Some Things | Vol. 07: Perspective

1. Ever heard of a cloud forest? You probably haven’t seen one either. via ABC

2. Whoever is last to take their finger off this guy's new app wins $100,000

3. LeBron James’ impressive sports empire continues to expand with the Los Angeles Lakers playmaker becoming part-owner of the Boston Red Sox & increasing his stake in Liverpool FC via Front Office Sports

4. An 11-year-old from Jamaica won a coding competition, beating 70 international rivals via Jamaicans.com

5. TikTok wants you to promote kindness on the app via i-D

6. Around the world 80 billion disposable chopsticks are used – and thrown away – every year. But this company saw an opportunity to up-cycle them into a modern, minimal line of furniture and home goods via Republic of Everyone

7. After decades of war, a Ugandan city has gone green by building on solar power, shea butter & people power via The Guardian

8. Netflix leads the way by investing $100m in the next generation of underrepresented talent

9. And on this subject, new research reveals the barriers that Black talent face in film & TV via McKinsey & Company

10. Still on the subject of NFTs, Jack Dorsey's first tweet may fetch $2.5 million, & he'll donate the proceeds to charity via The Verge

11. Watch the new trailer to The Donut King a sweet new documentary that tells the story of how an all-American treat became a path to opportunity for Cambodian refugees via YouTube

12. Tim Sweeney is taking a well-earned break after 21 years of hosting his much loved weekly show Beats in Space, listen to the last show via Apple Podcasts

13. PJ Harvey – "This Is Love" via YouTube

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