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I just received an e-mail from McSweeney’s that listed a bunch of interesting details about the upcoming issue of the literary magazine (which, by the way, will be published as a 96-page broadsheet for this special edition issue).

First, the issue will feature a very timely investigative piece about the Bay Bridge. Bonus: the magazine is letting readers know that they can help to fund the investigation by making donations to Spot.Us. I love the idea of community-funded reporting that Spot.Us promotes. According to their website: “Through Spot.Us the public can commission journalists to do reporting on important and perhaps overlooked topics. Contributions are tax deductible and if a news organization buys exclusive rights to the content, your donation will be reimbursed. …”