In Brief: March Miscellany

To start the month, some random bits from the world of identity.1. London 2012 Logo is RacistThe secretary general of Iran’s National Olympic Committee has filed a formal complaint with the International Olympic Committee to get rid of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games logo and to confront its designers because the logo spells Zion, which means Jerusalem, which means the games are a pro-Israeli, anti-Irani conspiracy. ESPN has the story. Thanks to Yotam Hadar for the tip. 2. Melbourne (Again!)In January we brought you the Chinese version of City of Melbourne. Now, Norway wants in on the plagiarizing action with this logo for Muligheter (“Opportunities” in Norwegian), a campaign about education, job and career in the county of Møre og Romsdal. In the words of Chris Croc