July 21, 2017

Stunning drawings from young Brazilian artist Ritchelly Oliveira. / BOOOOOOOM

Tennessee jail toys with eugenics, offering early release to inmates who receive a vasectomy or Nexoplan implant. / BuzzFeed

Every time Trump goes to Mar-a-Lago, the no-fly zone disrupts shark researchers who need low-flying planes. / The Washington Post

“Most of the plastic that has been made is no longer in use—about 6.3 billion metric tons of plastic have been thrown away since 1950… 60%—about 4.9 billion metric tons—is in landfills or scattered in the environment.” Humans manufacture and discard plastic—through landfilling or littering—at staggering rates. / The New York Times

“A five-year-old girl was...fined £150 for running a stall selling cups of homemade lemonade to passersby.” / The Guardian

Bowie recorded his narration of Prokofiev’s composition, performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra, in December 1977, apparently as a Christmas present for his son Duncan, then seven years old. / Wikipedia