Mother and Daughter
April 25, 2019 6:40 PM Subscribe
Some comics by Julia Wertz for The New Yorker about her relationship with her mother:
2017: “Conversations With Ma” (September 21)
2018: “Harry Potter and the Internet” (January 4), “Cheez Wizz And Tree Climbing” (February 27), “Life Advice”, “Health Advice”, “Dietary Advice” (November 22)
2019: “Modern Germ Theory”, “Alternative Uses” (January 2), “My Mother’s Daughter” (February 27), “Spring Cleaning” (March 18), “A True Story About Reading Pet Sematary as a Ten-Year Old” (April 2), “Making Wreaths and Having Kids” (April 25)
Related: “A Friend’s Pregnancy” and the plot of the movie version of Philip Roth’s Indignation
2017: “Conversations With Ma” (September 21)
2018: “Harry Potter and the Internet” (January 4), “Cheez Wizz And Tree Climbing” (February 27), “Life Advice”, “Health Advice”, “Dietary Advice” (November 22)
2019: “Modern Germ Theory”, “Alternative Uses” (January 2), “My Mother’s Daughter” (February 27), “Spring Cleaning” (March 18), “A True Story About Reading Pet Sematary as a Ten-Year Old” (April 2), “Making Wreaths and Having Kids” (April 25)
Related: “A Friend’s Pregnancy” and the plot of the movie version of Philip Roth’s Indignation
I absolutely lost it at the Philip Roth panel; just tears, streaming down my face, doubled up in laughter. These comics are absolute gems.
posted by sockermom at 7:11 PM on April 25, 2019 [2 favorites]
posted by sockermom at 7:11 PM on April 25, 2019 [2 favorites]
Using Private or Incognito browser windows let me read all of these!
posted by hippybear at 7:11 PM on April 25, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by hippybear at 7:11 PM on April 25, 2019 [1 favorite]
Oh wow, I remember her comics from her Fart Party days. Thanks for the reminder, these are delightful.
posted by slimepuppy at 3:57 AM on April 26, 2019
posted by slimepuppy at 3:57 AM on April 26, 2019
I cackled so loudly at some of these that I had to save the rest for later bc I'm at work.
posted by leesh at 5:52 AM on April 26, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by leesh at 5:52 AM on April 26, 2019 [1 favorite]
the topiary thing would have been terrible on screen!
posted by thelonius at 5:58 AM on April 26, 2019
posted by thelonius at 5:58 AM on April 26, 2019
I heard at work that that only person to ever read all these comics went crazy and MURDERED someone.
posted by GuyZero at 7:25 AM on April 26, 2019 [8 favorites]
posted by GuyZero at 7:25 AM on April 26, 2019 [8 favorites]
the topiary thing would have been terrible on screen!
Julia Wertz is a woman with many opinions, but they aren't all good.
posted by Going To Maine at 7:30 AM on April 26, 2019 [1 favorite]
Julia Wertz is a woman with many opinions, but they aren't all good.
posted by Going To Maine at 7:30 AM on April 26, 2019 [1 favorite]
Imagining moving topiary scene is the kinda thing that makes sense if you read the book when you're young.
When you're a bit older then you start to understand Kubrick's vision and why he decides to approach the story a bit differently than the original.
posted by ovvl at 8:37 AM on April 26, 2019 [1 favorite]
When you're a bit older then you start to understand Kubrick's vision and why he decides to approach the story a bit differently than the original.
posted by ovvl at 8:37 AM on April 26, 2019 [1 favorite]
This reminds me of a recent conversation I had with my mom. I asked if ticks were a problem where she lives (because they aren't where I live) and if I needed to take any precautions. She proceeded to tell me stories about everyone she could think of who had gotten Lyme disease and specifically how horrible it was for each of them. She did not, however, know the answer to my question.
posted by Margalo Epps at 5:47 PM on April 26, 2019 [4 favorites]
posted by Margalo Epps at 5:47 PM on April 26, 2019 [4 favorites]
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