The best (and worst) ads of the London Olympics

LONDON OLYMPICS 2012 Olympics ads: Winners and losers The capitalist competition to capture the brand loyalty of consumers watching the Olympics has produced its own share of triumphs and defeats THE ROMNEY CAMPAIGN Will Mitt Romney's VP pick make a difference? Romney is reportedly on the verge of naming his running mate, and the press is breathless with anticipation. But maybe it's time to chill CHINA RISING The murder case roiling China Bo Xilai was a rising political star until his wife, Gu Kailai, was charged with murder. Here, a guide to the complex, controversial case GOOGLE'S WORLD Should Google include your own Gmails in search results? In a dubious bid to make it easier for you to find the info you need, Google Search will soon mix relevant emails you've written or received in with your results STARBUCKS Will Starbucks' deal with Square finally make mobile wallets happen? Who needs cash? The coffee giant strikes a $25 million deal to use the futuristic payment system in 7,000 of its chains nationwide, which could mean the end of the old way of paying CATS Is your cat a mass murderer? Kitties can be cute, but they're also serious predators to all kinds of smaller creatures — consuming an average of 2.1 a week FROM OUR PARTNERS AT SLATE How did a U.S. sprinter finish a race on a broken leg? American sprinter Manteo Mitchell broke his fibula and kept on running in the 200m. How is that possible? SEE ALL CARTOONS NEWSER Watch: Prototype NASA moon lander crashes, explodes SLATE Leaked schedule reveals Dems' convention plans NEW YORK MAGAZINE Essayist David Rakoff dead at 47 TECCA 5 puzzling mysteries science has yet to solve AOL The truly strange things people do in office elevators What winning looks like: A slideshow of Olympic celebrations Exultant, giddy, or overcome with emotion, victorious athletes are beautiful to watch         Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | privacy policy  Copyright © 2012 The Week, All rights reserved.