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Culture: Dave Eggers latest work of staggering genius? A newspaper

  • We don’t pretend to have the solutions. We’re just asking a few questions. We admit how little we know, but we’re trying to luxuriate in print and maybe remind people of everything it can do.
  • Bestselling novelist and McSweeney’s founder Dave Eggers • On his latest gambit, the San Francisco Panorama, a 300-page newspaper he’s selling for $16. He had a little help from his friends – over 150 freelancers worked on the project, which is just as much a testament to the newspaper form as it is amazing art project which might get people excited about newspapers – and journalism in general – again. We know we are. Now where to we buy one of these? source
 

2 Responses to Dave Eggers latest work of staggering genius? A newspaper

  1. Jeff Greco says:

    I can’t wait for mine to show up! Finally got a McSweeney’s subscription primarily for this.

  2. Jeff Greco says:

    I can’t wait for mine to show up! Finally got a McSweeney’s subscription primarily for this.

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