• The amazing “Me And My Shadow” story concludes with Part 9 today, now available at Silent Bob Speaks and the Myspace blog. This ends the take that has brought more detail and understanding to the Smith/Mewes relationship than any of us ever knew. A small passage from this touching conclusion:

To tie-in with the final installment, Kevin’s also posted a private, personal video from Mewes that convinced him he was finally on the road to recovery (referenced in the text above). Due to the size of this video, our site and the other family sites are all running a bit slow — So please bear with us on that one.

If you missed the series, or any installments, we highly recommend you take the time to check out every word. It’s been a brave, honest, sometimes sad, sometimes funny, touching tale of the relationship that truly makes up the core of what so many of you love about the View Askew flicks. And worlds better than any of those “True Hollywood Stories” you’ll see on TV. We thank Kevin for taking the time to put such detail and thought into Jay’s story, and congratulate Jay on his continued success.

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• What happens when Jason Mewes steps in to guest-direct a scene in Clerks 2? You’re about to find out, dear readers. Watch as our own Mewes dictates his bidding to a crowd inside the Mooby’s shop — Part of Zak & Joey’s brilliant ongoing “Train Wreck” online documentary series, available exclusively at Clerks2.com. Yes, you’ll even get to see the ACTUAL SCENE ITSELF! Who gives you more free online entertainment than us every day, eh? Stop over and check out the latest fun-filled installment.

• Via the Myspace blog, here’s a very nice photo of the new Clerks trade paperback, titled “Tales From The Clerks”, due in stores this August. The book collects all the View Askew comics in one tidy volume, along with a BRAND NEW story titled “Where’s The Beef?!?” which fills in the gaps between the Quick Stop & Mooby’s for Dante & Randal. Expect the book out in early August to tie into the Clerks 2 theatrical release.
• The quippy webmaster over at “I Watch Stuff” has some NICE stuff to say about the Clerks 2 trailer.
• Pop culture news site Zap2It reports that the extras on the “My Name Is Earl” Season one DVD box set will certainly be NOT family-friendly, due to behind-the-scenes antics and that “Earl meets Family Guy” episode we reported on previously. From Ethan Suplee: