n plus one n+1 #45 Summer 2023 architecture This is why our lives

This is why our lives

the “playlists” here present samplings of music from these same years

“no yesterday and no tomorrow” at its core

You learn how glib condolences can feel

and texts reveal the multilayered and complex character of the place with all its particularities

n plus one n+1 #45 Summer 2023 architecture This is why our livesn+1 was founded in New York City in 2004 by six young writers and editors who wanted to revive the American tradition of politically engaged literary magazines. At the time, the intellectual scene felt disturbingly fragmented and drained of vitality: political magazines didnt care about literature, literary magazines didnt discuss politics, and big ideas had to be buried in tiny book reviews. The founding editors wanted to make a magazine that could