Former New York Observer editors Tom McGeveran and Josh Benson launched their online magazine in beta form today. It seems to have lived up to its advance billing as a sort of Politico-meets-Salon-meets-Observer.

New York Observer executive editor Josh Benson is leaving the paper at the end of the year along with departing top editor Tom McGeveran. Benson tells Michael Calderone he's joining McGeveran in his non-Jared Kushner-affiliated future project. [Politico]