I still have no idea why anyone reads anything in the New York Times. I remember very well when they sold the Iraq war, writing hit pieces on Iraq and the WMDs. It was very early days of the internet and hard to obtain alternative information unless you went to Iraq yourself. The paper had a lot of clout in shaping public opinion. Many thousands of people died because this trusted media source told them so. Yes I'm old enough to remember this and from this point on I didn't read a single line from that newspaper without remembering that little fact. Also made sure to not pay them any attention.
They've written hitpieces not just to incite war but to destroy the lives of people, for money. One example was an artist whom I grew to understand much better by visiting the exhibitions in person. Many people would form opinions simply from reading an article rather than having the in-person experience because perhaps they can't. Not many people can fly to New York City and see the exhibitions. I now know that they've destroyed the life of this person and he died prematurely because of that. The artist is Philip Guston, and what is even eviler is they tried this again, after he died, but quickly backtracked and pretended to defend him after many artists were outraged.
They are the epitome of evil. The best way to destroy evil is not to feed it. Don't read them and don't mention them.