STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS Wilt Chamberlain and Andre the Giant Holding up Arnold Schwarzenegger on the Set of Conan Nanos Gigantium Humeris Insidentes: “Dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants” is a Western metaphor meaning, “One who develops future intellectual pursuits by understanding the research and works created by notable thinkers of the…
Photograph by Doyle Sails If you have an affinity for yachting and $100+ million in disposable income, the Maltese Falcon is all you. Should your preference lean towards a modest one week rental of the mega-yacht, it should only set you back about $600,000. For the rest of us aspiring mega-yacht owners that may…
ALL PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS STARTED AS AMATEURS The Beatles in 1957. George Harrison is 14, John Lennon is 16, and Paul McCartney is 15 All That’s Interesting via Digg Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’
BEER + GUN = FUN Photograph by Nebarnix B+G=F | The formula for success. Nebarnix on Flickr via SmashingApps Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’
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 – What the f*ck you looking…
WHEN VLADY MET RONNIE MOSCOW [1988]: A young Vladimir Putin poses as a tourist during his KGB days. via Hot Air Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’
Back in April of ’09 when the Sifter was in its infancy, I made a few animated gif compilations. Nothing complex, just a sampling from my large collection laid over a tasty music track. Well it’s a new decade and animated gifs are still one of my favourite things online. So here’s the latest installment,…
FEELING THE BLUES Photograph by Maria Stenzel Blue Iceberg: Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) ride out high surf on blue-ice icebergs near Candlemas Island in the South Sandwich Islands. Safe for the moment from predaceous leopard seals, chinstrap penguins are the second most abundant species in Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic. via National Geographic Every day at…
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Photograph by Chris Hondros A mob of Haitians reach out as goods are thrown from a nearby shop in the downtown business district on January 17, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Chris Hondros/Getty Images) via The Big Picture Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day…
Photograph by Luke Jerram Luke Jerram makes the deadliest art in the world. His subjects have caused pain and suffering for hundreds of millions of people throughout history. They are infectious, they are resilient, and they are everywhere. THE DEADLY ARTIST – LUKE JERRAM – Born in Stroud, England and now living in Bristol UK…
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