Roundup: Man Catches Falling Baby From Window; Strange Horse Death at Churchill Downs; Happy Memorial Day Weekend
By Mike Cardillo
A history of the 1994 U.S. World Cup “Denim Kit.” [Slate]
Lookalikes Will Ferrell and Chad Smith staged an epic drum off last night on the Tonight Show. [Hyper Vocal]
This guy (who thinks he’s a High Elf) dropped acid and tried to joust a car. [Vocativ]
Pharell starts every song the same way. [Bro Bible]
What did Marco Materazzi say to Zinedine Zidane in the 2006 World Cup final …? [ESPN FC]
Hellllllooooooooo Jessica Alba. [Guyism]
Americans still don’t like soccer, or the exact opposite via Google searches. Or something. [NYT]
Really good list of how much it costs to book bands. ($75K for Third Eye Blind is totally worth it.) [Priceonomics]
“Five Fast Facts about Memorial Day” (yes there are more, it was once known as Decoration Day. I’m just trying to be topical. Forgive me.) [Heavy]
J.B. Smoove is a funny guy. [Splitsider]
Some pressing (or not-so-pressing) questions about the new Godzilla. [Vice]
Best link in the RU: A definitive ranking of chips. [700 Level]
The Eau Claire PD wins.
Sofia Vergara (2:20 mark) wins the “Celebrities Read Mean Tweets” segment.
SEVEN MILLION views for this kid’s Michael Jackson’s impression since Wednesday. Seven. Million.
No big deal: a naked dude jumping into the sunroof of a car.
Alex Galchenyuk’s goal in overtime gave the Canadiens a 3-2 win over the Rangers. Game 3 is Sunday.
Fox will mark Memorial Day weekend honoring fallen soldiers with a project called “Warriors Among Us.”
Landon Donovan’s finest moment … away from the soccer field (and water fountains.)
Guns N’ Roses. (To kickstart the holiday weekend.)