diff --git a/src/iris.test.js b/src/iris.test.js
index 0fac38c4..7f1fff25 100644
--- a/src/iris.test.js
+++ b/src/iris.test.js
@@ -22,5 +22,12 @@ describe('Iris', function() {
 
       // console.log(result)
     })
+
+    it('does the nyt', async function() {
+      const result = await Iris.parse('http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/16/upshot/the-state-of-the-clinton-trump-race-is-it-over.html?_r=0')
+
+      // console.log(result)
+    })
+
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/resource/utils/fetch-resource.js b/src/resource/utils/fetch-resource.js
index 7263d9e6..fefc283e 100644
--- a/src/resource/utils/fetch-resource.js
+++ b/src/resource/utils/fetch-resource.js
@@ -21,9 +21,13 @@ export default async function fetchResource(url) {
 
   const options = {
     url: parsedUrl,
-    headers: REQUEST_HEADERS,
+    headers: { ...REQUEST_HEADERS },
     timeout: FETCH_TIMEOUT,
+    // Don't set encoding; this fixes issues
+    // w/gzipped responses
     encoding: null,
+    // Accept cookies
+    jar: true,
   }
 
   const { response, body } = await get(options)
diff --git a/src/resource/utils/fetch-resource.test.js b/src/resource/utils/fetch-resource.test.js
index ff85bf72..94442d5d 100644
--- a/src/resource/utils/fetch-resource.test.js
+++ b/src/resource/utils/fetch-resource.test.js
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ describe('fetchResource(url)', function() {
 
     assert.equal(typeof body, 'object')
   })
+
+  it('fetches nyt', async () => {
+    const url = 'http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/16/upshot/the-state-of-the-clinton-trump-race-is-it-over.html?_r=0'
+    const { body, response } = await fetchResource(url)
+
+    assert.equal(typeof body, 'object')
+  })
 })
 
 describe('validateResponse(response)', () => {