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For a country that's never needed -- and often looked down on -- air conditioning, this has been a summer of reckoning. As France suffers through successive extreme heatwaves, AC has become a political issue too.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with actors Jake Johnson and Mary Steenburgen about their new Apple TV comedy movie, "The Dink."

Amidst what some researchers call a "friendship recession," apps and services have been proliferating to connect people. We hear from people who have used them reflect on what about them has worked or hasn't.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Marta Pérez-Carbonell about her debut novel, "I Made You Up Inside My Head."

Class 203 is turning old shirts, baby blankets, a stripy skirt and pink polka-dot curtains into a "Story Rug" for their teacher in a new book written by Sophie Blackall and illustrated by Phoebe Wahl.

Democrats are hoping to move past Graham Platner's scandal-plagued campaign as they look to unseat Susan Collins. In Jackson, they chose a nominee with a similar economic populist message as Platner.

After conquering the Oscars with Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan turned his attention to the foundation of all modern epics, finding inspiration in the ancient Greek poet Homer. His resulting adaptation of The Odyssey, starring Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway and many more A-list stars, is a towering cinematic achievement and yet another filmmaking leap forward for Nolan.

The Illharmonic Orchestra blends hip-hop and classical music during live performances. Its leaders tell NPR's Juana Summers how they build community with their shows, which feature all-Black musicians.

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Rebecca Fons knows art house cinema when she sees it. The Iowan has spent nearly two decades in independent film exhibition and now works in London as a film curator. Ahead of Art House Theater Day on July 30, she shared what it means to bring independent movies to cinemas across the world.