Minnesota native and Mission Impossible star Peter Graves has died of a heart attack at 83 years of age. Found at YouTube from AssociatedPress. Mission Impossible Opening Montage Found at YouTube from crocoboxer. Airplane Trailer Featuring Peter Graves Found at YouTube from aheutohmaluko. Stalag 17 Trailer Found at YouTube from StefanCichlidoShodan. Killers from Space Trailer Found at YouTube from drmilo. Peter Graves Discusses His [...]

Xyloexplosive devices (i.e. stick bombs) are a much cooler kind of domino toppling. Xylo is from the Greek and pertains to wood, so literally xyloexplosive means “explosive wood.” This is the world’s largest stick bomb. Found at YouTube from lunatim via Boing Boing.

A matchbook-world view of First Avenue and 5th Street in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. Found at Vimeo from Andrew Vickers via Andy Giefer.

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty expressed his intention to sign the Purity Of Marriage Act earlier this week. Found at The Onion.

This ad is burning up the nets right now. Found at YouTube from ManCrunch.

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Bernard Berrian recorded this video from a team meeting about half an hour ago of Larry Platt performing Pants On The Ground for the team:

Minnesota musical genius Prince has written a tribute song to our very own Minnesota Vikings as the make a push for the Super Bowl. Found at YouTube from ProjectPangea. Fox 9’s news report:

Quarterback Brett Favre sings Pants On The Ground in Minnesota Vikings locker room after defeating the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Divisional Playoff game, 34-3. Found at YouTube from PantsOnTheGround.

To find the path to long life and health, Dan Buettner and team study the world’s “Blue Zones,” communities whose elders live with vim and vigor to record-setting age. At TEDxTC, he shares the 9 common diet and lifestyle habits that keep them spry past age 100. Found at YouTube from TEDtalksDirector.

One of our local TV stations’ crime reports from what looks like it might be the 80s is making the viral video rounds thanks to Failblog’s promotion of it and the inadvertent dildo in it. Oops! Found at YouTube from failblog via CityPages.