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  • Normal People Tapped For Glorious Fake Torch Run

    The Winter Olympics are well underway, and people across the world are cheering for their athletes. Though the opening ceremony was not without its problems, for the most part the games are providing the curling athletic competition everyone wants.

    In the spirit of the Games, theater troupe Improve Everywhere recently set up a new performance piece on the streets of Manhattan. The group, well-known for their yearly No Pants Subway Ride, concocted a fake Olympic torch run and enlisted normal passersby into the performance.

    One actress holding the torch offered it to random New Yorkers, feigning an injury. The marks were told to run the torch around the corner, where they were then greeted with a large cheering crowd and a fake news crew:

  • Olympic Torch: Watch Its Return to Earth

    Olympics fans, space buffs and just about anyone who likes interesting events will likely want to watch the Olympic torch return to Earth tonight. At around 9:49 pm EST, the torch will return from its trip to the International Space Station and touchdown in Kazakhstan.

    The torch took flight last week aboard the Russian Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft, on a mission to deliver three new inhabitants to the station; NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio, Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, and Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata.

    During its time in space, the torch was taken on a spacewalk as part of the relay for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, to be held in Sochi, Russia, from February 7 to 23.

    Along with returning the torch, three other space station temporary residents – Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano, NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, and Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin – will come back to Earth, after spending some five-and-a-half months living in space.

    Viewers can expect to see some warm and fuzzy moments as the returning crew will reunite with their loved ones.

    NASA TV will broadcast a few different web casts today on Space.com, including the Soyuz undocking from the space station at 6 pm EST. The landing web cast will begin at 8:30 EST.

    As per Olympic tradition, the Olympic torch is making its rounds. During its 123-day tour, the iconic symbol has visited St. Petersburg, the Kalingrad region, the Arctic Circle, Murmansk, and Red Square, among other noteworthy stops.

    Some of the torch’s famous Russian chaperones have included actress Tatyana Arntgolts, sports commentator Yury Gusev, and athlete Sergey Rozhkov.

    Image via Wikimedia Commons

  • London 2012 Olympic Torch Wins Design of the Year

    The London 2012 Olympic Torch was create by UK design studio Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby, who won the prestigious Design of the Year award for their work. They were chosen out of 89 entries and presented the award at London’s Design Museum at the annual event, BBC News is reporting

    It is perforated with 8,000 holes, each one representing a torchbearer. The torch relay will run for 70 days starting May 19th. The journey will begin in Land’s End in South West England and ends in Westminster before being brought to the Olympic Park.

    The Design Awards jury consisted of newspaper proprietor Evgeny Lebedev, Wallpaper editor Henrietta Thompson, Dutch designer Hella Jongerious, chairman of the Canary Wharf Group, Sir George Iacobescu, and chaired by designer Lise Crawford.

    Despite winning the prestigious award, it has met with some public criticism, with the English publication The Telegraph holding an informal poll of what the design looks like most: a cheese grater, a cigarette holder, a waste paper bin, or an actual Olympic torch. A cheese grater won out, but it was followed by Olympic torch in a close second.

    The Telegraph posted this picture at the clos of the poll, comparing it to similar looking cheese graters:

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    Hey, it does look like a cheese grater.

    Personally, I think the design is good. I’m not a fan of the 2012 Olympic logo on there, though. If anything, that logo should be criticized, especially if you look at the full color version. It makes it look like this Olympics is being held in 1988, and the jagged design would be more fitting of a winter Olympics, representing a mountain top or ice.

    What do you think? Tell us in the comments below.

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