In order to showcase Britain’s arts and heritage during the Olympic Games, the U.K. government has bestowed $150 million on the Cultural Olympiad and its accompanying London 2012 Festival, which runs from June 21 to September 9. …
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Olympic Security: The Machinery Guarding London 2012
As spectators watch the Olympic Games, Britain’s intelligence and military personnel are watching the skies, the water, and the roads.
Q&A: Suttirat Larlarb, Olympic Opening Ceremony Costume Designer
The designer talks about the scale of the Opening Ceremony and Danny Boyle’s vision
Target Practice: How the U.S. Became an Archery Power
Hint: Think red, white and blue
Olympics Fashion Fever
As sports fans and Anglophiles alike descend on London for the start of the 2012 Summer Olympics, designers are capitalizing on British mania with special items to mark the occasion.
27 Things You Didn’t Know About the Olympics
As you sit down to watch the opening ceremonies with friends, TIME gives you a crib sheet of little-known Olympics facts– from what’s a Fosbury Flop to who the youngest Olympian ever is– to score you the title of Smartest …
London 2012: G4S Chief Admits Olympic Security ‘a Humiliating Shambles’
The embattled head of security firm G4S faced tough questions before Parliament
9 Really Strange Sports That Are No Longer in the Olympics
From the earliest variations of existing events to competitions that can hardly be considered athletic, some former Olympic sports left us scratching our heads.
British Military to Fill Embarrassing Security Gap at the London Olympics
News that the government’s security contractor has failed to meet its obligations to train 10,000 security guards—just 15 days before the opening ceremonies–has forced officials to enlist the help of the armed services
Why Did Great Britain Build an Olympic Handball Team from Scratch?
British athletes got a crash course in handball. But are they Olympic ready?