You know how you get a crush on someone, then something disillusions you? Like they say, "Adaptation was the best movie ever made," or they get a stupid haircut, or suddenly they start liking you back? But ever notice how, sometimes, finding out the worst about them makes you admire them more?
   We were initally impressed with Ashley Smith because she was able to use religion to talk down a killer who broke into her apartment and convince him to turn himself into the police. But now it's been revealed that she kept him from killing her by giving him drugs. Specifically, she gave him crystal meth. "If God really were involved, wouldn't he have put VALIUM on her nightstand?" our editor-in-chief, Michael, asked in a morning-after Ashley Smith rethinking.
    We were also shocked to learn that her husband died in her arms after being stabbed during a brawl, not in a mine or Iraq as we'd assumed. And we were also surprised that she had a five-inch scar on her torso — "the aftermath of a car wreck caused by drug-induced psychosis." Talk about killing the magic. But then we thought, wow, her husband died in her arms, she had a major car wreck, and still she didn't quit meth. Only a serial killer tying her up in her apartment (and a book deal) got her sober. "God spends a little more time on certain people," Michael said, quoting 'NSYNC.
   And for that, she is our crush of the week. — Ada Calhoun

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"Documentary on bisexuality in America seeks young (ages 13-30) bisexuals in America to feature in the film, entitled Bi the Way (see bithewaymovie.com for more info). This film will trace the roots, transformations, and 'comings out' of bisexuality in American culture through a roadtrip-style anthropological/pop-cultural exploration. Please send your story via email to Brittany and Josephine: bythewayproductions@gmail.com." The ladies came to our office yesterday to interview us about Nerve's bi issue, and were very nice and smart, even though they did try to steal one of our especially helpful interns. And no, Peter, you can't get in the tour van with the fun movie people. Get back to work.

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