Goodbye, Open City

A great journal put to bed, reports the New York Observer:

After 20 years and 30 issues, Open City is ceasing publication, co-editor Joanna Yas told The Observer.

"These things are not institutions," said founder and co-editor Thomas Beller. "They're always razor's edge things."

Ms. Yas and Mr. Beller decided to shut down the journal after multiple sources of funding pulled out. They hadn't expected issue 30 to be the swansong.

"The vibe of the last party," said Mr. Beller, "showed me that the magazine has had a lot of action around it. It's ending on a really good note."