n+1 Number Six: Mainstream

Mainstream, Fall 2007: Helen DeWitt's "Your Name Here," Wesley Yang on the Virginia Tech shootings, Caleb Crain's "Sweet Grafton," Mark Greif's "Only a Gore Can Save Us." The "hype cycle" as the emotional life of capitalism. Plus Nikil Saval on the office and Carla Blumenkranz on Gawker.