1) THE THING IS 5 YEARS OLD!  Here's how we will celebrate:

•  Anyone who subscribes between now and Oct. 25th receives $20 off the subscription.

•  We are pulling some of our sold out issues out of the archive.  It's first come first serve. Only 3 issues will be made available for each one. 

-Miranda July,   issue 1           

-Anne Walsh,    issue 2      

-Jonathan Lethem,   issue 7 

-Trevor Paglen,    issue 8

-Starlee Kine,    issue 10

-Chris Johanson,    issue 11  

-Matthew Higgs  &  Martin Creed,  issue 13

•   We are having parties in San Francisco at Southern Exposure on Oct. 3rd when we wrap issue 18, and LA at Family Bookstore on Fairfax Ave on Oct 25th. More information on both will be forthcoming.

•   All current and new subscribers will be receiving a secret project that we are commissioning by visual artist Dave Muller

•   Espresso will be served non-stop at our office in SF