From Elisteincartoons.com, September 18, 2009 "Al Ross, almost 98 years young", this note on the birthday of the great New Yorker cartoonist: www.elisteincartoons.com/

 * For a thumbnail bio of Mr. Ross, visit The New Yorker Cartoonists A- Z : michaelmaslin.com/index.php 

From NPR, October 20, 2009, "'Toon' Anthology Offers A Treasury of Classic Comics", this audio piece on Art Spiegelman & Francoise Mouly's recent book, The Toon Treasury of Classic Children's Comics: www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php 

From Shambhala Sun Space,  October 21, 2009, "'What's So Funny About Buddhism?' -- cartoonist David Sipress explains": www.shambhalasun.com/sunspace/