Racing pigeons are seen being released from their racing boxes as they start their flight from Alnwick to their home lofts across Yorkshire and Humberside in northern England April 21, 2012.
Workers of the World Unite! This is the weekend that Americans of every political stripe band together to celebrate a totally Socialist holiday. Luckily, there’s shopping. Just try not to kill yourself. (TIME.com)
Boy, Do We Feel Lucky: With a stunning and often bewildering speech at the Republican National Convention, Clint Eastwood singlehandedly made the Internet a better place, full of #eastwooding, Simpsons references and replays of that awesome Gorillaz song. Here are the best Twitter reactions to his speech. (TIME.com)
Ronnie Had His Back: In case Clint couldn’t make it, was the RNC going to roll out a hologram Ronald Reagan for the masses? The Internet says yes. (Flavorwire)
Farewell, Andy Roddick: The U.S. tennis star is hanging up his racket. BuzzFeed remembers his greatest moment. (BuzzFeed)
How Not to Be Pretty: Bathing in ammonia and 10 other terrible 19th Century beauty tips. (Mental Floss)
The Surprising Story of Bangles: No, not those Bangles. The sparkly wristwear sold by the millions every year in India and Pakistan starts off as broken glass picked up off the streets by poverty-stricken women. (Divanee)
Fab Family: Wills, Kate and the Queen preside over the 2012 Paralympics in London. Hmm, wonder why there’s no sign of Prince Harry? (GoFugYourself)
Maru’s Moment: The Internet’s favorite cat has a lesson for all of us about effort. (The Daily Wh.at)
Drink and Run: In this awesome beer commercial spoof of an ’80s movie car chase, the most important thing is not to spill your beer. (Viral Viral Videos)