Yearly Archives: 2015

April 7, 2015 at 11:14 am

The Top 25 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2015

The Top 25 'Pictures of the Day' for 2015

At the end of every quarter the Sifter highlights the top 25 “Pictures of the Day“, culminating in an epic Top 100 at the end of the year (check out the Top 100 POTDs for 2014!). It’s hard to believe we’re already 1/4 of the way through 2015. I can’t wait to see what…

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April 6, 2015 at 6:00 pm

Picture of the Day: Cologne Cathedral from the Top of a Spire

Picture of the Day: Cologne Cathedral from the Top of a Spire

Photograph by Vadim Makhorov | On the Roofs In this dizzying night time photo we see what Cologne Cathedral looks like from the top of one of the two massive spires. The photo was taken by Vadim Makhorov, one half of the rooftopping duo On the Roofs. Cologne Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral…

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April 6, 2015 at 3:14 pm

This Photographer Does Photo Booths for Dogs to Increase Adoption and It’s Working

This Photographer Does Photo Booths for Dogs to Increase Adoption and It's Working

To help increase adoption rates and show off their unique personalities, the Humane Society of Utah has teamed up with photographer Guinnevere Shuster to create photo booth style portraits of dogs available for adoption. The photo booth project has been a roaring success with placement rate for dogs reaching 93.26% according to the Humane…

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April 6, 2015 at 11:25 am

Employee Uses 8,024 Post-Its to Turn Drab Office Walls Into Giant Superhero Murals

Employee Uses 8,024 Post-Its to Turn Drab Office Walls Into Giant Superhero Murals

After staring at his drab office walls for nearly two years, Ben Brucker had enough. “One day I just got so tired of how sterile and boring our office felt, I thought I should do something about it” Brucker explained to reddit. Brucker, who works at a creative agency, was not allowed to damage…

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April 5, 2015 at 5:58 pm

Picture of the Day: A Lonely Rain Cloud Somewhere in the Pacific

Picture of the Day: A Lonely Rain Cloud Somewhere in the Pacific

Photograph by Barto on Flickr In this aerial photo taken from the window seat of an airplane, we see a lonely rain cloud somewhere over the Pacific Ocean. The photo was recently used in a NASA article that discusses “increased rainfall in the tropics caused by more frequent storms“. Barto on Flickr via…

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April 5, 2015 at 3:33 pm

This Guy is Plating Junk Food Like High End Cuisine and It’s Awesome

This Guy is Plating Junk Food Like High End Cuisine and It's Awesome

Instagram chef ‘Jacques La Merde‘ is poking a little fun at Haute cuisine, skilfully plating junk food to look like fancy, high end cuisine. While it’s not clear who’s behind the parody account, the Instagram chef, who posted his first dish this February, has already amassed an impressive 22,000 followers. For the latest, follow…

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April 4, 2015 at 1:37 pm

This Series of Japanese Businessmen Jumping Beside their Daughters is Perfect

This Series of Japanese Businessmen Jumping Beside their Daughters is Perfect

Photographer Yuki Aoyama recently published her series of Japanese businessmen jumping beside their daughters into a 109-page photo book now available on Amazon Japan. According to Spoon & Tamago, the younger generation slyly refer to these ‘salarymen’ as Ossan aka boring old men. In a series of creative portraits, Aoyama challenges the notion, with…

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April 3, 2015 at 4:48 pm

Artist Paints 62 Awesome Egg Characters for Easter

Artist Paints 62 Awesome Egg Characters for Easter

To celebrate Easter, artist Barak Hardley painted 62 different characters and celebrities onto eggs. Be sure to check out the video above by Awe Me where you can see up close shots of many of the amazing egg paintings. You can also see all of the painted eggs in the images below. To see…

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April 3, 2015 at 1:18 pm

David Irvine Can’t Stop Painting Random Characters Into Old Thrift Store Paintings

David Irvine Can't Stop Painting Random Characters Into Old Thrift Store Paintings

When we first profiled Irvine’s ‘re-directed paintings’ last July we had no idea it would become one of our most viewed articles of 2014. We recently caught up with David to see what he’s been up to and learned that he’s busy working on commissions (contact him here) and displaying his latest artworks at…

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April 3, 2015 at 10:37 am

The Shirk Report – Volume 311

The Shirk Report - Volume 311

Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find 25 funny images, 10 interesting articles and 5 entertaining videos from the last 7 days of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles from Twitter, RSS and email; videos come from everywhere. Any suggestions? Send a note to submit@twistedsifter.com 25 IMAGES – Friday! – The…

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