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	What Are Celebs Stockpiling? By Declan McCullagh February 23, 1999 Leave it to USA Weekend magazine to tackle Y2K... and find absolutely nothing interesting to say about it. Check out this Sunday's issue -- you can't miss it, with that bodice-baring photo of Shania Twain splashed across the cover. Turn to the Cultural Jet Lag cartoon, which asks: "What are celebrities stockpiling for the Y2K Crisis?" The hardly imaginative -- or interesting -- answers: * Pamela Anderson and Cher are stockpiling silicone. * Michael Jordan is stockpiling golf balls. * Martha Stewart is stockpiling everything in a decorative arrangement that is both aesthetically pleasing as well as edible. * Dick Clark is stockpiling Grecian Formula. * Saddam Hussein -- who knows? We've been trying to find out for years!		FEATURES Book Reviews Y2K already has spawned its own genre. We tell you what books are worth buying. Chip 'n Little Cartoons Chip 'n Little goes on TV Chip 'n Little visits John Koskinen Chip 'n Little saves the world Warning: This cartoon has been called "foolish and tasteless." Y2K from A to Z Y2K Haiku Traditionalists may be shocked. Mad Cow Culture What does Y2K have in common with today's Mad Cow Culture? Answer: Everything. Declan McCullagh's Y2K articles Psychology of Y2K LATEST NEWS As of December 31, 1999 Get Your T-Shirt Quick Bill Gates Does Y2K Reader Feedback A Sarcastic Calendar Cooking After the Apocalypse A Real Y2K Disaster Hitchhiker's Guide Meets Y2K