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Videos
This Globe-Trotting Restaurant Makes a Pit Stop in London
The CUBE, a mobile restaurant and event space, has graced landmarks in Brussels and Milan. Now it's headed to England in time for the Games.
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Finding Mecca the High-Tech Way: With a Light-Up Prayer Mat
The fabric glows when the pious point it toward the Muslim holy city.
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An Art Exhibit Underneath London Made of Entirely of Fungus
"The Majesty" is an installation in an abandoned London railway vault that's crawling with slow-moving, spore-spitting mold.
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The World's Most Beautiful Building Makes a Really Ugly Coffee Table
Designers flipped a bronze scale model of the Taj Mahal for a table that sells for €36,000.
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Olympics 2012
London's Opening Ceremony Might Actually Be Good
Leaked news of the city's first Olympic moment include nods to England's musical influence and winks to its agrarian past.
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Meet 'Strappy,' the Almost-There Future of Urban Transport Technology
Near-field communication — which turns your phone into your fares, ads, and more — has shown both promise and problems.
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Charts
Travel Advice of the Day: Head to Las Vegas, or Hanoi
Trip Advisor ranks the cheapest and most expensive vacation cities for Americans this summer.
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Olympics 2012
The Pettiness of Olympic Branding
The micromanaged brand protection strategies of the International Olympic Committee are going down about as well as you’d expect with the home crowd in London.
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Olympics 2012
How the Olympics Will Reflect London's Changing Food Scene
The Games will offer spectators a distinctly familiar roster of dishes, distinguished from what’s available at the average airport mainly by even higher prices.
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Postcard
God Save the Queen
Scenes from the London-wide Jubilee celebration.
