LAist catches up with Michael J. Nelson, a former host of Mystery Science Theater 3000, as he talks about his latest project, RiffTrax. In the interview, he also gives us the scoop about political ads, bloopers and a possible live event in Los Angeles....

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- Snoop Dogg Popped for Guns N' Weed at Burbank Airport - AP - Clippers Don't Suck - the Merc - Barry Bonds might become an Angel - AP - LA Archdiocese will pay most of the $10 million sex settlement in Encino - Newsday - Reward for Palm Springs arsonist tripled to $300,000 - AP - 11 charged with OC voter fraud - LAT - A billion gallons of gas could have been......

- First four minutes of Borat - above, friend - Los Angeles agrees with Rush Limbaugh when he accused Michael J. Fox of going off his meds to make a pro-stem cell research political ad - CBS2 - Arnold Schwarzenegger, Aaron Spelling, Gene Simmons, Charlie Sheen, Brad Pitt, Kevin Costner, Laurence Fishburne, Matt LeBlanc, Tommy Lee, Jack Nicholson, Dan Aykroyd, and Kevin Federline all make their way into the new book "Hooking Up: You'll......

- Yes on Prop 89, and not just because the LA Times and other Big Businesses are against it. - Some people still don't believe, even after a jury says he did it on purpose, that an old man would plow through a crowd of youngins on purpose. - Michael J. Fox wants Missouri to get their heads out of their asses. - "Marie Antoinette" probably sucks - While everyone else has to schlep......

This election has officially begun. Politicians on both sides have decided to take their gloves off. In Orange County, we've been following the drama happening with the young man who decided to commit possible voter fraud to get into congress. While in Missouri, Senate candidate Claire McCaskill has enlisted a powerful plea by Michael J. Fox to consider hopefuls dedicated to furthering the progress of science, namely stem cell research. The Huffington Post reports......

Al Cabino calls himself a "sneakerographer", and we can only imagine that he has a corner on that market. Al is mounting a campaign to have Nike actually produce and market the futuristic high-top sneakers that Michael J. Fox wore as Marty McFly in "Back to the Future II". Wow. At least the guy has a focus. After all, the fans behind "Office Space" were able to get Swingline to make a red stapler,......

Orange County's Movieland Wax Museum is, eh, liquidating its inventory. Marilyn, Arnie, Michael J. Fox and the Little Rascals could all be yours at the March 11 auction. A lot of these figures were obviously made a while ago: Michael Jackson is brown. Stars start at $500; extras $100. You could almost get a live extra to stand around for that, although you'd have to buy him lunch. Spike Lee came to town to speak......

Over at Zombietruckstop, Seen, a screenwriter, shares the amazing and true story of the tweaking neighbor who stopped by to borrow some poppers and proceeded to strip off in his bedroom. Flabbergasted, Seen grabbed his digital camera, obtained the guy's permission to take a photo and posted it on his blog. Seen begins his story with: "I opened the door and there stood my very handsome, gym-toned, gay upstairs neighbor. Clean cut with graying......