Protesters wear balaclavas and colourful dresses in the style of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot outside the Russian embassy in Berlin, August 9, 2012. Members of Germany's Green Party, accompanied by three women dressed in the style of Pussy Riot, handed over to embassy staff a letter of solidarity for the imprisoned members of the controversial punk band, demanding their immediate release.
Olympic Poetry: Did you know there’s a poet in residence at the Olympics? She attends events and finds ways to write about them. Listen to one of her poems. (PBS News Hour / YouTube)
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Marketing 101: Can Twitter followers translate into TV viewers? If Mindy Kaling (Kelly Kapoor on NBC’s The Office) has 1.8 million Twitter followers, then her new show The Mindy Project should be a success. (Divanee)
Doppelganger: Check out these photos of Naomi Watts playing Princess Diana in a new biopic. Does she look the part? (Go Fug Yourself)
Storytime: A Sikh father and son tell StoryCorps about the challenges of wearing turbans in America. (NPR)
Hipstamatic: A collection of classic sculptures photoshopped to look like hipsters. (BuzzFeed)
Not at My Hogwarts: 13 Harry Potter knock-offs. (mental_floss)
Real Men of Genius: A list of the 9 manliest restaurants in the country. (TIME.com)
The Great Chase: Dog chases cat. Cat makes an epic escape. (Viral Viral Video)
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