Harriet Jean Evans takes a look at the social commentary of the past, and explains why she believes it just doesn't matter.
Our anonymous blogger reflects on her attempts to have a student Christmas... and how she came to the conclusion that home-made is always best.
Gillian Love urges you to vote 'No' to the motion to replace Women's Committee with a 'Gender Equality Committee'.
Stage 1
Submit a formal written application of no more than 5000 words (we recommend 3000 – 4000) to myself including at least 2 references from editors of publications that you have previously written for. The application should detail your experience, journalistic achievements and why you feel you would suit a role in satire at The Yorker. A cover sheet should be included.
Stage 2
If you reach stage 2 then well done! Only 20% of applicants do so! This achievement makes you eligible to submit the second stage of you application, namely, a portfolio of pieces you have had published. We recommend including between 30 and 40 articles.
Stage 3
Applicants that impress at stage 2 will be interviewed by a panel of very intimidating suited and booted campus journalists. The interview will include an IQ test, a short written exam and a spelling test in addition to the questions the panel will ask.
Stage 4
Selection! If you impress at interview and have an IQ high enough to get into Mensa (148+) you have a decent enough chance at becoming a satire writer for The Yorker! You will be notified whether you have been successful 3-5 months after the interview.
Don’t panic, this is of course a bunch of crap. If you fancy having a crack at writing satire, drop me an email! It’s dmp503@york.ac.uk. I’m always looking for new writers and would love for some freshers to get involved! You can either ask me questions on the email or simply send me a piece you have written! No experience whatsoever is necessary and I will be more than happy to help and publish budding satire writers! Enjoy the rest of Summer and see you in Freshers’ Week! You might want to check this out too:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php gid=100470220005655&ref=ts
Best,
David Pocock (Satire Editor for The Yorker)
Hello all. This is Jamie Gallimore, Deputy Editor of The Lemon Press.
It's come to my attention that we're getting dragged through the mud a bit here, and I'd like to set a few things straight. I've talked to the other editors, and to the best of my knowledge it seems that the only comment left by one of us is the first one. The rest appear to have been left by people loosely if at all associated with the 'Press - so please don't think this comment thread speaks for us!
The Lemon Press does not call for a monopoly on campus satire. I, for one, am fine with the existence of other sources of satire. It's not as though people can't find it on the internet, or in newsagents. But at the same time, I don't think it's unreasonable for us to post a link on an article that is, at the end of the day, about satire in York.
Is The Yorker 'pretentious?' That's not our official line. I don't think The Yorker is particularly pretentious, probably less so than Nouse and Vision - but please remember that any student publication runs this risk - especially ones that focus on opinion pieces. This includes the Lemon Press, The Yorker, Nouse, whoever.
The website looks like absolute pap, yes. But we've been working hard over the summer to rebuild it, and the results should go up before too long.
19, appropriate changes have been made to the FB page. Commenter 2 has nothing to do with us, and commenter 1 is not, in my opinion, out of line. Comment is free. Thanks for calling us pathetic and unprofessional, but it does rather put a downer on all the hard work we've put into creating this magazine from the ground up.
So everybody, please don't think we've been picking fights with you. We have a small but rather dedicated following, who as fans of satire naturally spend their time in a rather cranky and argumentative state, but they do not speak for us. Feel free to bug me personally at science@thelemonpress.co.uk .
@ Jamie
I think it's good of you to respond, but you still persist under the misconception that this article is about satire IN YORK. It's about satire AT THE YORKER, which is why is was written by the satire editor of The Yorker and published on The Yorker!
This had nothing to do with "the 'Press" before your staff and dedicated fans felt the need to slag off The Yorker, and I really don't understand why you think it justified to link this article to your own website. However, I hope you'll reciprocate and put links to The Yorker's satire section on The Lemon Press's website, as the difference between writing at York in general and for a particular publication at York apparently no longer exists.
Jeezus on a bike...
haha wow these ESSAY length comments rival the greatest youtube arguments! The hole continues to be dug...
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