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As the 2012 London Summer Games wind down, all hat's left are the memories of great performances...and the horrifying aftertaste of yet another epic mascot failure. The first official Olympic mascot dates back only to 1972, writes Nick Gillespie, but organizers have worked like Dr. Moreau on a methamphetamine bender to create a non-stop procession of freakish experiments gone terribly wrong.
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Organizers of the 2012 London Summer Olympics have decided upon one-eyed mascots for their Games, and no, they're not pirates. ... Read Post

If the official logo and mascots of the 2012 London Olympics are any indication, the upcoming Games will be pretty weird. Actually, they are already off to a weird start, since they accidentally ran the South Korean flag at a women’... Read Post

As the London Olympic mascots, Wenlock and Mandeville, greet visitors with their expressionless, chilling, cyclopean stares, we remember the controversial unveiling of the previous Summer Olympics mascots. In this excerpt from Tom S... Read Post