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Sage Stossel - Sage Stossel is a contributing editor at The Atlantic and draws the cartoon feature "Sage, Ink." Her children's book, On the Loose in Boston, was published in 2009. More

On Election Day in 1996, TheAtlantic.com launched a weekly editorial cartoon feature drawn by Sage Stossel and named (aptly enough) "Sage, Ink." Since then, Stossel's whimsical work has been featured by the New York Times Week in Review, CNN Headline News, Cartoon Arts International/The New York Times Syndicate, The Boston Globe, Nieman Reports, Editorial Humor, The Provincetown Banner (for which she received a 2009 New England Press Association Award), and elsewhere. Her work has also been included in Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year, (2005, 2006, 2009, and 2010 editions) and Attack of the Political Cartoonists. Her children's book, On the Loose in Boston, was published in June 2009.

Sage Stossel grew up in a suburb of Boston and attended Harvard University, where she majored in English and American Literature and Languages and did a weekly cartoon strip about college life, called "Jody," for the Harvard Crimson. From 2004 to 2007, she served as Books Editor of the Radcliffe Quarterly

After college she took what was intended to be a temporary summer position securing electronic rights to articles from The Atlantic's archive for use online. Intrigued by The Atlantic's rich history and the creative possibilities in helping to launch a digital edition of the magazine on the Web, she soon joined The Atlantic full time. As the site's former executive editor, she was involved in everything from contributing reviews,  author interviews, and illustrations, to hosting message boards and producing a digital edition of The Atlantic for the Web.

Stossel lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

SNL's Ben Stiller Episode: 5 Best Scenes

By Sage Stossel
Oct 9 2011, 9:07 AM ET Comment

[Eighties SNL cast member Ben Stiller returned in an uneven episode featuring surprise appearances by Hugh Jackman and Kenny G. (Rumors of an Eddie Murphy cameo proved to be unfounded.)]

Some highlights...

Stefon drops by Weekend Update with his plus-one, Derek Zoolander (showcasing his new look, "Cold Coffee"):





Fox and Friends sheds helpful light on Occupy Wall Street, Hank Williams Jr. (Jason Sudeikis) drops by to discuss his firing from ESPN ("Don't give a baby a gun, because President Barack Hitler will take it away..."), and a few factchecking corrections are in order:





Under-underground Records hosts its first ever "Columbus Day Assblast," featuring Dirt for Native Americans, Farmville with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and fun with Nina, Pinta, and Scuzzy Beth:





The makers of Moneyball present Tinyballs, the inspirational story of a team on steroids:





Digital Short—Andy Samberg, Ben Stiller, and Taran Killam face off in the battle of the low-cut V-necks:





Also: Lincoln Financial customers Jason Sudeikis, Bill Hader, and Ben Stiller get acquainted with their future selves; for true Bruce fans—Bruce Springsteen, "Just the Stories"; and Chris Christie (Bobby Moynihan) hijacks a Romney appearance in the Cold Open.

Two top moments not posted by NBC: Hugh Jackman-as-Daniel Radcliffe crashes Andy Samberg-as-Hugh Jackman's Best of Both Worlds (also featuring Bill Hader as a scowling, singing, high-waisted-pants-wearing Clint Eastwood); and the monologue—Ben Stiller's Yom Kippur fast sends him into a Jewish food hallucination, hosted by Andy Samberg the Jewish Willy Wonka. ("It's every taste you've ever dreamed of, from salty to fishy...")

Musical guest Foster the People performed Pumped Up Kicks and Houdini (featuring a surprise saxophone performance by Kenny G).

NEXT WEEK: Anna Faris, with musical guest Drake.

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