Listen to this riveting rendition of Darude’s 1999 hit, Sandstorm, as played by the accordion quintet of Munich’s Accordion orchestra, Akkordeonorchester München e.V. As for the Internet’s obsession with this 15-year old trance song, check out this piece on Gawker.
Watch what happens when artist Holton Rower and his team continually pour paint onto a block and let gravity do its thing. The result is like some kind of psychedelic, rainbow-colored interpretation of the rings of a tree trunk.
In an ongoing series of watercolor paintings, Serbian artist Endre Penovác captures the mystique of black cats. Born in 1956 in the small Serbian village of Tornjoš, the artist, who now calls Bačka Topola his home has been exhibiting his work since 1981. You can find much more of Penovác’s artwork on his website…
February 11, 2015 marks five years in space for NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which provides incredibly detailed images of the whole sun 24 hours a day. Capturing an image more than once per second, SDO has provided an unprecedentedly clear picture of how massive explosions on the sun grow and erupt ever since its…
Watch Sergei Polunin of the British Royal Ballet dance to Hozier’s multi-platinum hit, “Take Me to Church”. The powerful routine was directed by David LaChapelle and choreographed by Jade Hale-Christofi. It’s incredible to see how Polunin seems to effortlessly float through the air, a truly remarkable performance.
Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find 25 funny images, 10 interesting articles and 5 entertaining videos from the last 7 days of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles from Twitter, RSS and email; videos come from everywhere. Any suggestions? Send a note to submit@twistedsifter.com 25 IMAGES – Friday! – It’s…
We first profiled Iceland’s Reykjavik Police Department Instagram (@logreglan) in September 2014. Since then they have continued to entertain their 124,000+ followers while keeping the streets of Iceland’s capital safe. According to the BBC, Iceland has one of the lowest violent crime rates in the world. Police are unarmed, ‘hard drugs’ usage is low…
CGP Grey, the master of straightforward, easy to understand explanations tackles the fascinating mythology of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings universe in this brilliant 2-part series.
Japanese artist Baku Maeda has created a series of animal sculptures from dried magnolia leaves. The series, entitled LEAF BEAST, was shared late last year on his Tumblr and Behance pages. [via Behance] 1. Artwork by BAKU MAEDA Website | Behance | Tumblr 2. Artwork by BAKU MAEDA Website | Behance |…