The Envy Index: 25 Under 25
by The EditorsPage 15 of 20
15-19. The Intelligentsia: The n+1 Interns
Kaitlin Phillips, 21, Bryce Bennett, 22, Mara Smith, 25, Pauline Weissman, 20, David Wescott, 24
The @nplusinterns Twitter feed, the collective voice of the interns of n+1, evokes a connected, self-deprecating but fashionable and fully formed intellectual precocity—“an errant group of high-potential, low-performing Ivy League interns masquerading as intellectuals, bored out of their minds (when not strung out on Adderall), and suffering from an inflated sense of self-worth,” per Kaitlin Phillips, the intern who started the feed this spring, as well as the n+1 Personals Tumblr, a new dating site for people who like to read, write, and bask in their unironic cultural knowingness; it’s just announced a partnership with the legendary personals section of the New York Review of Books. But despite the attention the n+1 interns have gotten for flaunting their unfulfilled literary potential, Phillips says she has no plans to leverage her microcelebrity: “The literary world holds great allure, but I am wary of gaining access by means of social media.” (Still: before our photographer returned to our office from n+1’s Dumbo HQ, @nplusinterns had tweeted: “n+1 interns just had our first photo shoot. We did not smile. Bryce wore a tie. I had on my “adult” blazer. Mara wore a cable- knit sweater.”
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