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RiffTrax Live Brings Riffing Home to MST3K’s Birthplace in Minneapolis for Sharknado, Tickets on Sale Soon

If Minneapolis doesn't like it, will it shoot them into space?

by Dan Van Winkle Apr 29th

RiffTrax is bringing the riffing back to where it all began with the Sharknado edition of RiffTrax live. They're bringing the show to the State Theater in Minneapolis where Mystery Science Theater 3,000 was born 25 years ago. If you can't make it to the theater, you can still see it in theaters throughout the US and Canada.

Is This The Best Political Ad Ever? Yes, Yes It Is [Video]

This is concerning, yet oddly compelling.

by Victoria McNally Sep 13th

Jeffrey Alan Wagner is running for mayor of Minneapolis in an upcoming election. He promises that if he wins, he won't go to the strip club anymore. He also seems to live in a lake. Mayor is too small for this man -- let's elect him president.

If You Drink and Drive in Minneapolis or St. Paul Your Name Will End Up on Twitter

by Glen Tickle May 9th

We all know the usual consequences of drinking and driving (see: Death), but the Department of Public Safety in the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul wants to add another one -- shame. They're stepping up enforcement of drunk driving laws this weekend, and they'll be tweeting out the names of all the people they arrest for driving while intoxicated.

“Would You Like A Pregnancy Test With That Beer,” Says One Minnesota Bar

A Series of Fallopian Tubes

by Jill Pantozzi Sep 16th

Upon hearing there's a bar that offers pregnancy tests in the bathroom, you might think they're trying to make some really terrible joke about taking someone home after a few beers and having unprotected sex. In actuality, they're concerned with women who had sex before stepping into their establishment. That's right. One Minnesota bar wants to prevent you from drinking while you're pregnant. Thanks for the concern, I guess?

Cats Rule the Internet; Now They’ll Have Their Own Video Festival

Inside of a dog it's too dark to read

by Alanna Bennett Jul 11th

It will be the competition of our lifetime. Cats have long been the overlords of the Internet, ruling over us with their furry iron fists. Now, they will be pitted against each other--not in some kind of horrible cat-fighting ring situation, but in the first annual occurrence of a festival designed to showcase the world's best of the Internet's cat videos.

“Lost: 8 Small Strips of Paper Containing My Contact Info”

by Robert Quigley Nov 16th

Graphic designer Phil Jones spotted this sign in the snowy streets of Minneapolis. (Phil Jones via TDW via Laughing Squid)