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For consumer information, visit Fortis.edu. 2 | Erie Reader | ErieReader.com October 1, 2014 CONTENT October 1, 2014 Editors-in-Chief: Brian Graham & Adam Welsh News & Notes Feature Managing Editor: Ben Speggen Contributing Editor: 4 Street Corner Soapbox 11 Fight Club: The Cult Classic Turns 15 Rebecca Styn A Q&A with Author Chuck Palahniuk Editor -at-Large: Why Mainstream Media Turned Its Cory Vaillancourt Attention to Emma Watson and 4chan Contributors: Alex Bieler 5 The Way I See It Culture Mary Birdsong Jay Paterno Writes and Speaks about Pen Ealain 14 Calendar Father Joe Paterno’s Life and Death Rick Filippi Two-weeks worth of Erie Events Eric Kisner James R. LeCorchick 6 News of the Weird 23 Music Reviews John Lindvay By: Chuck Shepard Lili Morton 24 Street Fashionista Dan Schank 7 Just Toyin’ Witcha Jess Scutella Professional, polished, and dynamic: Tommy Shannon Welcome to the State Game Lands! Amanda Prischak Ryan Smith Jay Stevens 6 Considering The City 25 Geeked Out Rebecca Styn Bryan Toy Four Ways to Improve Erie Local Writer Pens New Noir Graphic Cory Vaillancourt Novel and Heads Off to NYC Comic Con Jim Wertz 8 Penn State Goes Green Publisher’s Assistant: The Behrend Campus teamed up with University Park 25 Tech Bits Jessica Courter to initiate a program to use reusable containers DHL to Begin Deliveries by Drone in Cover Design: throughout the PSU system Leah Yungwirth Germany Photographers: 26 ER Sports Ryan Smith Brad Triana Local sports with James R. LeCorchick Designer: Leah Yungwirth Design Intern FROM THE EDITORS Liz Venuto Writing Interns: Michael Iverson ith just nine days left after this and you’re invited to the first-ever Flavor Of you should get your tickets now. They’re Christopher Sexauer issue hits stands to vote on what Erie Party, where your tastebuds and ear- just $10 in advance, and only $15 at the door Wyou think is the Best Of Erie in drums get a full dose of Erie goodness. — that is, if they’re still available, because nearly two-hundred categories, the race is In our last issue, we also gave you some once they’re gone, they’re gone. 1001 State St. Suite 901 officially on. As we’ve watched the more details about that party we’re throwing at In other news, the official offices of the Erie Erie PA, 16501 than 150,000 votes come in to date, we’ve the Pilot House, located at 1 Holland St. on Reader have moved. You can now find us [email protected] seen the top vote-getters swap leads more Erie’s Bayfront, from 6 to 8 p.m. that eve- settled in on the ninth floor of the Renais- The Erie Reader is Erie’s only free, independent times than we can count. ning. There, we’ll announce the winners for sance Centre at 1001 State St., Suite 901. source for news, culture, and entertainment. In past From The Editors, we’ve explained each category. There will also be food, beer When the Reader first started, we were just The Erie Reader is a forum for ideas and discussion, and seeks to drive two-way how the nomination process worked, de- and entertainment to keep you busy as you some guys with laptops working out of an communication with its readers. At the Erie tailed how you can cast your votes once the enjoy Erie’s beautiful Bayfront. apartment. We soon found that after people Reader, we endeavor to highlight the best of Erie by providing in-depth, magazine- ballots opened, and encouraged you to keep For food, you’ll be able to sample dishes kept trying to find us at our mailbox at the style journalism that cuts to the heart of the two specific dates in mind: Wednesday, Oct. from The Brewerie at Union Station, Cloud Pony Express, we needed a brick and mor- issues that matter to Erie. The Erie Reader is published every other week at The Corry 15 and Thursday, Oct. 16. 