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The last time we advertised for an intern, we got the incredibly talented John Bucher, who did his noble service and is now a contributing writer. I have no doubt he’ll go far.
Now, however, we must look to the future. If you’re a serious reader of The New Yorker, have a solid grasp of and appreciation for English syntax and punctuation, know at least enough HTML to get by, and have a bit of experience with blogging (even if you’re just an avid reader of blogs), and would like an unpaid but often entertaining position learning more about all of the above and doing some research and writing, please get in touch with Emily care of emdashes.com. You need not live in New York, but it would be a plus if you did.
About us
Hello! We're a small band of media enthusiasts, culture addicts, and journalists based in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Emdashes, formerly a New Yorker fan site, is our collection of conversations—mostly civilized—about magazines, movies, politics, design, punctuation, and other things that stir us.
You'd like to know more about the writers and artists and what our column titles mean? We live to serve!
We welcome tips, questions, comments, and corrections, and are always on the lookout for ardent, obsessive new contributors. Click here to email us.
We host occasional book giveaways. Publishers, please email us for our postal address.
Tell me more
Dashes, some say, “are particularly useful in a sentence that is long and complex.” Emdashes—like an em dash itself—provides a thoughtful pause amid the hubbub.
Emdashes, founded in 2004, is written and drawn by Emily Gordon, Martin Schneider, Pollux, Jonathan Taylor, and Benjamin Chambers, as well as occasional guest contributors. All posts before October 2008 are by Emily Gordon.
The site was designed by House of Pretty with illustrations by Jesse R. Ewing.
Additional drawings are by Carolita Johnson and Pollux (author of our web comic, "The Wavy Rule"). The Emdashes pencil logo is by Jennifer Hadley, based on a 1943 Dorothy Gray ad.
Other writing by Emily Gordon
- Writing on theater: reviews (for Time Out Chicago; imperfect but workable search results)
- Profile: Valerie Casey, Designers Accord founder, is spearheading the design of sustainability (for SXSW World)
- Feature: Rea Irvin: visionary art director, bon vivant, New Yorker founding father (for Print)
- Slide show: the Coney Island Mermaid Parade (for NYCgo.com)
- Feature: Muslim immigration iconography in the Netherlands, and an interview with Ayaan Hirsi Ali (for Print)
- Review: King's Gambit: A Son, a Father, and the World's Most Dangerous Game by Paul Hoffman (for Newsday)
- Homage: Celebrating lindy-hop legend Frankie Manning (for NYCgo.com)
- Inquiry: Does a New Republic redesign mean a change of tune? (for Print)
- Interview: James Surowiecki on what's next for the wisdom of crowds (for Assignment Zero)
- Interviews: four up-and-coming designers under 30 (for Print)
- Profile: novelist and dance critic Laura Jacobs (for Newsday)
Blogroll highlights
- Box Office Boffo
- World of Pollux
- Jonathan Taylor
- Carolita Johnson
- Songs for blogroll lovers (more links)
- Follow us on Twitter
- Befriend us on Facebook
- Get a t-shirt at the Emdashes store
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Comments
For what it’s worth, I heartily recommend Emdashes as an internship destination. I’d be inclined to do it again, but I’m now working as a digital editor, a job for which the internship was fine preparation.
More than it is great line on your CV (which it is), Emdashes is a place to get edited by Emily, who’s got a feel for and interest in writing like few people around.
John, you’re a peach. And look at you—you’re a big success now! I won’t take credit, since it’s all due to your natural gifts.
And this is a good opportunity to say that I’m only accepting applications for one more day, through May 15, because I’ve received a bunch of terrific ones already, and accepted more than one intern for the summer. So, last chance is tomorrow, Thursday, and I look forward to hearing from you, future (if you’re really good) John Buchers!