January 5, 2012 at 4:56 pm

Picture of the Day: Chicago Rush Hour, 1909

Picture of the Day: Chicago Rush Hour, 1909

CHICAGO RUSH HOUR, 1909 Photograph via brad153 on Reddit Proof that traffic sucks no matter what era you’re in. At least in today’s traffic we have smartphones and the Internet! Comments suggest this is the intersection of Dearborn and Randolph in downtown Chicago. via brad153 on Reddit …

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January 5, 2012 at 8:55 am

$15M Luxury Ski Chalet in Whistler, Canada

$15M Luxury Ski Chalet in Whistler, Canada

Photograph via Sotheby’s International Realty Canada As I write this post, check out the latest snow report from Whistler Blackcomb as of January 4th @ 3:15pm: For those unfamiliar, Whistler Blackcomb is arguably the premier ski destination in Canada. Located approximately 125km (78 miles) north of Vancouver, Whistler Blackcomb features 8,171…

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January 4, 2012 at 4:58 pm

Picture of the Day: One Year in One Image

Picture of the Day: One Year in One Image

ONE YEAR IN ONE IMAGE Photograph by EIRIK SOLHEIM Looking out from his window, photographer Eirik Solheim snapped an image of the same spot every hour for an entire year in 2010. He then cherry picked 3,888 of the best images and stitched them (with help from his readers) from left to…

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January 4, 2012 at 8:58 am

This Day In History – January 4th

This Day In History - January 4th

SIR ISAAC NEWTON IS BORN – JANUARY 4, 1643 Artwork by Sir Godfrey Kneller (1689) Sir Isaac Newton (NS: 4 January 1643 – 31 March 1727) was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian, who has been “considered by many to be the greatest and most influential…

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January 3, 2012 at 4:54 pm

Picture of the Day: Beautiful Bern from Above

Picture of the Day: Beautiful Bern from Above

BEAUTIFUL BERN FROM ABOVE Photograph via loki010 on Reddit The city of Bern or Berne is the Bundesstadt (federal city, de facto capital) of Switzerland, and, with (as of December 2010) a population of 133,920, the fourth most populous city in Switzerland. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 43 municipalities, has a population…

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January 3, 2012 at 9:13 am

Earth at Night: 30 Photos from Space

Earth at Night: 30 Photos from Space

Aurora Australis Over New Zealand, Tasman Sea – Photograph by NASA NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center has an incredible 62-picture album on Flickr that shows stunning views of the Earth at night. All photographs were taken from the International Space Station since May 1st, 2003. Below is a collection of 30 of the…

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January 2, 2012 at 4:54 pm

Picture of the Day: Godzilla’s Footprint – Palmachim Beach, Israel

Picture of the Day: Godzilla's Footprint - Palmachim Beach, Israel

GODZILLA’S FOOTPRINT – PALMACHIM BEACH, ISRAEL Photograph by ILAN SHACHAM Photographer’s Description [Ilan Shacham]: I went with my kids to the beach on a winter’s day, and we stood on this rocky outcrop, me enjoying the photography, and the kids enjoying the waves wetting their feet. Well, until a few seconds after…

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January 2, 2012 at 8:55 am

Incredible Landscapes Carved Into Books

Incredible Landscapes Carved Into Books

Artwork by GUY LARAMEE Hailing from Quebec, fellow Canadian Guy Laramee is a man with many talents. Not only is he a very accomplished painter and sculptor, but Guy is also a highly regarded musician, composer and stage director. With more than 30 years of practice, Guy’s work has been seen and heard…

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January 1, 2012 at 8:28 pm

Picture of the Day: First Rising Sun of 2012

Picture of the Day: First Rising Sun of 2012

FIRST RISING SUN OF 2012 Photograph by JIJI Press/AFP/Getty Images The first rising sun of 2012 appears above Mt. Fuji, observed at Yamanashi prefecture on January 1, 2012. All Nippon Airways (ANA) had organized a rising sun observation flight with 137 passengers on New Year’s Day. via The Atlantic’s…

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December 31, 2011 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day: Onward and Upward

Picture of the Day: Onward and Upward

ONWARD AND UPWARD Photograph by VITALY SOKOL aka WILLYAM BRADBERRY This fantastic capture of a dolphin jumping off into the sunset seemed most fitting for the final picture of 2011. The Sifter can’t wait for 2012, it’s going to be a glorious year. All the best to our readers around the world,…

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