http://www.mcsweeneys.net/
McSweeney's is basically a magazine-esque ... um... thing, which publishes tons and tons of very, VERY sarcastic stuff, some of which is relevant to the times and some of which is just plain diatribe, gibberish, etc. Some of their stuff is absolutely goddamn brilliant. Hilarious. Collin Nissan is one of my favorite ranters. They also publish books, collections, etc., and recognize quality serious work from a variety of genres as well, everything from classics like Steinbeck or Bradbury to contemporaries like China Meiville.
If I were to complain about something it would be that some pieces simply aren't that funny. They've got plenty of quality, believe me-- but some pieces seem to try to hard, so to speak... Ya know, they just don't swing it. Just not brilliant, which would be acceptable except that there IS so much brilliance.
Anyway, I really like their logo. It's a classic-looking chair thingamajig. <thingamajig is apparently a word; spelled it right the first time too *score*
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