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culture11.com - 1/30/2009

The Long Farewell

— culture11.com — In what is likely to be my last post at The Confabulum, I’d like to tell the... story of how I came to Culture11, thank the people who helped make the project possible, and reflect on what comes next (for journalism — I’m not sure what ... (more) The Long Farewell

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kuwaittimes.net - 1/29/2009

Gitmo Detainees’ Fate Undecided

— kuwaittimes.net — The article discusses the fate of the remaining Kuwaiti detainees at Guantanamo and whether they will be... released now that President Obama has signed an executive order to close the prison. (more) Gitmo Detainees’ Fate Undecided

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Culture 11 Shuts Its Doors
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Very sad news: Sometimes there are simple stories. Culture11’s is one of them. We raised a certain amount of money last year predicated on the assumption we would raise more money last year. Then the Fall’s fall occurred and we stretched money as long and far as we could without incurring any debts. With no new money in the door the board decided the most prudent thing to do was suspend business operations. That is a way too technical way of saying that there are now 14 people who worked very hard for this company who are looking for new jobs because theirs ...

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The American Scene — ... So in the aftermath of Culture11’s implosion I’ve seen a good deal of commentary. Much of it has been very kind, and a good deal of just praise has been handed out to the folks who ran the site. Others, on both the left and the right, have expressed the usual varieties of Schadenfreude. Particularly noteworthy among these have been the folks who say, “Well of course it failed, and here are the utterly obvious reasons why, which anyone in their right senses would have seen from the start.” To all the Schadenfreudians, but especially that last group, I have ...

The Flight and Foibles of Culture 11
The Moderate Voice — ... Last week, five-month-old Culture 11 — an site that was part blog constellation, part online magazine, and part social networking community — announced that it was shuttering its operations and laying off its staff based on funding availability. At the site’s primary blog, The Confabulum, Culture 11 CEO David Kuo left the following explanation, ...