(2017) or some other year seemingly? The emails start in 2013 and end in 2017. I used to use wire cutter a ton and found the content reliable, but this year my own research would sometimes disagree with theirs. I also found the brand of towels and found and I loved through wire cutter kept their brand but completely changed into a cheap product for the same price.
I’d expect NYT to disallow kickbacks/etc, though the acquisition was 7 years ago so who knows.