EVEL KNIEVEL R.I.P.

Fresh from settling his lawsuit with Kanye comes word that the inspiration behind my favorite pre-Star Wars toy line has died. Even though it's hard for me to picture him as anything other than a seven inch tall hunk of fully articulated metal, rubber, plastic, polyester and velcro, it's a sad day indeed.

• US Daredevil Evel Knievel Dies [BBC News]