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Emdashes Summer Interns: Warm Greetings to the S.A.T.s
Filed under: Headline Shooter Tagged: cartoons, David Sedaris, Haruki Murakami, John Updike, Jonathan Franzen, law, Roz Chast
This summer, three interns--Sarah Arkebauer, Taylor House, and Adam Shoemaker (whose smarts and first initials have led me to think of them, collectively, as S.A.T.)--will be contributing to Emdashes in many ways, some of which you'll see as soon as this Friday. I'm delighted and honored to welcome them to the project. Without further ado, I'll let them introduce themselves. On Friday, we'll publish their first reports. They'll be involved all summer long, and it's going to be wonderful getting to know them. Note two themes so far: cartoons and the law.
Sarah Arkebauer: I'm a student at the University of Pennsylvania, from Lincoln, Nebraska. I'm tentatively majoring in History, but might switch to English. I enjoy reading (both books and blogs), using retro slang, and StumbleUpon. I also play the violin.
I spent my childhood reading Roz Chast's New Yorker cartoons, which helped foster my love of the magazine. Now, I flip to the table of contents and look for any articles by David Sedaris or (perhaps in vain) Jonathan Franzen. I also really enjoy Haruki Murakami's fiction pieces, and I always check out the cinema reviews and John Updike's book reviews. I cut out the best articles, pictures, and cartoons and paste them into my commonplace book. Its size is becoming quite unwieldy. I still read all the cartoons.
Taylor House: I recently graduated from the University of Arizona with a B.A. in creative writing. I'm currently in the process of moving to L.A. and becoming "hep" like those hoodlums out in Silverlake. I write, bike, and nap daily. Will one day go to law school and become important. I read The New Yorker on the web or in the bathroom, a page at a time. I like the cartoons, though usually at least one per issue is over my head. I'm working on it.
Adam Shoemaker: I graduated from Harvard Law School in June, where I focused on Legal History and writing about Medieval Iceland. Before that, I studied History and Art at Williams College, with a particular fondness for trumeaus and misericords. I am excited to have the chance to become Emdashes' first Icelandic corespondent in September, when I head to Reykjavik on a Fulbright. My summer reading includes a biography of Jane Goodall, the novels of Marilynne Robinson and Halldór Laxness, and a box of dog-eared New Yorkers.
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Other writing by Emily Gordon
- Profile: Valerie Casey, Designers Accord founder, is spearheading the design of sustainability (for SXSW World; PDF, p. 20)
- Feature: Rea Irvin: visionary art director, man about town, and New Yorker founding father (for Print)
- Report: Learning to read with comic books--that are edited by Françoise Mouly (for Print)
- Interview: Designer Eleanor Grosch (for Print)
- Proposal: a better-designed Metrocard (for A Brief Message)
- Review: Charles Addams: A Cartoonist's Life by Linda H. Davis (for Newsday)
- Review: King's Gambit: A Son, a Father, and the World's Most Dangerous Game by Paul Hoffman (for Newsday)
- Review: 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)
- Report: Eustace Tilley spruces up for The New Yorker's website redesign (for Print)
- Feature: Muslim immigration iconography in the Netherlands, and an interview with Ayaan Hirsi Ali (for Print)
- Micro-essay: on saving time through inspiration (for A Brief Message)
- Review: books about various New Yorker cartoonists by Liza Donnelly and Iain Topliss (for Newsday)
- Profile: screenwriter and novelist Joe Keenan (for Newsday)
- Review: The Complete New Yorker (for Print)
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Welcome, you guys. Be great to have you around.
Halloo! You all sound terrific, and we all look forward to your contribution--and enjoyment, of course.
I know, bright bunch, eh? S.A.T., I promise we'll make your brave leap of faith worthwhile!
Hi, Adam, I am reading a biography of Jane Goodall, I look forward to your comments.
Adam, were you a student at Pike High School?
If so, stop by or drop me a line to see how that Sierra Club you started is doing! We give away four $500 scholarships a year with funds from recycling paper.
Working for the future!
MR. D