URBAN HEADACHE Artwork by JR JR does incredible work around the world. All of his pieces are huge, awesome and provocative. Check his site for more incredible work! http://jr-art.net/ The Sifter also featured JR’s work in a previous post: 2011 TED Prize Winner: Street Artist ‘JR’ [40 pics] via Street Art…
Welcome to the Friday Shirk Report where you will find the 20 funniest images, 10 most interesting articles, and 5 most viral 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 Stay…
ENDEAVOUR’S FINAL LIFTOFF Photograph by NASA/Jim Grossmann NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour completed its final mission this morning, touching down safely in Florida. Endeavour spent a total of 299 days in space, traveling more than 122.8 million miles during its 25 flights. Its first launch took place on May 7, 1992 — its…
It’s been over a year since the Sifter posted an extravagant property in New York City (like these ones in TriBeCa, SoHo, and Brooklyn). And this one-floor penthouse on Park Avenue listed at a cool $25 million US is no exception. With a full wrap-around terrace, this 5-bedroom co-op is situated in one of…
A HORSE’S LIFE Photograph by Mikel Ortega This is a beautiful photograph of horses on Bianditz mountain in Navarre, Spain. In the background, the Aiako mountains can be seen. Shot by Mikel Ortega and digitally retouched by Richard Bartz via Wikimedia Commons
FIRST DOCUMENTED BATCH OF SCOTCH WHISKY IS MADE – JUNE 1, 1494 John Cor is the name of the friar/distiller referred to in the first known written reference to a batch of Scotch Whisky on June 1, 1494. “To Friar John Cor, by order of the King, to make aqua vitae…
THE SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN CABLE CAR, RIO DE JANEIRO Photograph by -GSLR- Sugarloaf Mountain (in Portuguese, Pão de Açúcar), is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the mouth of Guanabara Bay on a peninsula that sticks out into the Atlantic Ocean. Rising 396 metres (1,299 ft) above the harbor, its…
William Stanley Moore – Photograph by The Sydney Justice & Police Museum The Sifter recently stumbled upon an incredible collection of vintage mugshots housed by the Historic Houses Trust. Many of these intriguing photographs are also accompanied by a description of the person and the crime(s) they have committed. For example, the image…
SOLVAY. THE HIGHEST HUT ON THE MATTERHORN Photograph via Streeter5000 The Solvay Hut at 4003 m (13,133 ft) is the highest hut on the Matterhorn. It is a small emergency refuge for about 10 persons, situated on a ledge immediately above the Moseley Slab on the Hörnligrat. It is strictly to be…
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