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By Hamilton Nolan, 2:57 PM on Thu Jul 24 2008, 326 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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Everyone, including their own creator, thinks that Beijing's Olympic mascots suck. Slate asks: "Or are they really good?" [Slate]

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