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Now available for preorder:
The San Francisco Panorama.

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M C S W E E N E Y ' S   N E W S This page will be updated occasionally, notifying readers of developments, special offers, etc. from McSweeney's. All offers are real, unless they are obviously not real. - - - - JUNE 30 McSweeney's has found someone to help maintain the web site. His name is Kevin Shay. He is good. Thank yous go to all the other good people who offered to help. Now, McSweeney's is looking for some additional help, soon, in two categories: DATA ENTRY / SUBSCRIPTION FULFILLMENT We are looking for a person to enter subscribers' names into a database, and to help fulfill orders. This job pays $10/hr. It is not a very interesting job. GENERAL HELP ON McSWEENEY'S NO. 3 We are behind in production on McSweeney's No. 3. We need help from someone who can do the following: type, read proofs, run small errands, and scan pictures. (This person should have a scanner.) This job does not pay, but this job is fairly interesting. This job is available to those vying to be the Data Entry person, should all these skills reside in one person. All applicants must live in or very close to Brooklyn, and must be very available in the next three weeks -- whether that's during the day or at night. Email us if you are interested. Do not email resumes. This will be fun. Thank you. Grace Coolidge was known for her outgoing manner. A coping saw looks like a P. - - - - JUNE 22 McSweeney's is currently seeking help with its web site. If you live in the New York City area, and know this web voodoo, and will work for a fee close to free, and are readily available and reliable, and are not Catholic or Jewish or Presbyterian or Lutheran, please email us at mcsweeneys@earthlink.net. Exceptions will be made for Catholics, Jews, Presbyterians and Lutherans who show unusual promise. - - - - Read McSweeney's Current News

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