The Shirk Report – Volume 743

Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find 20 funny images, 10 interesting articles and 5 entertaining videos from the last 7 days of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles from Digg, Kottke, WITI, Facebook, Twitter, and email; videos come from everywhere. Any suggestions? Send a note to [email protected]

 

20 IMAGES

– Friday!
– Mid-2000s fashion
– 50-foot swells on Lake Superior, MN
– Playing the odds
– 14th century bridge construction in Prague
– Boy’s basketball shot shadow looks like an off-brand Air Jordan
– I turn into a hot dog
– Jack Black shows the kids how it’s done
– NO STOPPING
– A Belgium agency specializing in construction jobs made this
– Passionate about style
– Hard fall
– Lions fed frozen blood during Melbourne heatwave
– New ceramic collection reveal
– ‘The Mighty Ducks’ cast reunion
– Tomb of ancient Roman Pharaoh Ramesses VI in the Valley of the Kings
– Retired teacher drives portable library to encourage reading
– Forest run loop in anime style
– NYC
– Until next week

 

10 ARTICLES

– What is an NPC? Tracing the history (and future) of NPC meaning in games, memes, and Tik Tok
– The Explosive Legacy of the Pandemic Hand Sanitizer Boom
– 10 Myths Hollywood Has Convinced Us Are Truths
– It’s Time To Embrace Your Widow’s Peak
– Debt Collectors Want To Use AI Chatbots To Hustle People For Money
– The Simpsons Is Good Again
– Workers rely on medieval era tech to reconstruct the Notre Dame
– How Taylor Rooks Became Your Favorite Athlete’s Favorite Journalist
– This Reddit Thread Of Camouflaged Insults Will Replenish Your Supply Of Snark
– The Tiny Home Kit You Can Grab For Just $1K

 

5 VIDEOS