Real newspapers do justify text, and they do end up with large chunks of white space between words. I think OP was going for the newspaper look so that part is quite authentic even though I agree it may not be the best design choice for "normal" web pages.
I know real newspapers do hyphenate, but the site would probably look a lot less like a newspaper without justified text.
I know real newspapers do hyphenate, but the site would probably look a lot less like a newspaper without justified text.