April 3, 2012 at 12:27 pm

15 Unbelievable Paintings That Look Like Photographs

15 Unbelievable Paintings That Look Like Photographs

Pedro Campos (46), is an incredible hyperrealist painter from Madrid, Spain. Using oil paints he recreates incredibly realistic still life shots that many might mistake for a photograph. He’s worked in a variety of creative fields from interior decorating, illustration (at an ad agency), to art restoration on furnishings, paintings and sculptures. He actually…

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April 3, 2012 at 9:44 am

40 Music Stars Before They Were Famous

40 Music Stars Before They Were Famous

Sometimes it’s important to remember that every musician starts as an amateur. All of the mega music stars below may appear larger than life but many (not all) went through some awkward years, they took the same yearbook photos you have and at one point they weren’t the famous celebrities you see today. Here’s…

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April 2, 2012 at 8:00 pm

Picture of the Day: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Picture of the Day: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS Photograph by Pixel9ine/Andre B How awesome is this graffiti piece? This was posted back in 2007 to a forum/messageboard called Photography-on-the.net by user Pixel9ine, and it resurfaced today on Reddit. The piece is actually located in the Sifter’s hometown of Toronto, Canada! This was taken from the Bloor Street viaduct looking…

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April 2, 2012 at 4:58 pm

The Animated Gifs Series: Obama Edition

The Animated Gifs Series: Obama Edition

In the Sifter’s sixth installment of the Awesome Animated Gif Series, we follow up from part 5’s Classy High Quality Gifs with a special Presidential Edition. We may have to do a follow-up post with Mr. George W. Bush so both parties are properly represented, but for now, here’s 18 awesome gifs of…

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April 2, 2012 at 9:16 am

The Most Expensive 1-Bedroom Apartment in the World

The Most Expensive 1-Bedroom Apartment in the World

Photograph via Japan Sotheby’s International Realty Listed at a cool 1.8 billion yen ($21.8 million USD), the Sifter’s jaw dropped when the listing stated an apartment called The House, in the exclusive Minami-Azabu district of Tokyo (the most expensive neighbourhood in Tokyo), was a 4,434 square foot (411.932 sq m) 1-Bedroom apartment. At…

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April 1, 2012 at 6:19 pm

Picture of the Day: Aurora Australis (Southern Lights) From Space

Picture of the Day: Aurora Australis (Southern Lights) From Space

AURORA AUSTRALIS (SOUTHERN LIGHTS) FROM SPACE Photograph by André Kuipers / ESA / NASA In this incredible shot taken from the International Space Station on March 10, 2012 by Dutch astronaut André Kuipers, we see an absolutely breathtaking view of Aurora Australis (the Southern Lights) between Antarctica and Australia. An aurora (plural:…

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April 1, 2012 at 2:11 pm

15 Stunning Black and White Animal Portraits by Nicolas Evariste

15 Stunning Black and White Animal Portraits by Nicolas Evariste

Nicolas Evariste is a 26 year-old photographer from Granville in Normandy (France). He started photography over six years ago and was instantly drawn to black and white, square format photographs. His primary interests are landscape, macro and animal photography. Nicolas is a graphic designer by trade and a self-proclaimed fanatic on painting, cinema,…

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March 31, 2012 at 4:58 pm

Picture of the Day: A Batmobile Bonanza!

Picture of the Day: A Batmobile Bonanza!

A BATMOBILE BONANZA! Photograph by trackerpro on Reddit Photograph by trackerpro on Reddit This awesome lineup of Batmobiles was spotted yesterday in Burbank, California by Redditor trackerpro. More specifically, this is on N. Lima Street between Olvie and Alameda outside Warner Music’s lot. Apparently a bunch of the various versions of…

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March 31, 2012 at 12:33 pm

Reimagining the Wheelchair

Reimagining the Wheelchair

Photograph by TEK @ tekrmd.com Tek RMD provides the opportunity of movement for people with paraplegia by enabling them to independently stand up in a completely upright position with correct posture, facilitating their movement and comfortable completion of their daily tasks indoors, such as in the home, office and shopping mall. Tek RMD…

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March 31, 2012 at 9:00 am

Thank-You Teachers [Comic Strip]

Thank-You Teachers [Comic Strip]

COMIC BY JIM BENTON @ JIMBENTON.COM See all Comic Strips of the Week

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