n+1 Issue 9: Bad Money

by n+1, Emily Witt, Juan Villoro

Featuring an analysis of webism as a social movement, Octomom as a flashpoint in the baby and bank wars, video games as art, and the boom-time party scene of Miami, Florida, as everything that was wrong with the way things were. Analysis of the new spate of zombie novels by Mark McGurl and the new inventions in colored food by Molly Young. Also featuring Elif Batuman, Sam Lipsyte, and Juan Villoro.

191 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

n+1 is a print journal of politics, literature, and culture, published originally twice a year and now three times a year.

Reviews

[Joseph · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the strongest n+1 that I've read since I've started subscribing. The opening article about the Internet as a Social Movement is a good look at the history of the web and its current/future goal of hypersensitizing and personalizing ads for the benefit of companies and users.

The Narcoterror in Mexico essays are simply great, though the translation is a bit clunky. I think I learned more about what life amid the violence in Mexico is like in there two short essays than in Bolano's 2666.

Mark Greif's essay about Octomom as a metaphor for modern society walks the fine line between societal criticism and gradschool essay (pick two topics, try to build a connection). It is nicely structured and makes some clever points, insights