If you have Firefox, click on the "open book" (Reader mode) icon up near the address bar. It will extract the text and present it without the NYT layout / Javas

If you have Firefox, click on the "open book" (Reader mode) icon up near the address bar. It will extract the text and present it without the NYT layout / Javascript. These days I read practically all of my articles using Reader Mode. No ads, no scrolljacking, no popup videos.