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Google Doodle For The Olympics 2021 Is A Sporting Japanese RPG

Image: Google / Studio 4°C Today isn’t the first time a Google Doodle has been a game, but this is surely the most intricate so far. This Friday morning, if you open a new Chrome page or begin a search, you can click on a pixel-art icon that starts an Olympic-themed JRPG, complete with anime sequences by Studio 4°C, played right in your browser. With the Olympic opening ceremony taking place in Tokyo today, the year-delayed and still very controversial sporting event takes place under a… Source link

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Japanese-American weightlifter honored by Google Doodle

There is a chance that not many people, outside Olympic historians, have ever heard the name Tommy Kono. Google Doogle is making sure that never happens again and that he is always remembered.  On Sunday, Google honored Kono on what would have been his 91st birthday with a Doodle animation depicting the clean and jerk, one of the more common weightlifting exercises.  Kono was held in an internment camp during World War II at the age of 12, one of more… Source link

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Google Doodle honors Black artistic contributions

On Saturday, Google’s search page featured an homage to Juneteenth with artwork created by Detroit-based artist Rachelle Baker that was centered on Black joy and artistic contributions.  The Doodle art featured an homage to Black artistic contributions by alluding to decorative ironwork, which includes styles that can be found throughout southern architecture and was often forged by enslaved African Americans and unrecognized freedmen. The artwork includes images of parades, music, food and… Source link

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‘Finding hope’ Google Doodle honors Kentucky teen’s late father

A Kentucky teenager’s artwork in memory of his late father will appear on computers around the world Tuesday. Milo Golding’s “Finding Hope” was named the winner of the 2021 Doodle for Google competition, and the piece will appear on Google homepages. Golding, an 11th grader at Lexington Christian Academy, was told the good news by Google CEO Sundar Pichai after being named one of five finalists out of 54 students from every U.S. state and territory. “I can’t tell you how inspiring we found… Source link

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Google Doodle pays tribute to actress-turned-diplomat

Google is paying tribute to one of Hollywood’s biggest child actors. On Wednesday, Google’s search page featured an homage to Shirley Temple Black, whose stardom was so immense she made history by receiving an honorary Academy Award at age 6. On June 9, 2015, California’s Santa Monica History Museum opened an exhibit titled “Love, Shirley Temple” featuring rare memorabilia, Google says in a post detailing Wednesday’s doodle. Temple was born April 23, 1928 in Santa Monica. She starred in a… Source link

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