FOUNDING FATHER, ALEXANDER HAMILTON IS BORN – JANUARY 11, 1757 Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1757 – July 12, 1804) was a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher, one of America’s first constitutional lawyers and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury. As Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton was the…
THE LIFE OF A TRADER Photograph by AP Photo/JIN LEE A trader works at his trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on September 2, 2011 in New York. Note the big can of Arizona, looks like Arnold Palmer’s half lemonade, half iced tea to me! mmmmm delicious.…
Droste Effect Facebook Timeline Cover Artwork by RICHARD KARSTROM With Facebook’s recent introduction of Timeline, users have begun to utilize their newfound real estate in funny and creative ways. Below is collection of the 25 funniest and most creative Facebook timeline covers the Sifter has come across. If you feel yours should be…
CRATER LAKES IN THE ALBERTINE RIFT OF AFRICA Photograph by JOEL SARTORE | PRINTS AVAILABLE Photographer’s Description: In a region bursting with people, a few big open spaces remain—like the Rift floor in Queen Elizabeth Park, pocked with crater lakes formed by volcanic explosions. If protected areas hadn’t been set aside in…
Photograph by CHRISTINE and DAVID SCHMITT Below is collection of bizarre hybrid animals with interesting hybridized namesakes. The majority of these animals do not occur naturally in the wild and have been bred by humans which has stirred much controversy and criticism. For most of these animals, while successfully crossed, the offspring tend…
SOLAR ECLIPSE AT SUNSET Photograph by JANNE PYYKKO On July 11, 2010, after a long trek eastward across the southern Pacific Ocean, the Moon’s shadow reached landfall in South America. In a total solar eclipse close to sunset, silhouetted Moon and Sun hugged the western horizon, seen here above the Andes mountains…
Photograph by RION SABEAN | Print Available In this fun and lighthearted series entitled Men-Ups, 26-year old photographer Rion Sabean captured men in a series of stereotypical pin-up poses typically associated with women. The series was so successful that it spawned a calendar which promptly sold-out. Prints are still available and you can…
Artwork by Yayoi Kusama | Photograph via Queensland Art Gallery of Modern Art The Obliteration Room 2011 revisits the popular interactive children’s project developed by Yayoi Kusama for the Queensland Art Gallery’s ‘APT 2002: Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art’. In this reworked and enlarged installation, an Australian domestic environment is recreated in…
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THE ART OF SKI JUMPING Photograph via Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images A reflection of the Alps mountain “Nordkette” is seen in the ski googles of Anders Bardal of Norway during the training round of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup event at the 60th Four Hills ski jumping tournament at Bergisel on January…
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