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Iran Threatens to Boycott London Olympics Over 'Zion' Logo

LONDON -- When the logo for the London 2012 Olympics was unveiled four years ago, critics slammed the sign as a crime against design, with some saying the graffiti-style scrawl resembled a swastika and others arguing it looked like Lisa Simpson engaging in a sex act. Now the Iranian government has belatedly joined the...

In Time for Halloween, the BP Oil Spill Costume

(Aug. 17) -- Just when British Petroleum thought it had stanched the flow of oil and bad PR, this little item washed up like a tar ball on the shores of American commercialism: introducing the 2010 BP oil spill Halloween costume. Developed by costume supplier Fun World of Carle Place, N.Y., the slick getup depicts an oil...

Boxer 'Billy the Billboard' Pays the Bills With Tattoo Sponsorships

(July 7) -- I'm an avid collector and appreciator of tattoos, so I tend to run into news that revolves around that culture quite often. That's how I came to know about Billy Gibby -- also known as Billy the Human Billboard -- an amateur boxer out of Alaska who is living his dream of being a fighter and paying the bills by...

Out of the BP Oil Slick, Art Emerges

(June 21) -- There's a new kind of oil painting that's gaining popularity in the art world. As oil continues to leak into the Gulf of Mexico following an explosion at BP's Deepwater Horizon rig, artists and graphic designers have taken to their canvases and computer screens to create striking visual commentary about the...

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