Friday, August 25, 2017

Guardian photos, small stories

Inner Mongolia, China

The main industries in and around the city of Holingol are coal, power and chemicals, which pollute nearby grassland and render it unfit for grazing. Authorities have replaced the livestock with sculptures. 2012: From Lu Guang’s series Development and Pollution

Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India

Ranjana (left) and Lalita (right) at the entrance to a government-run ashram for widows in India. Some Hindus believe that if a woman is pure and faithful she will keep her husband from death, ostensibly blaming the wife if he dies. This was taken in 2013

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  1. Andy ShizenAugust 25, 2017 at 5:11 PM

    Both stories are depressing tributes to human stupidity. But they don't beat the bigly stupidity of the steadfast Trump supporters.

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