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News Thu Sep 24 2009
McSweeney's iPhone App
McSweeney's is jumping into the e-reader game with their own iPhone app, called the "Small Chair." The app will bring readers weekly selections from McSweeney's publications, including the quarterly magazine, the Believer and Wholpin. Spike Jonze, Wells Tower, Chris Ware and Jonathan Ames are all slated to be early contributors. It's $5.99 for the app and a six month subscription. Need more incentive to download the app? This content won't be available online.
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As a graduate student in sociology at the University of Chicago, author Sudhir Venkatesh gained entrance into one of Chicago's largest street gangs. Gang Leader for a Day tells the story of the inner workings of the gang and the extraordinary friendship he developed with one of the gang's leaders.
