• Yes, it seems surreal, but it’s indeed a true statement. For two years running, View Askew veterans will host the biggest awards show of the year: The Oscars. Last year, we had Chris Rock, of “Dogma” and J&SBSB, this year, we’ve got the hilarious Jon Stewart taking on the duty, a J&SBSB vet in his own right. Oscarbeat broke the story late last night, though here’s the official blurb:

For more on the story, see MSN TV. Let us be the first to say…Jason Lee for Oscar host in ‘07!!!

• The Weinstein Company announced their full support for the new HD DVD format today. Among the list of films that will support the format, “PASSION OF THE CLERKS” is listed! Breaking new ground again — We can’t wait ’til that day comes that we can own a copy of the film on HD DVD.
• If you check out the entry for “37” in online encyclopedia Wikipedia, you’ll see the many places the number has shown up (aside from its notoriety in our world).
• More kudos for the great Jason Lee today — The Screen Actors Guild has nominated him for “Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series”. The entire cast of “Earl” is also is up for “Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series”. Next stop, Emmys!
• And just because we always run them — Looks like a little girl with a toy on the escalator got injured up in Canada. When will they start showing Mallrats in elementary schools to promote child escalator safety? Another interesting thought to ponder — In all these years, why hasn’t escalator technology changed to become safer? Those things haven’t changed since we were kids. Odd…