James Strum via Slate magazine tells us his journey to cartoon Mecca, the office of Bob Mankoff at the New Yorker magazine. A fine and vicarious read indeed!

The hands down coolest shop in coolest Georgetown!

I finally got to meet THE Jim Woodring! He is the nicest guy. His sketchbook drawings in Problematic are the ultimate in that goal artists' strive for -- show, don't tell.