May 7, 2012 at 9:23 am

Actors Revisit Their Famous Roles in Normal Attire

Actors Revisit Their Famous Roles in Normal Attire

Empire Magazine is the largest selling film magazine in Britain and has been published monthly since 1989. To celebrate their 20th anniversary, they published a special edition of their magazine that was guest-edited by Steven Spielberg. In a special section entitled The Birthday Portfolio, Empire had an exclusive star-studded photoshoot that paid tribute to…

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May 6, 2012 at 9:27 pm

Picture of the Day: Your Smartphone in the 80s

Picture of the Day: Your Smartphone in the 80s

YOUR SMARTPHONE IN THE 80s Photograph via fibes on Reddit Posted yesterday to Reddit, this image beautifully portrays how far technology has come in 30 shorts years. All of the gadgets seen here effectively reside in the palm of your hand. When you sit back and think of the computing and multimedia…

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May 6, 2012 at 1:56 pm

Amazing Sculptures That Emerge from Walls

Amazing Sculptures That Emerge from Walls

Matteo Pugliese is an incredible artist from Milan who specialized in sculpture. During his youth he developed a strong love for drawing and sculpture and continued his art work without any formal education. After finishing his secondary school studies in classics in Cagliari, he attended university in Milan. In 1995 he was awarded his…

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May 6, 2012 at 11:49 am

10 Incredible Views of the 2012 Super Moon

10 Incredible Views of the 2012 Super Moon

On Saturday May 5, 2012, the lunar perigee coincided with a full moon. This fascinating event occurs about once a year. At its closest point the moon will be 222,000 miles (357,000 km) from Earth, causing high and low tides to be slightly more extreme than usual. [Source: The Telegraph] The exact numbers differ…

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May 5, 2012 at 7:19 pm

Picture of the Day: A Tunnel Made of Ivy

Picture of the Day: A Tunnel Made of Ivy

A TUNNEL MADE OF IVY Photograph by MARINA ZURKOW @ o-matic.com This beautiful tunnel of green ivy doesn’t lead to a place you would expect. Located in the Alnwick Garden of Northumberland and operated by the Duchess (of Northumberland), this gorgeous tunnel leads visitors to the locked gates of the Poison Garden.…

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May 5, 2012 at 2:24 pm

The Atlantic Road: Norway’s Construction of the Century

The Atlantic Road: Norway's Construction of the Century

Photograph by Roger Ellingsen for nasjonaleturistveger.no Opened on July 7, 1989, the Atlantic Road is a National Tourist Route and was honoured as Norway’s Construction of the Century in 2005. The Atlantic is an 8.3 kilometer (5.2 miles) section of Country Road 64 which runs between the towns of Kristiansund and Molde, the…

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May 4, 2012 at 5:26 pm

Picture of the Day: Stairway to Contrast

Picture of the Day: Stairway to Contrast

STAIRWAY TO CONTRAST Photograph by DONATA WENDERS Posted earlier this week to Reddit, a reverse image search sourced the original photograph to Donata Wenders, a German-born artist with an extensive film and photography resume. On her site, the photo is titled ‘Triad’ and is available in a 12-postcard set called Glimpses of…

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May 4, 2012 at 2:04 pm

Blending Scenes from WWII into Present Day

Blending Scenes from WWII into Present Day

Sergey Larenkov is a Russian-based artist/photographer who was deeply impacted by World War II. On his Live Journal blog, the Saint Petersburg native has put together a tremendous set of collages of historic World War II photographs blended into the same locations as they currently look today. Through collaboratiion with the the State Museum…

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May 4, 2012 at 9:22 am

The Shirk Report – Volume 160

The Shirk Report - Volume 160

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. Enjoy! THE SHIRK REPORT 2.0 IS HERE! IMAGES WILL NOW APPEAR RIGHT BELOW THE TEXT LINK. TO HIDE THE IMAGE, SIMPLY CLICK THE TEXT LINK…

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May 3, 2012 at 6:48 pm

Picture of the Day: Head in the Clouds

Picture of the Day: Head in the Clouds

HEAD IN THE CLOUDS Photograph by SVETLANA PERIC (ceca67 on Flickr) Surely one of the best locations for a bench the Sifter has ever seen. Oh the conversations to be had there! This beautiful photograph was taken by Svetlana Peric at the top of the Männlichen, a 2,343 metre (7,687 ft) mountain…

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