A great collection of photos from the Twisted Sifter – the top galleries from 2011. Often the most popular posts on the site, the galleries not only take our readers around the world, but back in time as well. Some galleries even show us the farthest reaching points of the Cosmos and the thriving microscopic world [...]
Fascinating article in Vanity Fair, my favorite magazine, on the TSA and the $1.1 trillion the US Government has spent on the agency since 9/11. Written by Charles C. Mann: To walk through an airport with Bruce Schneier is to see how much change a trillion dollars can wreak. So much inconvenience for so little benefit [...]
Citing health concerns, the European Union banned from European airports this week the same kind of X-ray scanners used by TSA in airports across the US. Here’s the EU’s wording: In order not to risk jeopardising citizens’ health and safety, only security scanners which do not use X-ray technology are added to the list of [...]
Steve McCurry has pictures of the world in your cup. I love this quote: Coffee should be black as Hell, strong as death, and sweet as love. -Turkish Proverb (via)
The New York Times has the 41 places to go in 2011: From the beaches of Mexico to the wilds of Kurdistan, the places on this year’s list take you to the end of the world and back. Don’t miss the accompanying slideshow.
Mark Healey is a professional web developer living in Boulder, Colo.
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