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  1. media digest
    The Believer’s Brief Sale to a Sex-Toy Website Has a Satisfying EndingHow the offbeat literary magazine returned to the hands of its original owner, McSweeney’s.
    By Justin Curto
  2. humor writing
    Don’t Be a Jerk to Your Online Humor EditorThe editor of McSweeney’s shares some helpful tips about rejection.
    By Chris Monks
  3. ‘McSweeney’s’ Editor Chris Monks Talks Patreon, Paying for Humor, and the […]McSweeney’s Internet Tendency has provided the web with “almost daily humor” for almost two decades. Over that time, how we use the web, and […]
    By Sarah Aswell
  4. Please Support the Patreon for ‘McSweeney’s Internet Tendency’ If you read a site like Splitsider, chances are you also read—and/or have submitted your original work to—McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, […]
    By Brian Boone
  5. Michael Chabon’s OSS Fantasia ‘Memoir’In Moonglow, Chabon goes for the shapelessness of the real.
    By Christian Lorentzen
  6. Inside Humor Writing with ‘McSweeney’s Internet Tendency’ Editor Chris […] Many have come to view McSweeney’s Internet Tendency as one of the preeminent places to view humor writing on a daily basis. Covering […]
    By Eric Farwell
  7. ‘McSweeney’s’ Highlights Sarah Silverman’s Latest Album ‘We Are Miracles’“But unlike [Jack] Benny, Sarah is too often mistakenly taken at face value. Maybe because she goes to such frank and provocative places or […]
    By Megh Wright
  8. H. Jon Benjamin Narrates an Animated McSweeney’s Story in ‘Ballad of a […] Recently New York magazine decided to combine three great things – a funny McSweeney’s story by Mike Lacher, retro video game-inspired […]
    By Megh Wright
  9. legend of zelda flashbacks
    Watch H. Jon Benjamin Play a Video-Game WarriorAdapted from a hit McSweeney’s story.
    By Abraham Riesman and Jesse Benjamin
  10. conversations
    Lena Dunham Interviews Judy Blume About Horse Books, Girl ThingsOh, they just get along swimmingly.
    By Maggie Lange
  11. The Best Jack Handey Joke EverMark Peters has a new column over at McSweeneys called “Best Joke Ever,” where he’ll look at the greatest jokes from various funny people. In […]
    By Elise Czajkowski
  12. McSweeney’s Cease and Desist, by Jordan LintsMcSweeney’s 849 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94110 USA Sept. 1, 2013 Jordan Lints REDACTED REDACTED USA Dear Mr. Lints: We are writing […]
    By Brian Boone
  13. ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Writers Share Facts About AustraliaMcSweeney’s has a list of abandoned jokes from the Bob’s Burgers writer’s room today. They’re all facts about Australia that didn’t make it an […]
    By Bradford Evans
  14. A Letter from the Worst Improv Audience Member“It wasn’t long into the show before the performers exposed themselves as the deadbeat hacks I now know them to be. Immediately after the […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  15. Presidential Metaphors For a Presidential Day“It’s like cartwheeling naked through a cactus field.” - Grover Cleveland, “What It’s Like Being President, Metaphorically Speaking” on […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  16. The Year’s Best Humor Writing 2011It’s a good thing I enjoy humor because, if I had to estimate, I’d put the number of humor pieces I’ve read this year somewhere in the low […]
    By Rebecca O'Neal
  17. clickables
    Read Some Heartbreaking Masterpiece Theater Missed Connections“My heart says yes but my station says no.”
    By Amanda Dobbins
  18. vulture bytes
    Vulture Bytes: A Hulu Plus Alternative and Free McSweeney’s for the iPhonePlus: a hub for long-form journalism, e-books in the library, and gloves that control your iPod by remote.
    By Chadwick Matlin
  19. Mediavore
    Grocery Workers Poised to Strike; Dr. Oz Angers The FDAThe celebrity health guru says that apple juice has unacceptable levels of arsenic.
  20. Mediavore
    The Man Who Would Eat the President Gets More Jail Time; Dorito’s Can Help YouPlus: Bankrupt Souper Salad chain isn’t so super after all; and Dr. Oz pisses off the FDA, all in our morning news roundup.
  21. Other Magazines
    David Chang’s Lucky Peach Journal: Essays,The new food quarterly will feature writing by John T. Edge, Ruth Reichl, and Harold McGee.
    By Jay Barmann
  22. Self-Reflection
    The Reality of Our SituationMcSweeney’s on what it’s really like to be a food writer.
    By Alan Sytsma
  23. clickables
    Read Some Yelp Reviews by Ernest Hemingway“I met a woman who said she had been to Pinkberry.”
    By Amanda Dobbins
  24. Bookshelf
    McSweeney’s Launches Cookbook ImprintDavid Chang’s ‘Lucky Peach’ quarterly journal will be the imprint’s first project.
    By Jenny Miller
  25. Writing Your Sitcom Pilot, Chapter 1: The Scene Where The Sexy Female Lead […]Writing Your Sitcom Pilot, Chapter 1: The Scene Where The Sexy Female Lead Is Caught Naked, by Zhubin Parang: “It is no accident that this […]
    By Adam Frucci
  26. A Message from a TSA Full-Body ScannerToday on McSweeney’s, A Message from a TSA Full-Body Scanner: “For nearly a decade, lightly-trained TSA employees have been forced to […]
    By Adam Frucci
  27. It’s Decorative Gourd Season, MotherfuckersMcSweeney’s republished it’s classic seasonal piece “It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers” today. If you are unfamiliar, you really […]
    By Adam Frucci
  28. Short Imagined Monologue: The Artist Plays BasketballToday on McSweeney’s, The Artist Plays Basketball: “Anyway, what I’m working on, my current project, right here, while I collect the ball […]
    By Adam Frucci
  29. I Am the Orson Welles of PowerpointToday on McSweeneys, I Am the Orson Welles of Powerpoint: “No two of my PowerPoints are the same. While I have yet to craft my Citizen Kane, I […]
    By Adam Frucci
  30. Competition Changes PeopleA Hot Air Balloon Captain Addresses His Crew On the Eve of a Very Important Hot Air Balloon Race: “Point is, this ain’t hot air balloon racing […]
    By Adam Frucci
  31. books
    Share ‘Baby’s Touch ’N Feel Guide to Russian Literature’ With Your Thoughtful Infant“Run your hand over Raskolnikov’s scratchy face. He is feverish and pale.”
    By Edith Zimmerman
  32. gotta have apps
    McSweeney’s iPhone Tendency$5.99 will get you six months worth of daily updates on your iPhone from everyone’s favorite literary website.
    By Mark Graham
  33. intel
    Save Dave Eggers: Buy His Stuff!McSweeney’s book distributor filed for bankruptcy six months ago, and the indie-cooler-than-thou publisher has now realized it’s out some $130,000, which it kind of needs. So Eggers & Co. are selling their heirlooms to make ends meet, some on their own site and some at eBay. What’s on offer? Some of the inventory is deservedly bargain-basement, but there are some real gems among the literary detritus. Forget the good cause; just think of the potential resale value. After the jump, a quick review of the highlights.