Photograph by HANA PESUT @ SincerelyHana.com     First spotted on Kottke.org; self-taught photographer and fellow Canadian, Hanah Pesut @ SincerelyHana.com, shot this fun and playful photo series entitled, Switcheroo. In this series, couples pose for shots first in their normal attire, and then swap clothes and attempt to mirror the original shot. It’s most [...]

Artwork by DAVID MACH     David Mach’s incredible sculpture, The Devil, is made entirely of matches. It was part of his exhibition “Precious Light: King James Bible – A Celebration 1611-2011” at the City Art Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland. In an act that was both performative and transformative, David set his sculpture ablaze to [...]

Artwork and Photography by TAKANORI AIBA @ TOKYOGOODIDEA.COM     As a follow-up from yesterday’s Picture of the Day, the Sifter was compelled to do a full feature on Takanori Aiba’s incredible miniature sculptures. The level of detail and intricacy in his work is truly mind-blowing. Each sculpture is like a miniature world, bursting with [...]

  These have been blowing up my newsfeed for the past couple weeks, figured it was time to put them all in one place. Here’s the Top-10 ‘What my friends think I do vs What I actually do’ posters the Sifter has come across. If we missed one you think should be included, post the [...]

    Following up from the inaugural Awesome Animated Gif Series: Cats post, this week the Sifter brings the spirit of dance to the animated gif format. Below you will find 22 hilarious dance-themed gifs for your Monday enjoyment. This is part 2 of a 10-part series. More animated excellence to come… Enjoy!     [...]

Photograph via Alexey Sergeev     Last month I saw a fascinating segment on Qatar by 60 minutes (video can be found at the bottom of the post), a natural gas and oil-rich country with the highest GDP per capita in the world. I recalled numerous aerial shots of their cityscape displaying an eclectic collection [...]