I'm a freelancer for a number of outlets such as Vanity Fair and Huffington Post and, somewhat more ethically, Skeptic and Skeptical Inquirer. Just read your color survey results and was struck by how much more enjoyable the article was than the two or three short pieces in The Atlantic that I was reading last night.
Actually, lest I somehow lead your response to any significant degree, I'll ask the question first so that if you're inclined to answer it you can do so without the result being too skewed - why did you not submit such a piece as this to one of the better, paying print publications, rather than running it yourself?
I'd be interested in hearing your response; I might also have something interesting to tell you in return.