March 24, 2014 at 4:10 pm

St. Louis’s Epic MonstroCity

St. Louis's Epic MonstroCity

Photograph by Patrick Giblin Opened in 1998, City Museum consists largely of repurposed architectural and industrial objects and is housed in the former International Shoe building in the Washington Avenue Loft District of St. Louis, Missouri, United States. In front of the building is MonstroCity, opened in 2002 it’s an interactive sculpture/playground featuring: two…

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March 24, 2014 at 11:54 am

Flying With the Fastest Birds on the Planet

Flying With the Fastest Birds on the Planet

BBC wildlife show Animal Camera placed tiny spy cameras on some of the fastest and most manoeuvrable birds on the planet, the peregrine falcon and the goshawk. The footage of a diving peregrine pulling a 10 g bottom turn and a goshawk weaving through a forest will blow your mind. These birds are amazing!…

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March 24, 2014 at 11:03 am

Paper Cut Shadow Boxes Illuminated by Light

Paper Cut Shadow Boxes Illuminated by Light

Artist duo Hari & Deepti (Harikrishnan Panicker, Deepti Nair) started experimenting with paper cut shadow boxes in 2010 with hand painted watercolor paper which was then cut and assembled in a wooden box to create a diorama. They started experimenting with lights and simplified their pieces by losing the colored aspect of the paper.…

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March 23, 2014 at 3:31 pm

A Close Encounter With A Curious Cheetah

A Close Encounter With A Curious Cheetah

Australian wedding and wildlife photographer Bobby-Jo Clow had the experience of a lifetime while on safari at Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. A young male cheetah decided to check out their vehicle, getting closer than you can possibly imagine. She tells Africa Geographic that her and her group came across a mother cheetah and…

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March 23, 2014 at 11:13 am

The Beauty of Baking

The Beauty of Baking

This is the most appetizing video you will see today. A beautifully shot ode to pastries and the baking process (with a side of coffee). Credit to the creators listed below: Agency : Proximity BBDO Paris Creative direction : Proximity BBDO Directors : M. Roulier et P. Lhomme Production : Le Potager Prod. Food…

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March 22, 2014 at 10:52 am

Magic Tricks for Dogs

Magic Tricks for Dogs

Finnish magician and mentalist Jose Ahonen was curious to know how dogs would respond to a disappearing treat. Their reactions are predictably adorable, although I would have thought they would have been able to sniff out the treat. Maybe they eventually did and just edited that part out! Let us know which reaction was…

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March 21, 2014 at 4:48 pm

Picture of the Day: Recreating a Classic

Picture of the Day: Recreating a Classic

RECREATING A CLASSIC Photograph by Press Association via Anders_65 on reddit Workers at the Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire, UK; celebrated the completion of a new $30 million dollar roller coaster called The Smiler by recreating the iconic Lunch atop a Skyscraper photo from over 80 years ago. While it’s not…

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March 21, 2014 at 1:42 pm

Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher – Something New

Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher - Something New

How do you follow up a wedding speech that got 12.5 million views? Well if you’re Tom Fletcher (lead singer of McFly, writer of 10 UK No. 1 singles and 21 Top 10 Singles), you and your wife Giovanna take a picture every day of her pregnancy and then put out a heartwarming video…

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March 21, 2014 at 9:58 am

The Shirk Report – Volume 258

The Shirk Report - Volume 258

Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find the 25 funniest images, 10 most interesting articles, and 5 most viral videos from the previous week of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles typically originate from Twitter, RSS and email; videos come from a variety of sources. Any suggestions? Send a note to submit@twistedsifter.com!…

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March 20, 2014 at 7:50 pm

5 Epic Moments in Game Show History

5 Epic Moments in Game Show History

After last night’s unbelievable Wheel of Fortune guess, I was inspired to compile a list of some of the most amazing moments in game show history. From improbable comebacks to million dollar answers; these are five of the greatest moments you’ll ever see in television game show history. Roger Craig’s Double Daily…

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