Commentary 13 Dec 2005 08:07 am
Mary Poppins New Yorker
One of the small pleasures of Monday is my copy of The New Yorker that arrives in the mail. This week’s issue is much promoted for Ken Auletta’s lengthy backstage, back-stabbing article about the new New York Times. However, like all other issues of the magazine, many other pleasures can be 
found within. Also included in this week’s copy is an article about P.L. Travers entitled, “Becoming Mary Poppins.” The article written by Caitlin Flanagan talks about the ways society has changed as a result of Disney’ s movie. It’s an in-depth analysis of the real P.L. Travers illustrating how unlike Disney – and the image Disney foisted on her- she was. It’s well worth reading. At The New Yorker‘s on-line site, they’ve also posted an article written by Geoffrey Hellman in 1962 in which P.L. Travers is interviewed about the “new” movie.
Somehow The New Yorker is a magazine that shouldn’t be read on-line. It’s one that feels best curled in your hands with the fine graphics, curious and often-good cartoons, and hours of material to read. One of the small joys of the week.
on 13 Dec 2005 at 9:19 am 1.Matt Jones said …
Found your splog through CARTOON BREW – it’s very interesting & informative. I’ll return to see updates regularly. Keep up the good work.