News Bits!
- Texas artist and sculptor Luis Jimenez was killed in a studio accident (read: squished by a massive horse) on Tuesday leaving behind quite a legacy. You may recognize his firefighter piece currently at the Blanton.
- The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents says playgrounds need to be more exciting for children otherwise they'll go play on the railroad tracks. We wonder what the Royal Society of Amtrak has to say about this.
- Combining her love of hot, fast cars and knitting with Grandma, Lauren Porter knitted a full-sized replica of a Ferarri. Um. Yeah. Vroom vroom and stuff.
- Now might be the best time to remodel your kitchen. For a limited time, Home Depot is offering cabinetry filled with bricks of marijuana.
- An 87 year old farmer in Wisconsin is opening a memorial to Adolf Hitler in hopes of clearing up any misunderstandings people might still have about the German ruler.
- Austin is going to be the backdrop for Texas' obsession with high school football. NBC Universal is going to start filming "Friday Night Lights" here.
- We suppose if you're bored with the World Cup, you might be a moron, but you might also be entertained by some birds kicking around a ball, too.
- Money distributed by FEMA for hurricane disaster relief was reportedly used on unnecessary things like purses, diamond jewelry and Girls Gone Wild videos. Well, the $200 bottle of champagne from Hooters could arguably have been necessary.
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