• Looks like the newsaskew.com domain is back and running…All of the site’s functions should be back now, unless your ISP is really slow at getting domains refreshed. Expect everything to be normal now. If you’re still having trouble reaching any parts of the site or us via-email, let us know.

• Lots of details from Red Bank over the past few days. As most of you probably know, principal photography is wrapping up this week with stuff filmed at the Stash, Quick Stop, and other locations. Jason Lee stopped into the board yesterday after he finished his filming as Brodie. Here’s what he had to say:

We’d actually planned on going into Red Bank for some coverage of the filming today, but due to poor weather, the filming schedule flopped around, and the Stash interior stuff was filmed yesterday. Some of you were on the scene for this though, and sent in some exclusive pictures and reports from Red Bank. The Stash exterior has been altered a bit, though it could be considered a small spoiler for the purists out there. Click the blurred thumbnail above for a look at this new exterior and swipe below for some details on this shot (thanks to Dave Bednar of Webclerks for scooping on this very early this week, by the way):

[START SPOILERS] The picture is of Brodie’s Secret Stash, altered from the familiar Jay & Silent Bob logo. It appears that Brodie has bought his own comic store (though who knows what happened to the Tonight Show gig) and appears in the new logo. He’s clutching some comic books in one hand and that famous dixie cup in the other. It’s another great job by the production art department. By the way, during our set visit last month we noticed some flyers on a lecture by Brodie Bruce regarding how Hollywood messed up Superman. Maybe that ties into this scene. [END SPOILERS]

Filming yesterday ran from early in the morning until around 7 PM. Lee, Kevin, and Mewes were inside most of the day for the interior shots but did come out for a bit to chat with the bystanders and sign some autographs and stuff. Sounds like the cast and crew were very accommodating to the fans. If anyone visits any of the shooting locations this weekend, as things wrap up, let us know. Thanks again to Gramp and Dave for the shots above. Click them for a better look at the new logo and for shots of Lee and Mewes outside of the store.

• Clerks: The Comic Book gets a mention in a recent Maxim online article about comics:

• Want to own any official props from Jason Lee in Heartbreakers? There’s an auction going on right now with a ton of stuff…Act fast!
• Chasing Amy will be shown at the Writers Center in the DC/Maryland area early next month. It will screen at 10:30 AM on April 8th. Call 301-654-8664 for more info.
• A “Jason Lee Soundboard” has been posted at The Stile Project website. Apparently, it’s a set of clips that one can use to make prank phone calls with…Nothing that this site encourages…Oh and by the way it looks like it’s full of porn banners or something, so be wary.
• An online comic called “Life’s Up And Downs” features a Chasing Amy reference in a recent edition. You’ll find it on the comic’s first page HERE.
• MailAskew.com and Noonchmail, a couple of free e-mail services, are online now if you’re interested. Reserve your name now!
• Jay and Silent Bob are featured in a new poll over at Film Threat. The poll talks about movies where two characters from other movies meet (i.e. Frankenstien meets the Wolf Man). The question is “Which two characters would you like to see meet?”. One of the options is Bill and Ted Meet Jay and Silent Bob. That’d make for an interesting movie huh?
• In the new May issue of Playboy in the “Playmate News” section, there’s a picture of Kevin with Playmate Tiffany Taylor, and a mention of her hanging with him at Vulgarthon 2000.