I recently put down my $30.00 to subscribe to Salon Premium and so far so good. I wanted to see if it was worth paying actual money for actual content — and it is quite refreshing to get full articles, no advertisements, and faster connectivity to prime pulp for a (small amount of) change. No flash banner ads means 10 seconds more time for me. I found this article there, on Saddam’s love for suicide bombers comprehensive.