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The dacha — a Russian summer home that can be anything from a shack to an oligarch's faux chateau — is both an escape from the city and a state of mind that permeates the country's life and culture.

It's been a year since a wildfire consumed vast portions of two northern California counties. Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva, the Kitchen Sisters, bring us reflections from the survivors.

In the new comedy series 'Reservation Dogs', four Indigenous teens in rural Oklahoma are desperate for a new life in California. Native critic Vincent Schilling calls the show "ground breaking."

If you, like many people, are getting through the dragging months of the pandemic by being Very Online, you'll find poet Leigh Stein's new book is a perfect encapsulation of that experience.

Call it fate or an unfortunate coincidence that Dr. Seuss' eco-parable marks its 50th anniversary just as the United Nations releases a report on the dire consequences of human-induced climate change.

Winfred Rembert's autobiography features images of fishing in the culvert and dancing in the juke joint — but also of picking cotton, escaping a lynching and working on the chain gang.

NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with author Louis Edwards about his new novel: Ramadan Ramsey.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with actor Udo Kier about his new film, Swan Song, about an aging beautician and hairdresser who comes out of retirement for one last makeover.

Summer's the perfect time to read a romance — well, any time is perfect, but summer is particularly perfect. So we asked romance star Jasmine Guillory to recommend a few of her favorite hot reads.

The Dixie Fire spared the tiny town of Chester in Northern California. But the massive blaze dramatically transformed the landscape, and could affect it for years to come.