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Music heard on the air for July 18, 2014

These are the tunes played between segments on The World for July 18, 2014

Music heard on the air for July 18, 2014
New citizens are naturalized during a ceremony in Oakland, California, on August 13, 2013.

Could you pass the test? International citizenship tests are often more interested in cultural quirks than national knowledge

Could you pass the test? International citizenship tests are often more interested in cultural quirks than national knowledge

Sharp Rise in Americans Giving Up Citizenship

Sharp Rise in Americans Giving Up Citizenship

How Ancient Graffiti Might Be More Familiar Than You Realize

How Ancient Graffiti Might Be More Familiar Than You Realize
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The Great British Class Calculator

The Great British Class Calculator
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George Saunders

George Saunders writes short stories mostly set in a weird America of the near future and the futuristic present.

George Saunders

Soviet Era Dark Humor Makes a Comeback

The Soviet jokes disappeared when the Soviet Union collapsed, but that brand of dark humor has made a comeback in Russia today.

Soviet Era Dark Humor Makes a Comeback

'Community' star Danny Pudi on his childhood and career

Best known for playing Abed on the NBC show 'Community,' Pudi talks about his Polish-Indian upbringing and his path to acting.

'Community' star Danny Pudi on his childhood and career

Monty Python ban ends

The Scottish city of Glasgow will finally be able to see Monty Python's "Life of Brian" on the screen now that a 30-year ban has been lifted.

Monty Python ban ends
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Geo Answer

The Welsh coastal town of Aberystwyth in the United Kingdom is the answer to our Geo Quiz. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the town's new mayor, Sue Jones-Davies, who starred in the 1979 Monty Python film, "Life of Brian." The controversial movie was banned in Aberystwyth, and in other places, because it was considered by some to be blasphemous. Now the former actress is trying to lift the ban on the film in the town in which she presides as mayor.

Geo Answer