this struck me as slightly shameful. if they want to setup memberships and build a valid business model, great! but don't masquerade it under the veil of charit

this struck me as slightly shameful. if they want to setup memberships and build a valid business model, great! but don't masquerade it under the veil of charity. they are a for-profit division of a for-profit corporation. they shouldn't have put it as a handout type excuse. I suspect conde nast bought them thinking they were the "cheaper digg" and then didn't know what to do w/them.