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'Judgmental Reviews of Common Pasta Shapes' by John Leavitt

New York-based writer and cartoonist John Leavitt provides light-hearted commentary and fun facts about pasta, from the all-time Filipino favorite spaghetti to the "seemingly fancy, but actually not" fusilli. 




John's cartoons and illustrations have appeared in The New Yorker, The Chronicle Review, The New York Press, and Narrative Magazine, among others. He has written two books with Molly Crabbaple and has written for The Toast, The Awl, Marvel, DC comics, and more. For more from this talented artist, be sure to visit his website.

[h/t: The Rumpus]

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