Yearly Archives: 2013

January 13, 2013 at 5:31 pm

Picture of the Day: Times Square, 1943

Picture of the Day: Times Square, 1943

TIMES SQUARE, 1943 Photograph by John Vachon | Prints available In this vintage black and white photo, we see the famous Times Square in New York City on a rainy day in March of 1943. The photograph was taken by John Vachon for the Office of War Information. Times Square is a…

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January 12, 2013 at 3:47 pm

Picture of the Day: The Earthquake Rose

Picture of the Day: The Earthquake Rose

THE EARTHQUAKE ROSE Photographs by Norman MacLeod On February 28, 2001, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake, located some thirty miles (48 km) below the surface of the Earth moved the ground for a bit more than half a minute. Damage was surprisingly light on account of the epicenter’s depth. A sand tracing pendulum…

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January 11, 2013 at 4:45 pm

Picture of the Day: Portrait of a Self-Portrait

Picture of the Day: Portrait of a Self-Portrait

PORTRAIT OF A SELF-PORTRAIT Photograph via 21000 on Reddit In this perfectly timed concert photo, we see a crowd shot that was taken at the exact moment a concert-goer was taking a self-portrait. Details are sparse and I was unable to determine where this shot originated from, but the poster on Reddit…

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January 11, 2013 at 3:13 pm

One Line Portraits by Quibe

One Line Portraits by Quibe

Christophe Louis aka Quibe is an artist and illustrator that has created a wonderful series of minimalist portraits using only one stroke. You’ll recognize most of the characters which may help completing the picture in your head. My personal favourite is the ‘kiss’ at number six. If you enjoy these one line portraits Quibe…

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January 11, 2013 at 9:23 am

The Shirk Report – Volume 196

The Shirk Report - Volume 196

Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find the 25 funniest images, 10 most interesting articles, and 5 most viral videos from the previous week of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles typically originate from Twitter, RSS and email; videos come from a variety of sources. Any suggestions? Send a note to…

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January 10, 2013 at 5:52 pm

Picture of the Day: Feasting Vultures

Picture of the Day: Feasting Vultures

FEASTING VULTURES Photograph by Morkel Erasmus | Prints available In this startling black and white scene we see a group of White-backed Vultures feasting on an elephant that had died of natural causes. Wildlife photographer Morkel Erasmus took this shot in the remote far north of Kruger National Park in South Africa.…

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January 10, 2013 at 11:04 am

Bluetooth Stickers Light and Beep with 100ft Range and Radar App

Bluetooth Stickers Light and Beep with 100ft Range and Radar App

Did you hear that? It’s the sound of your keys beeping from the nether regions of your couch. Did you see that? It’s the flashing light coming from your TV remote which is in the bathroom for some reason… Don’t know where you cat went? Pull out your phone, load up the app and…

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January 9, 2013 at 4:18 pm

Picture of the Day: Inside a Fallen Giant

Picture of the Day: Inside a Fallen Giant

INSIDE A FALLEN GIANT Photograph by thecynicroute on Reddit In this awesome capture we get a real sense of the size of these Coast Redwood trees (Sequoia sempervirens). The photograph, shot by Redditor thecynicroute, was taken at the Avenue of the Giants, a scenic highway in northern California that runs through Humboldt…

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January 9, 2013 at 12:27 pm

The Biggest Bonfire in the World

The Biggest Bonfire in the World

To see the world’s biggest bonfire you’ll have to visit Alesund, Norway, where wood pallets are stacked over 40 meters (131 ft) high on an artificial island. The occasion? Sankthans, or ‘Midsummer’, an annual festival in commemoration of John the Baptist’s birth. The day is celebrated on the 24th of June (around summer solstice)…

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January 9, 2013 at 9:13 am

Hand Drawn 3D Gifs by Dain Fagerholm

Hand Drawn 3D Gifs by Dain Fagerholm

Dain Fagerholm aka “DAiN 8)” aka “I>/-|i/\/8)” is an artist currently living in Seattle, Washington. Dain works mostly with ink pens and colour dye markers and started making what he calls ‘stereographic gifs’ of his drawings in February of 2012. He was most recently award the ‘Most Mesmerizing [GIF] or [PIC] of 2012‘ by…

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