Both of the sites mentioned in the question allow you to view a certain number of articles every month for free, so it's pretty soft as far as paywalls go. Als

Both of the sites mentioned in the question allow you to view a certain number of articles every month for free, so it's pretty soft as far as paywalls go. Also, not to sound flip, but another option is paying for the content. If you're regularly reading more than 10 NYTimes articles a month, maybe that's not such a crazy idea.