Photograph by Melinda ^..^ The 40-story, $2.4 billion Venetian Macao in China is the largest casino in the world. Owned by the Las Vegas Sands corporation, the Venetian Macao is the largest building in Asia and fifth-largest building in the world by area at 10.5 million square feet (980,000 square meters). Officially opening on August…
Welcome to the Friday Shirk Report where you will find 20 images, 10 articles and 5 videos from the previous week of sifting. Enjoy! *For those that prefer the links open in a new tab/window, try holding the CTRL key whilst clicking a link with your mouse 20 IMAGES – Ever wonder what Michael Scott’s…
Illustration by Denelson83 Last night I was reading the latest issue of Wired (the only physical magazine I still subscribe to) and noticed a fun little data stream they had posted about places with their own ZIP code. For those outside the United States, ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the…
Born in North Wales and now residing in Sheffield, UK, cartoonist and illustrator Phlegm is well known for his self-published comics and amazing graffiti/street art. Many of the larger-than-life characters that adorn the walls he spray paints originate from his comics. Much of his artwork is illustration-based, thus his lack of true graffiti-style lettering may…
Welcome to the Friday Shirk Report where you will find 20 images, 10 articles and 5 videos from the previous week of sifting. Enjoy! *For those that prefer the links open in a new tab/window, try holding the CTRL key whilst clicking a link with your mouse 20 IMAGES – My baby will have this…
Japanese-based New World Transparent Specimen creates these stunning artworks; somehow making an animal’s flesh and body transparent while also illuminating the skeleton with bright vibrant colours. Unfortunately the entire site is in Japanese, so I’m really unsure of the technical process. However, the finished product is visually mesmerizing and the videos at the bottom of…
Because calling a group of animals a ‘group’ isn’t descriptive enough, the English language is curiously filled with a trove of strange collective nouns for different ‘groups’ of animals. Below is a list of 10 of the more bizarre choices. Enjoy! A GROUP OF HIPPOPOTAMUS’ ARE CALLED… A CRASH…
Who is Guile? Seriously?!? He’s just your everyday, no-nonsense, all-American tough guy with the baddest haircut on the planet, that’s who! Guile made his first appearance in Capcom’s Street Fighter II (1991), one of the most influential video games of all time. A Major in the United States Air Force, he leaves his country and…
Welcome to the Friday Shirk Report where you will find 20 images, 10 articles and 5 videos from the previous week of sifting. Enjoy! *For those that prefer the links open in a new tab/window, try holding the CTRL key whilst clicking a link with your mouse 20 IMAGES – Baby got hatchback – What…
English Oatmeal Stout by BevShots Have you ever wondered what your favourite libation looks like under a microscope? Picture a scientist, drunk off White Russians; staring into his glass and thinking — I bet this would look really cool if I magnified it! To the Lab-Mobile! A few years and a few sloshy nights later,…
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