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My first impression is that it looks ok. However, I can think of a number of sites that it looks very similar to. If the stories are good, I could see myself browsing it, but it doesn't feel like it is a community site in this form.
IMO the biggest drawback about the columns that we tried here was that they removed a feeling of flow. When a community is contributing, you expect to sense a dynamic that reflects these contributions. Stacking items in columns obscures that dynamic, and reduces the feeling of participation. The impression that I get here is that I can submit something, but that an editorial decision will determine whether or not it will appear on the front page. That might not be the case, but that is the impression this gives me.