SPORTS BUZZ: Lego enthusiasts from Hong Kong have created a miniature Beijing Olympics! Made up of 300,000 Lego bricks and over 4,500 Lego people, the miniature Lego city includes the infamous Bird’s Nest Stadium, Michael Phelps’ Water Cube, and George W. Bush’s favorite Olympic hot spot, Beach Volleyball! All in all, it measures an impressive 10ft by 26ft.

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The Best Links:

1. Where Everyone’s Quick Off the Blocks
2. Olympics For The Geeks
3. Lighting Inside Water Cube Not By Stock Legos
4. HKLUG Design
5. Nobody Could Protest The Lego Olympics
6. The Lego Store
7. Lego Album Covers
8. Lego Movies

SPORTS BUZZ: What’s Phelps listening to? You’ve seen him standing poolside with the white earbuds in, and you’ve surely thought, “Hm, I wonder what he’s listening to.” Hit the link below for a rare glimpse.

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1. “Just what’s on Michael Phelps’ iPod anyway?”

CULTURE BUZZ: Beijing’s aggressive face-lift for the Olympic games includes shooting silver-iodide filled rockets into clouds to control rainfall and feline extermination. We mentioned Bejing’s air pollution problems , but find out whats going on behind the scenes in preparation for the opening ceremonies .

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1. Beijing’s Olympic Makeover
2. Photo Proof
3. But First, There Was Mao Tse Tung