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The magazine massacre rolls on at publishing empire Condé Nast, with the company reportedly cutting three more magazines: Gourmet, Cookie and Modern Bride. While NY1's Pat Kiernan is sad about Cookie crumbling, the gourmands out there will not be happy with the news of the nearly 70-year-old Gourmet folding, a mag the Times declares reached "biblical status in the food world."

Here's your hotly-anticipated first look at the new permanent tables and chairs in the probably-permanent Broadway pedestrian plazas. Yesterday we showed you the funny installation art created out of the controversial old chairs, which were turned into a mountain of colorful plastic by sculptor Jason Peters. The 400 brand-new metal seats were unfolded this morning by the Times Square Alliance, and surely all will agree that they're a welcome addition to this urban oasis. Still, he world awaits the final verdict from NY Post columnist Andrea Peyser, who hated the plastic chairs with a town hall passion.

According to a letter from an editor to freelancers obtained by Gawker, today's issue of neoconservative newspaper The New York Sun will be the last. At the beginning of the month, editor Seth Lipsky announced that the paper, which has never made a profit since it began in 2002, was in serious financial trouble and actively seeking investors. The Post reports that owners had gotten some help from venture capitalist Tom Tisch, but given the current financial crisis, hopes of interesting other investors dimmed. The Sun had been estimated to be losing about $1 million a month. Though its right-wing editorial slant initially made The Sun stand out in liberal New York City, the broadsheet distinguished itself over the years with excellent arts and culture coverage.