>>> If you read “Crust Gets In Your Eyes,” this week’s Philadelphia Weekly cover story, a strange thing may have happened: Like us, you enjoyed it for once and thought the in-depth exposé on the crust/modern-day hobo life was actually well-thought out, written with elegant economy and even, holy shit, insightful. In PW’s post-Steve Volk days, shit like this is not supposed to happen. Don’t fear: It was written by an intern, St. John Barned-Smith. On one hand, bully for Barned-Smith; on the other, how fucked up is it that PW’s best cover story in months and months was written by the intern? Take it any way you can get it, PW. [PW]
>>> And since we’ve got the interns’ attention: Kids, read closely. We are now going to show you a new classic. It’s called The Brian Tierney Story. We’re thinking of having it cast in bronze. Note that it includes mutedly classist descriptions of Tierney’s appearance and lifestyle, along with the key points that he may be evil or he may be some kind of genius savior that the rank and file detest anyway. Like we said, pay close attention: All of you will be called upon to write one of these yourselves one day. [CJR]
>>> But don’t confuse it with this one: The Catching Up With Brian Tierney In The Hopes That He’ll Say Something Inflammatory Story. That one’s a little bit different. We think. OK, we’re not totally sure about that. We need to consult the textbooks and get back to you. Just put your heads down on your desks until we get back. [Editor&Publisher]

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