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The World

Music heard on the air for July 18, 2014

Music Heard on Air

These are the tunes played between segments on The World 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

Global Politics

Sharp Rise in Americans Giving Up Citizenship

Conflict & Justice

‘Community’ star Danny Pudi on his childhood and career

Arts, Culture & Media

Monty Python ban ends

Arts, Culture & Media

How Ancient Graffiti Might Be More Familiar Than You Realize

Arts, Culture & Media

Chinese teen Ding Jinhao etched onto a 3500 relic in Egypt and caused a global uproar but 3500 years ago he might’ve been applauded. Anchor, Marco Werman speaks with Egyptologist, Chloe Ragazzoli about the significance of graffiti in ancient times.

The World

The Great British Class Calculator

Arts, Culture & Media

A new survey conducted by the BBC is challenging traditional notions of social class in Britain. Instead of the traditional three, sociologists say its more accurate to speak of seven different classes in Britain.

The World

George Saunders

Arts, Culture & Media

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

Soviet Era Dark Humor Makes a Comeback

Global Politics

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

The World

Geo Answer

Arts, Culture & Media

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.