Richard’s Book Recommendations: Part One

July 13, 2017July 17, 2017 Richard Tester

The other day, perhaps Friday, a friend asked me for a few books they should read. I gladly responded with a list of five books that I thought suitable for […]

Review: RSC Live: Julius Caesar

May 10, 2017 Richard Tester

Politics seems, in equal measure, an art of resolution and of antagonism, and Julius Caesar, perhaps one of the most influential of the Shakespearean tragedies, takes this to heart. Wherever […]

Short Story: The Wall

May 8, 2017May 11, 2017 Richard Tester

The long Roman wall was cast bright white by that strange natural alchemy sunlight grants. You felt the oldness of the city watching it set against that blue sky, like […]

Short Story: We Machines

March 5, 2017May 5, 2017 Richard Tester

We machines cannot understand your fight against this world. Even after our bombs wiped your slate clean, letting the architecture of your civilisation crumble into dust, you remain a contradiction. […]

Review: Laura Marling Student Conference, London

February 23, 2017February 26, 2017 Richard Tester

The idea that an artiste as private as Laura Marling should offer herself to the mercy of student journalists would never have occurred to me, so to discover she intended […]

Winter Photography Competition Results 2016

January 22, 2017January 23, 2017 Richard Tester

The deadline for The Yorker’s Winter Photography Competition has been reached, and we had a great time viewing all your wintry entries. The competition winners are: (1) Bethany White (2) Isabella […]

Obituary: Rabbi Lionel Blue

December 23, 2016December 23, 2016 Richard Tester

Rabbi Lionel Blue, who has long been a familiar voice for listeners of BBC Radio 4’s Thought for the Day, died on Monday at the age of 86. “Delivering [his] monologues in a […]

Winter Photography Competition 2016

December 6, 2016December 20, 2016 Richard Tester

Winter is not coming… it is here! The Yorker is proud to announce its 2016 Photography Competition is open to all students at the University of York, whether members or […]

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Dream Protocols

November 21, 2016November 21, 2016 Richard Tester

Dreams. – The Fleetwood Mac song has a melancholic power enabled only by the voice of Stevie Nicks. The lyrics read true and work together when played by any other […]