The June, 2009 Atlantic issue has a story about Spongebob Squarepants, the cartoon, which turns 10 years old this Spring. Doesn’t that make you feel old? The little fry cook from Bikini Bottom has been with us longer than the iPod. It’s an interesting read though. From the article:

SpongeBob is one of the greatest believers in the American dream in all of children’s entertainment…He’s courageous, he’s optimistic, he’s representing everything that Mickey Mouse should have represented but never did. There’s even something Jesus-like about him—a 9-year-old Jesus after 15 packets of Junior Mints.