Simon Shuster is a senior correspondent at TIME. He covers international affairs, with a focus on Russia and Ukraine. For his first book, The Showman, he reported inside the Ukrainian President ...

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January 18, 2025 • NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the wildfires in Los Angeles, and the words of writers who were drawn to the city.