Category: STORIES

December 19, 2013 at 2:55 pm

10 Things You Never Knew about 10 Famous Christmas Movies

10 Things You Never Knew about 10 Famous Christmas Movies

One of the great Christmas traditions is to dust off the old DVD player or flip on the television and watch a film that you seem to only watch at Christmas. Some are holiday classics while others have come to be associated with the holidays through pop culture and tradition. Below are 10 films…

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December 18, 2013 at 11:29 am

Father and Daughter Team Up to Recreate the Most Heartfelt Images Ever

Father and Daughter Team Up to Recreate the Most Heartfelt Images Ever

2009 was an exciting time for Ben Nunery and his soon to be wife Ali. The couple was not only about to get married but they had just closed the deal on their first home. To celebrate both occasions they decided to take their wedding photos in their empty home with the help of…

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December 17, 2013 at 12:35 pm

The Top 100 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2013

The Top 100 'Pictures of the Day' for 2013

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 2012‘). It’s hard to believe there is only two weeks left in 2013! I can’t wait to see what…

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December 16, 2013 at 11:30 am

The Power of a Pink Tutu

The Power of a Pink Tutu

Photograph by BOB CAREY/THE TUTU PROJECT Website | Facebook | Twitter | Support The Tutu Project In 2003, photographer Bob Carey and his wife Linda moved to New York City after 42 years of living in Phoenix. Six months after the move, Linda was diagnosed with breast cancer. Linda beat it but it came…

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December 13, 2013 at 3:26 pm

Couple Have Safari Wedding Surrounded by Elephants and Giraffes

Couple Have Safari Wedding Surrounded by Elephants and Giraffes

Reddit user Corey Perkins (u/per1993) posted an incredible wedding album earlier this week. The Imgur photo gallery (which has been viewed over 765,000 times in three days), shows the couple’s breathtaking ceremony at the Chengeta Safari Lodge, which is located about 80 km from Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe. The couple met while…

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December 9, 2013 at 2:45 pm

6 Powerful Images of Music in Unexpected Places

6 Powerful Images of Music in Unexpected Places

I believe in the power of music to empower, inspire, motivate and unite. In the collection of images below it is clear that others also share this sentiment. If music has ever empowered or inspired you, please share your story with others in the comments. It might make a difference in someone’s life! …

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December 4, 2013 at 2:56 pm

These 10 People Made the World a Better Place. More People Should Know their Names

These 10 People Made the World a Better Place. More People Should Know their Names

There are countless unsung heroes throughout history that are deserving of greater recognition and appreciation. This post strives to shed light on ten such remarkable individuals who have impacted the world. If you have suggestions for other notable persons, please let me know in the comments so I can do a follow-up post and…

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December 2, 2013 at 5:53 pm

How Three Special Friends Stole Our Hearts and Won the Internet

How Three Special Friends Stole Our Hearts and Won the Internet

Photograph by @harlowandsage on Instagram On March 13, 2013, @harlowandsage launched on Instagram and the world was introduced to Harlow, a big loveable Weimaraner; and Sage, an adorable little Daschund and older sister to Harlow. Photograph by @harlowandsage on Instagram The two were inseparable and their bond tugged at the heartstrings of…

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November 20, 2013 at 4:41 pm

Picture of the Day: Make Music Not War

Picture of the Day: Make Music Not War

MAKE MUSIC NOT WAR Photograph by Mikhail Evstafiev In this powerful photograph by Mikhail Evstafiev, we see musician Vedran Smailović, known as the Cellist of Sarajevo. The photo was taken in 1992 during the Siege of Sarajevo/Bosnian War. Smailović, who often played for free at different funerals during the siege despite the…

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November 16, 2013 at 3:16 pm

BATKID Saves Gotham, Unites Community, Restores Faith in Humanity

BATKID Saves Gotham, Unites Community, Restores Faith in Humanity

5-year-old Miles Scott lives with his younger brother and parents in Tulelake, California. Miles has leukemia (currently in remission) and was told by his parents that they were all making a trip to San Francisco so he could get his very own Batkid costume. What he arrived to instead was a city transformed into…

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