The smartphone is kind of a prosthetic head and pair of eyes. If Martians came to Earth, they would think everybody had this appendage they could extend when closely packed.
Author Edward Tenner on the ubiquitousness of technology at the London Olympics.
Oscar Pistorious of South Africa made history today as the first double-amputee runner to compete at the Olympics. “Today was just an unbelievable experience. I found myself smiling at the starting blocks, which is very rare,” he said.
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I’m actually way taller than them. They’re really small. They’re little powerhouses.
Molly Huddle, the 5-4 and 110-pound runner on being mistaken for a member of the gold medal-winning USA gymnastics team.
Make sure you tell your mom I said hi.
President Obama to U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, in a congratulatory phone call after becoming the most decorated Olympian in history.
We love the rituals, the good-luck charms, the accessories.
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Resistance is futile … or is it?
See how long you can resist the urge to check your phone for swimming updates. Practice walking with your fingers in your ears while shouting “I can’t hear you! I can’t hear you!”
Your smartphone is your enemy during these next two weeks. If you carry it around, you will be tempted to check the Internet, and you risk receiving spoiler-laden text messages from your gymnastics-loving friends.
… and yet more ways to avoid “spoilers” during the Olympics.
Olympic badminton players expelled for trying to lose
The players from China, South Korea and Indonesia were roundly booed after they appeared not to exert themselves in preliminary rounds of the round-robin tournament before they were set to move on to elimination competition.
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