If you want to read the NYT, but don't want to shell out the dough, and don't feel comfortable with the workarounds like Archive Today, check and see if your local library carries a digital edition. Usually, you'll sign in with your library card, and get a 72 hour pass, renewable at the end of the time period.
Don't have a library card? What's wrong with ya?! Get one!
@MarshScarecrow Did you know that Libby carries TONS of magazines? If you didn't, now you do!