9 Wine Bar, Jekyll & Hyde’s Gastropub, Lav- tar location to better serve our city and re- Journal, 28 W. South St., Corry, Pa. 16407. The In case you need a refresher on how the ery Brewing Company, and Voodoo Brewery gion as its alt weekly. After spending three Erie Reader is distributed at over 250 high foot- traffic locations in Pennsylvania from North voting works (read: The polls close at 11:59 & Brewpub. Lavery, Voodoo, and The Brew- years spread out in two different offices in East to Girard to Edinboro. The Erie Reader is p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, so you have until then erie will be pairing their featured dishes the Masonic Temple, we’re sad to leave a also available by mail subscription; one year (26 issues) for $49.99. Send check or money to cast as many or as few votes as you’d like), with some of their excellent brews. For en- place where a lot of our Reader memories order payable to Flagship Multimedia, Inc., to you can check out our previous From The tertainment, you’ll be able to rock out to DJ have been created. But this move allows us the address below. In addition to appearing in print, Erie Reader adds new content daily Editors at ErieReader.com. Salt, C. Brown, and Falling Hollywood. to spread out, increase our space, and keep at ErieReader.com as well social media sites. As for that Oct. 15 date, that’s when we’ll Needless to say, we’re excited, and we hope to the grind of bringing you the issues that All rights reserved. All content © Flagship Multimedia, Inc, 32 W. Eighth St., Suite 302, publish our first-ever Best Of Erie issue, you are, too. Tickets — which cover your matter. Erie, Pa, 16501. No part of this publication which will feature the top-three vote-get- admission to the Best Of Erie Flavor Of Erie Have a story lead? Want to talk about the may be reproduced without permission. The opinions of our columnists and contributors ters for each category. To keep you guessing Party — get you access to all the food, all the stories we print? Want to bring us coffee are their own and do not always reflect as to who won, we’ll publish them alphabet- beer, and all the music, and are still avail- and doughnuts? You know where to find that of the editorial board or organization. Direct inquiries to 814.314.9364 or contact@ ically. able at ErieReader.com. But they’re moving us, Erie. And come the evening of Thursday, ErieReader.com. Now to that second date: Thursday, Oct. 16. fast, so if you want to ensure you’ll be there Oct. 16, you’ll find us celebrating Erie at the That’s the date we’re throwing a party — the moment the winners are announced, Pilot House — we hope to see you there. October 1, 2014 ErieReader.com | Erie Reader | 3 NEWS & OPINION Street Corner Soapbox Why Mainstream Media Turned Its Attention to Emma Watson and 4chan By: Jay Stevens mma Watson na- Of all the things in all the ked photos to be world, mainstream media leaked!” screamed “E choose to become engulfed in a the headlines. No doubt you saw those nude selfie hoax. headlines. They were hard to miss, slathered as they were tween outrage! over! nude! photos! across newspapers, cable these events may have actually nev- news programs, and Internet er happened. news reports. The young En- The coverage of the climate change glish actress – her Hermione march actually dwarfed the news Granger the best thing about that the This American Life radio the Harry Potter movies – was show was running a segment on se- going to have her naked pic- cret recordings made between Fed- tures posted on 4chan.org in eral Reserve regulators and Gold- retribution for her comments man Sachs’ employees, recordings on feminism at the UN! journalist Michael Lewis (Moneyball, The news was gold, follow- Flash Boys) called the “Ray Rice vid- ing as it did on the release of eo for the financial sector.” In it, hap- other naked pictures of young less Fed regulators constantly defer starlets. It was an outrage! to the financial whiz kids, unwilling That these...hot...young... and unable to question or contain actresses had their personal Wall Street shenanigans. “You sort stash of sex selfies released of knew that regulators were more to the Web! For everyone to or less controlled by the banks,” see! And here’s exactly where wrote Lewis. “Now you know.” you can go to see them! How BIARD GEORGES But naked Kate Upton! shocking! And now, Watson? You could call it a conspiracy. Intelligent? Self-contained? Putting celebrity news above real, She’s been pushing against Hollywood’s are as salacious as the anonymous posters meaningful news in order to distract us all sexualization of her and other actresses for of the celeb photos and those that consume from the things that matter, the things that, years, advocating for strong women charac- them. The media got played because it was if we knew enough about, we might actual- ters! Now there are naked pics of her? Hot obvious (to the pranksters, anyway) that ly go out and change.