The New Yorker, the Hippo, and the Tortoise

The blog site boingboing not only has links to Mr. Jalopy's experience with the Complete New Yorker (note the trenchant reader comment about what the cartoon bank grosses each year) but also has a story about the tortoise and the hippo who adopted each other after last year's tsunami.

As reported on boingboing, the story of Owen the (traumatized and orphaned) baby hippo and Mzee the 130-year-old tortoise is being put between covers and will arrive in bookstores mid-February. It's one-off, this pairing. Visually, the hippo and the tortoise are hilarious to see together. Entirely endearing premise. I haven't seen the book yet, and hope it isn't told in the heartwarming sort of way that appeals to people who admire Forrest Gump [thanks to FreeFoto.com].