Topic: London Olympics
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Urban Wonk
Beach Volleyball Bikinis and Women's Bodies in Public Space
The perception of women’s bodies as public property to be commented upon and regulated is one of the universal undercurrents of urban life.
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Videos
A Rat and Pigeon Perform the Olympic Torch Relay
London's most athletic vermin run the torch in this charming animation.
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What Vancouver Gained By Hosting the Olympics
The Games have a lot of naysayers. But Vancouver's former planning chief says the 2010 games made his city stronger.
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Olympics 2012
For 'Fast Sausage and Mash,' a Cockney ATM
One company will offer Olympics visitors ATMs equipped with the East London dialect.
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Olympics 2012
What the London Grindr Outage Shows Us About Gay City Life
GPS-enabled apps have changed the going-out culture in the city.
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Olympics 2012
Olympic Traffic Pushes London to the Brink
Over 235,000 visitors will arrive in Heathrow today, putting the city's specially designed transportation network to the test.
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Olympics 2012
Knitting the Olympics
The cutest tribute to the Games we've come across – just don't tell the brand police.
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: Massachusetts Whiner Gets American Flags Removed
Also, a tony California beach town shoos away smelly persons from its libraries, and the Olympics outlaws everything.
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Olympics 2012
Did Olympics Organizers Fail to Plan for London's Rain?
Forecasters warn that this will be the wettest Summer Games ever, and many venues were not designed for dreary weather.
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Olympics 2012
A Personnel Shakeup as London Frets Over the Future of Olympic Park
Andrew Altman will step down as CEO of the London Legacy Development Corporation.
