The weekend started off with a bang, thanks to the dazzling opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games. That was spectacular enough to get everyone super-ready for the athletic competition involving our entire planet.
There were plenty of stories about the Olympics, and at the same time, your intrepid Mashable team discovered so much more -- happenings in the digital world, tech innovations that felt like they were from a future world, and GIFs, comics and weekend fun that seemed to be from another world entirely.
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Best of all, we've gathered all those stories here for you, in one big easy-to-peruse package. So take a look at the latest Weekend Recap, where you can catch up with the entire weekend of delightful news and views, right here:
Editor's Picks
James Bond and the Queen Parachute Into the Olympics [VIDEO]
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Please, NBC and IOC, Learn How to Share the Olympics
13 Surprising OS X Mountain Lion Facts [SUNDAY COMICS]
Top 10 Twitter Pics of the Week
Mountain Lion Vs. Windows 8: Which One Is Better?
Best Pics Yet: This Could Be the Real iPhone 5
How to Watch the 2012 Summer Olympics Online
Spoilers: Angry Olympics Fans Tweet Their Protests, NBC Responds
News & Opinion
Marissa Mayer Brings Free Food to Yahoo, Eyes Acquisitions [REPORT]
MTV’s ‘Teen Wolf’ Facebook Game Is Feast for Fans in First 5 Weeks
Where to Get Back-to-School Deals on Tablets, Computers
How Dictation Tools Can Help Speed Up Your Workflow [INFOGRAPHIC]
Russian Cargo Spacecraft Docks With Space Station on 2nd Try
Olympic Check-Ins: Hot Foursquare Deals and Badges for London 2012
Record-Setting Electric Plane Flight Almost Didn’t Make It [VIDEO]
Mysterious Billionaire Commissions World’s Largest Yacht [VIDEO]
Twitter Jokester’s ‘Bomb Threat’ Charges Dropped [VIDEO]
Olympic Popularity: Starcount Reveals Which Olympic Athletes Are Trending
Amazon Sales Tax — What it Means for You
Down to the Millisecond: All About Olympics Timing
Trioh! The Flashlight You Can See When The Power Goes Out
On Reddit, Rapists Say They’re Sorry
Latest Apple Ads Take a Turn for the Worse
Why the London 2012 Olympics Is the First Real-Time Games
The 9 Most Important Tablet Mysteries of 2012
Device Turns Eye Movement Into Handwriting
Apple Considered Investing in Twitter [REPORT]
Hidden Genius Project Provides Tech Mentorship for Young Black Men
What Higher Education Will Look Like in 2020 [STUDY]
Why Do We Keep Going Back to Mars?
This Is What the Olympians From 100 Years Ago Looked Like
Shedding Light on Mitt Romney’s Unexplained Twitter Surge
New Leaked Pics May Hint at iPhone 5 Design
Chick-fil-A PR Chief Dies as Company Battles Controversy
Hacking the Olympics Opening Ceremony
Romney Advisor Tweets ‘Follow Friday’ List of Potential VPs
Facebook’s Not the Only One Struggling With Mobile Advertising
Weekend Leisure
This Cute, Cubed Bamboo Speaker Packs Crazy Sound [VIDEO]
9 Nifty Laptop Feet to Keep Your PC Running Cool
Kickstarter Project Is a ‘Smartwatch’ for Your Smartphone
‘Fund Me Maybe’ Is Tech World’s Parody of ‘Call Me Maybe’ [VIDEO]
10 Stylish Onesies for Baby Geeks
12 Pictures of Animals Being Forced to Marry
It’s Official: This Is the Cutest Picture on the Internet
Twitter Doghouse Lets You Temporarily Dump Annoying Tweeps
Boys Will Be Boys In This ‘Girls’ Parody [VIDEO]
10 Brits Snubbed from the Olympic Opening Ceremony
You Have Upset The Tetris God [VIDEO]
Sneak Peek: Justin Bieber Teases ‘As Long As You Love Me’ Video
If ‘A Space Odyssey’ Were Remade as a Hollywood Blockbuster
Forget Traditional Tours; Vayable Helps You Discover New Ways to Travel
Listen to Talk Radio on Your iPhone? You’re Probably a Liberal
You’ll Grin and Bear it With This Wild Live Video Stream
Mr. Bean Gets Carried Away During Olympics Appearance
Get a Bird’s-Eye View of 25 Olympic Stadiums
Top 6 Comments on Mashable This Week
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