Google commissioned Japanese artist Takashi Murakami to produce the latest in its series of Google doodles. The multicolored cartoon, titled The First Day of Summer, entwines flowery bursts around gaping mouthed heads characteristic of the Japanese anime style. The doodle represents the date of the summer solstice, much loved by druids, but the doodle’s title is somewhat misleading as solstice is the longest day in summer, rather than the first, although it may give new hope to those deluged in recent days and those heading to the Glastonbury festival this weekend.

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