R. Kikuo Johnson’s “Meet-Cute”

For the cover of the April 20, 2026, issue, the cartoonist R. Kikuo Johnson, a new father, tackled an issue that people in his age demographic often face. “I was childless into my early forties,” Johnson said. “By then, my partner and I noticed that a lot of our peers were at a similar crossroads: dog, cat, or kid?”

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