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  • We didn’t think this one was even worth a mention, but considering we’ve gotten 40 e-mails on it (and counting), we suppose we’d better run the story just to stop them from coming in! The StarWars.com website’s weekly poll, though it doesn’t mention Clerks, had a very Randal-esque question running at the moment:
If civilian labor was aboard the second Death Star when destroyed by the Rebels, were the resulting deaths…

a) casualties of war
b) tragic murder
c) deserved penalty for perpetrating the Empire

Thanks to all of you who sent the poll in to us. The names are way too numerous to mention.

  • The Jay & Silent Bob Trade Paperback with VARIANT COVER is shipping this week If your local comic shop doesn’t have it, you can order it using this Diamond Comics code. We assume the Stash may get some of these as well, so you may wanna check with them before anything else. (FEB001468 DFE JAY & SILENT BOB ALT CVR TP $16.95)
  • The University of Wisconsin cites Mallrats as #5in their “Top 5 Movies For College Students” listing.
  • Anyone who saw Ben Affleck meet “Mango” on Saturday Night Live when he hosted a couple months back may want to relive that skit by reading this online transcript. Those of you who didn’t see it may just be baffled. For some reason, though, strange as it is, it’s funny.
  • The Jason Lee film “American Cuisine” is playing on the American Movie Classic channel this Sunday at 3:00 PM. We dunno how good it is, since we’ve never seen it, but it’s not on video, so this may be one of your only chances to catch it.
  • Finally today, this month’s Empire Magazine (UK) has its share of mentions of Askew personalities yet again, though nothing too noteworthy, but does give the Chasing Dogma trade paperback a nice review:
“This comic book collection follows Kevin Smith’s slacker duo Jay andSilent Bob in post-movie adventures. Basically, they headed to Illinois todiscover the town of Shermer, a fictional suburb in the once fertile mind of 80s teen movie guru John Hughes. Smith’s dialogue is as strong on page as it is on screen, taking everything from American censorship to death metal and neat Planet Of The Apes references, while Fegredo’s black and white drawings are vivid and lurid at once. A clever idea on Smith’s part, and a damn good read altogether.”

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