Why does Eustace Tilley face left?

The chief librarians of the New Yorker, Jon Michaud and Erin Overbey have started Ask the Librarians, a blog-within-a-blog where every month they answer questions from readers about the inside workings of the magazine. It's over at the blog EmDashes (which is also quite interesting). If you ever wonder if the New Yorker fact checks its cartoons, now you can find out.