Saturday, February 15, 2014

The NeverEnding Story


I was mistaken: Andrew Sullivan's subscription drive goes on and on:
You’ll remember that we managed to beat January 2013′s total last month. And we’re at the very brink of equaling all of February 2103′s by the end of today. The total last February was $105,500. As of this writing, we’re at $104,800 on February 15. Can we beat last February in almost half the time? Help us get there. Subscribe here.
By the way, the total number of auto-renewing subscribers is now 26,070. There’s no other online-only journalism site with that kind of subscriber base. We really are building the future of the web – without pageview whoring, sponsored content, auto-playing videos, pop-ups, slide-shows and corporate propaganda. If you value all that white space, and a time each weekend for less frenzied cultural and intellectual coverage each weekend, then help us make this model truly lead the way for others.
While you are thanking Mr. Sullivan for building us "the future of the web – without pageview whoring, sponsored content, auto-playing videos, pop-ups, slide-shows and corporate propaganda" perhaps spare a moment to drop a valentine to those who are providing his enterprise with its prefab walls, structural members, mortar, bricks, drywall, conduit, plumbing, wiring, water, electricity, nails, shingles, glass, paint, hinges, furnace, central air and smoke detectors (randomly selected from two days of posting at Mr. Sullivan's blog):




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