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Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find 20 funny images, 10 interesting articles and 5 entertaining videos from the last 7 days of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles from Digg, Kottke, WITI, Facebook, Twitter, and email; videos come from everywhere. Any suggestions? Send a note to submit@twistedsifter.com

 

20 IMAGES

– Friday!
– The smells of summer
– How I met my neighbour’s cat
– Good job, good effort
– Bring tupperware
– I oscillate between 5 and 6
– The digital ads change depending what region you’re watching in
– This was smooth
– So was this
– Me trying to imagine myself doing that last trick
– She’s gonna love it
– But we’ll make the lungs HUGE
– People also ask:
– I find this reversed spaghetti and meatballs deeply unsettling
– Let’s take a trip down memory lane | “Watch your fingers!” – parents
– The pan to the other dog at the end was perfect
– So close
– This is me
– It’s the little things
– Until next week

 

10 ARTICLES

– Concrete: The material that’s ‘too vast to imagine’
– Zaila Avant-garde Makes Spelling History, and Other Moments From the Bee
– In 2030, You Won’t Own Any Gadgets
– The Story of Songbirds Is a Story of Sugar
– Everything feels more expensive because it is
– Taillight Trend Alert: The Technosquiggle
– How to decode a food label
– Mystery Solved: How Plant Cells Know When to Stop Growing
– Do We Really Need to Take 10,000 Steps a Day for Our Health?
– AI voice actors sound more human than ever—and they’re ready to hire

 

5 VIDEOS