Pintsize Presidential

At the Political Scene, The New Yorkers new hub for campaign coverage, the magazine’s staff writers follow the day-to-day drama of the 2012 Presidential election. It’s educational, to be sure, but budding political junkies might want to start with a new app from Encyclopedia Britannica: “Britannica Kids: U.S. Presidents” nicely fills the knowledge void for those old enough to use an iPad, but too young to Google “Santorum.” The app, also available for iPhone, features profiles of all forty-four Presidents—which includes the sections “Vice President,” “First Lady,” “Birthday,” and “Fun Facts”—quizzes, and photos of the Oval Office and Camp David. Read more at newyorker.com…

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I’m the deputy managing editor at strategy + business, a freelance editor at Belt, and the former web manager at The New Yorker. My writing and editing also has appeared in The New York Times, The Independent, the Observer, the Rumpus, the Cleveland Clinic Press, and Northern Ohio Live. Additionally, I was a founding team member of Maven, a healthcare app for women. I live in Brooklyn with my husband, the musician and writer Mike Errico, and our daughter. Follow me @sally_errico.