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Commas, Common Sense and Justice

The ancients developed punctuation to create clarity, the Supreme Court used it to create confusion.

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NYT Books and Literature

Commas, Common Sense and Justice

NYT Books and Literature

Big Swells of Rancor Are Capsizing America

Texas just got a lot more interesting.

4 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

Big Swells of Rancor Are Capsizing America

NYT Books and Literature

Books Our Editors Loved This Week

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

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NYT Books and Literature

Books Our Editors Loved This Week

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Finally, a Bookstore That Sells Mesh Underwear

The book and fashion worlds have been flirting. At Climax, they’re making out.

14 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

Finally, a Bookstore That Sells Mesh Underwear

NYT Books and Literature

Why Garry Trudeau Finally O.K.’d a Biography

Back at the Yale library that holds his archive, the low-key creator of “Doonesbury” reunites with the journalist who pieced together his life story.

14 hours ago

NYT Books and Literature

Why Garry Trudeau Finally O.K.’d a Biography

NYT Books and Literature

Veronica Roth on Her Favorite Books and Her New Novel, ‘Seek the Traitor’s Son’

“I love a clever puppet master,” says the author of the Divergent series and the new “Seek the Traitor’s Son.” Her favorite hero? Antigone.

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NYT Books and Literature

Veronica Roth on Her Favorite Books and Her New Novel, ‘Seek the Traitor’s Son’