What Do You Desire The n+1 Anthology - Volume II

What Do You Desire? The n+1 Anthology - Volume II is a selection from the best of n+1, a Brooklyn-based magazine of politics, literature and culture, founded in 2004 and published thrice yearly. Volume II brings together some of the best essays from the last decade: Emily Witt writes on pornography, Nikil Saval on the birth of the office, A.S. Hamrah on Hollywood and the war on terror, and Philip Connors on working at the Wall Street Journal during 9/11. ‘n+1 is rigorous, curious and provocative. Intelligent thought is not dead in New York. It has simply moved to Brooklyn.’ – Malcolm Gladwell ‘Just when you’re thinking you’re intellectually alone in the world, something like n+1 falls into your hands.’ – Jonathan Franzen ‘n+1 is decidedly youthful, not only in its characteristic generational concerns — the habit of nonchalantly blending pop culture, literary esoterica and academic theory, for instance, or the unnerving ability to appear at once mocking and sincere — but also in the sense of bravado and grievance that ripples through their pages.’ – New York Times Praise for Say What You Mean: the n+1 anthology: ‘Say What You Mean . . . testifies to New York’s fast-moving intellectual climate. The anthology is bold, aggressive and, at times, full of itself. But for a journal that aims to “lead the generational struggle against laziness and cynicism”, it is fitting that it wears its heart on its sleeve.’ – Financial Times Christian Lorentzen is a senior editor at the London Review of Books. - Table of Contents Introduction by Carla Blumenkranz What Do You Desire? by Emily Witt Jessica Biel’s Hand by A.S. Hamrah Kickstart My Heart by Molly Young Slickheads by Lawrence Young Hipsters vs. Hasids by Christopher Glazek How to Quit by Kristen Dombek Birth of the Office by Nikil Saval On the Market by Alice Gregory My Life and Times in American Journalism by Philip Connors - For more on n+1 visit www.nplusonemag.com