Philadelphia City Paper is searching for ambitious, dedicated, creative, weird writers who want to make an impact at Philadelphia's premier alternative publication.

We are currently accepting applications for summer 2012 A&E intern positions. This internship requires a familiarity with the Philadelphia area and an interest in contemporary arts and culture. Primary responsibilities include keeping up with a specific beat, and writing preview picks and features for our paper and A&E blog, Critical Mass. Interns typically put in anywhere from 10 to 20 hours per week (scheduling is flexible). Unfortunately, this is an unpaid position.

To be considered, copy the below questionnare, fill it out and email it to Josh Middleton, at josh.middleton@citypaper.net, by Wed., May 2, 2012. P.S. Early entrants get double-fudge brownie points!

1. Everybody’s got that one insane story they tell at every party. Tell us yours in 125-150 words. If you haven’t racked up anything you feel is appropriately epic, just tell us something funny that happened this one time. This is a judgment-free zone.

2. What’s your name? How old are you?
Where are you from? What’s the Philly connection?
Where do/did you go to school? What is/was your major?
What do you love writing about? Do you have any particular areas of expertise?
Do you have any video/photography/technical skills we should know about?
When you go out, what do you do? Where do you go?

3. Pick one from each column and tell us in 125-150 words why you like or dislike the artist or movie. Be as specific as possible, and there are no right answers — this isn’t about whether your tastes and ours match up, it’s about how well you can express yourself (and entertain us).

Artists:
    Slayer
    Nicki Minaj
    Man Man
    Odd Future
    Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes
    Whitney Houston
    The Dismemberment Plan
    Of Montreal

Movies:
    Knocked Up
    Sex And The City (either/both)
    Annie Hall
    Rocky
    Hunger Games
    Seven Samurai
    Pulp Fiction
    Gone with the Wind

4. List your top 5 ...
    Writers you enjoy reading when it comes to music and/or pop-culture criticism
    Philly restaurants/bars
    Movies you saw last year
    Local bands
    Sad songs of all time
    Books you read last year
    Concerts you’ve ever been to
    Movie villains
    Non-music events you’ve attended in Philly
    Philly media sources for arts/culture/music/food

5. What’s your availability weekdays in summer 2012?
When are you available to start the internship?  
How long can you work for us?
What are you hoping to get out of this?

Feel free to link to your clips, photo galleries, vimeo accounts, twitter feeds — whatever you think will help us make up our minds. Again, send this application back to josh.middleton@citypaper.net by WED., MAY 2, 2012.