HAT TIP, HOLLYWOOD STYLE When Titanic surpassed Star Wars as the highest grossing film in history, George Lucas took out a full-page ad in Variety to congratulate James. Now that Avatar has achieved the same milestone, will Mr. Cameron take an ad out to congratulate himself for beating…himself? via Reddit Every day at 5pm the…
I LOVE GOOOOOOOOOLD Photograph by Jacky Ghossein/AFP/Getty Images An overall view of the open pit gold-copper Cadia mine in Orange district in Australia on January 8, 2010. (JACKY GHOSSEIN/AFP/Getty Images) via The Big Picture Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF…
Remember floppy disks? Specifically those little 3.5″ diskettes that were the bees knees and cat’s meow? Popularized in the 80s and 90s, they wouldn’t hold the equivalent of one mp3 file. Nick Gentry also remembers those times. He’s taken his artistic ability and applied it to storage devices of yester year. Come take a trip…
STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS Wilt Chamberlain and Andre the Giant Holding up Arnold Schwarzenegger on the Set of Conan Nanos Gigantium Humeris Insidentes: “Dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants” is a Western metaphor meaning, “One who develops future intellectual pursuits by understanding the research and works created by notable thinkers of the…
Photograph by Doyle Sails If you have an affinity for yachting and $100+ million in disposable income, the Maltese Falcon is all you. Should your preference lean towards a modest one week rental of the mega-yacht, it should only set you back about $600,000. For the rest of us aspiring mega-yacht owners that may…
ALL PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS STARTED AS AMATEURS The Beatles in 1957. George Harrison is 14, John Lennon is 16, and Paul McCartney is 15 All That’s Interesting via Digg Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’
BEER + GUN = FUN Photograph by Nebarnix B+G=F | The formula for success. Nebarnix on Flickr via SmashingApps Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’
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 – What the f*ck you looking…
WHEN VLADY MET RONNIE MOSCOW [1988]: A young Vladimir Putin poses as a tourist during his KGB days. via Hot Air Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’
Back in April of ’09 when the Sifter was in its infancy, I made a few animated gif compilations. Nothing complex, just a sampling from my large collection laid over a tasty music track. Well it’s a new decade and animated gifs are still one of my favourite things online. So here’s the latest installment,…
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