaveGorman) February 09, 2012
Who knew? 25 amazing photos birds' nests: bit.ly/wcfCUL—
National Wildlife (@NWF) February 07, 2012
Is this not the ULTIMATE #Superbowl snack? (Look at #2) twistedsifter.com/2012/01/best-s…—
Off The Record (@heylandsberg) January 31, 2012
unas bonitas fotuquis bit.ly/vR8a7I—
Facundo (@facufacundo) January 10, 2012
Incredible Landscapes Carved Into Books: bit.ly/xeWeJP CC: @ReadAloud_org @FirstBook @Life_Literacy @PFoundation @RoomtoRead—
@NonprofitOrgs (@nonprofitorgs) January 04, 2012
We have been blown away by @TwistedSifter's top 50 photos of 2011. An epic, moving and amusing collection twistedsifter.com/2011/12/top-50…—
ABSOLUT UK (@ABSOLUTUK) January 03, 2012
15 Mind-Blowing Featured Images by NASA – Beautiful. bit.ly/tqwGcO—
Jesse Dylan (@jessebdylan) December 30, 2011
Do you use #Photoshop for #logo design? @TwistedSifter shares an inspiring collection of logos with hidden symbolism: bit.ly/tHa3eH—
Adobe Photoshop (@Photoshop) November 17, 2011
RT @ElectricLit Beautiful sculptures carved from books: bit.ly/ufcfSZ—
The Millions (@The_Millions) November 07, 2011
Loving the Humble Brags on Twitter. The art of the self deprecating brag. Here's some examples twistedsifter.com/2011/05/funnie… Gonna start a dj list..—
(@StantonWarriors) November 02, 2011
Just for fun and all you bibliophiles. 5 Beautiful Libraries Around the World: cot.ag/qm1tya—
Ogilvy Digital (@ogilvydigital) October 05, 2011