The New Republic has announced the end of Lee Siegel’s “Culture” blog and has suspended him from writing for the magazine:

After an investigation, The New Republic has determined that the comments in our Talkback section defending Lee Siegel’s articles and blog under the username “sprezzatura” were produced with Siegel’s participation. We deeply regret misleading our readers. Lee Siegel’s blog will no longer be published by TNR, and he has been suspended from writing for the magazine.

Franklin Foer
Editor, The New Republic

TNR is my favorite magazine, but it has taken a few lumps recently. It sounds like Mr. Foer has committed himself to running a tight ship–hopefully he can help steady one of the best political voices around.