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Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.

In the new film Dream Scenario, Nicolas Cage plays a man who unwittingly starts showing up in other people's dreams. NPR speaks with writer and director Kristoffer Borgli.

In fiscal year 2012, the Bureau of the Public Debt received nearly $8 million in donations from private citizens, far surpassing the previous year's haul. But it barely makes a dent in the overall national debt. So why give away all that cash?

NPR's Scott Simon recalls a First Amendment case from the late 1970s involving the rights of a neo-Nazi group to march through a predominantly Jewish suburb of Chicago.

NPR's Scott Simon offers his thoughts on why the value of baseball cards shouldn't be measured in dollars.

On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain, Brian Perkins' severe arthritis requires him to use a cane. A woman offered kind words after running into him.

Countries across Europe struggle to control devastating wildfires that have displaced thousands. The continent also battles a record breaking heat wave which experts say is driven by climate change.

Two food drives in Bloomington-Normal this weekend aim to provide additional support to pantries amid rising demand.

Wendt got his start in Chicago's The Second City improv comedy troupe. He went on to earn six Primetime Emmy nominations for his role as a lovable barfly on Cheers.

It has been one year since Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek shared his Stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis. The one-year survival rate for such patients is 18 percent.