David Chernicoff • Awesome piece on Slate yesterday by cartoonist James Sturm about a cartoonist’s flirtation with the sultry temptress that is The New Yorker. Will our hero score, or will he be sent back out in the cold? (There’s a joke in here about blue balls and blue ball point pens, but I can’t totally get my head around it.)
Click through for the well-crafted story, the interesting historical tidbits, or to hear the thrilling conclusion. Stay for the awesome, awesome cartoons.