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The New Yorker, March 28, 2011 Art Editor: Francoise Mouly
Illustrator: Christoph Niemann
Christoph is an absolute treasure and this is an example of Niemann at his best. Associating the Cherry Blossom with a radiation icon is more than powerful, it's pure genius.