We've just received our copy of Rolling Stone's much-ballyhooed 1000th issue and it is, in a word, horrifying. The crowded cover so intensely attempts to be 3-D that we actually can't focus on a single face. Just glancing at it brought on a headache like the kind you get when staring at those weird posters at the mall. How excellent for newsstand sales.

As a bonus, the back cover is also a 3-D design — for Target. That one's much easier on the eyes.

Obviously, we have yet to open the damn thing. But we're not sure we really should. For right now, we'll keep it an arm's length, warily eyeing it until the vodka and Excedrin kick in.

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