March 16, 2014 at 4:23 pm
This dog is not allowed on the bed (not sure if the cat is). The owners were curious to know if she obeyed the rules when they left the house, so they set up a hidden camera to see. I think we all know what happens next 🙂
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March 15, 2014 at 7:05 pm
Shaun O’Callaghan piloted a DJI Phantom quadcopter into an active volcano and got some incredible footage. The video was shot at Mount Yasur on Tanna Island, Vanuatu. Mount Yasur has a height of 361 m (1,184 ft) above sea level and is regarded by many as the world’s most accessible, active volcano. It is…
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March 14, 2014 at 6:27 pm
COLIN POWELL’S 60-YEAR-OLD SELFIE Photograph via Colin Powell on Facebook For Throwback Thursday, Colin Powell shared a self-proclaimed 60-year-old selfie on his Facebook page. He even called out Ellen DeGeneres! “Throwback Thursday – I was doing selfies 60 years before you Facebook folks. Eat your heart out Ellen!” The picture quickly…
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March 14, 2014 at 2:59 pm
In 2006 Ms. Lockwood, an English teacher at Xavier High School, asked her students to write a letter to a famous author. She wanted them discuss the author’s work and ask for advice. Kurt Vonnegut (1922 – 2007) was the only one to write back and his advice is worth reading. If you can’t…
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March 14, 2014 at 1:16 pm
In February of 2014, one of Gerdi McKenna’s friends wrote an email requesting a photoshoot with all of Gerdi’s friends. Just a few months prior Gerdi was diagnosed with breast cancer and they wanted to do something special for her. Photographer Albert Bredenhann was there to document the entire experience. You can find many…
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March 14, 2014 at 10:16 am
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 13, 2014 at 5:46 pm
WHAT A DUST STORM FROM A PLANE LOOKS LIKE Photograph by RYAN SCOTT via @RaiderTex52 on Twitter This incredible dust storm (haboob) was spotted on 11 March 2014 just northwest of Amarillo, Texas from an airplane flying at approximately 38,000 ft. The amazing capture was taken by Ryan Scott who let his…
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March 13, 2014 at 4:37 pm
Photograph via Maverick Yachts and Sportfishing Charters Bob and Karen Weaver got the fish charter of a lifetime when they caught (and released!), what the IGFA and TBF are saying is the first ever ‘all white’ blue marlin ever caught on film. The rare fish was caught off the coast of Los Sueños, Costa…
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March 13, 2014 at 12:38 pm
This past Sunday (9 March 2014) marked the premier of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. Hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, the new 13-part Cosmos is a 21st-century follow-up to the landmark 1980 series hosted by famed astronomer Carl Sagan, who passed in 1996. The reboot was written by Ann Druyan (Sagn’s widow) and Steven…
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March 12, 2014 at 10:59 pm
According to Metro, pet owners Graham and Fiona Haddow left their dog Fern, a boxer, in the car while they visited a gallery in Broughty Ferry, Scotland. According to onlookers the couple were gone for almost 20 minutes, 15 of those were spent by Fern honking the horn to voice his displeasure. It didn’t…
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