Yep, that subscription to The Atlantic is paying off.

Something I wish existed was a "pay per article" for these various news outlets. I don't want a monthly subscription just to read one article. In the old days, you could go to the newsstand and pick up that paper for a few cents. Although I get it for the companies from their budgeting that a subscription model is much more stable for them, I think it leaves money on the table for folks that just want the one off article hear and there. You just end up swiping it from some archive rather than going through the whole subscribe/unsubscribe process.