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2:43 pm
Sun June 24, 2012

The Co-Opting Of Tchaikovsky's '1812 Overture'

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote his "1812 Overture" in 1880.

Originally published on Sun June 24, 2012 6:11 pm

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote his piece The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E flat major in commemoration of the Russian Army's successful defense of Moscow against Napoleon's advancing troops at the Battle of Borodino. Most Americans, however, know the piece as the bombastic tune that accompanies Fourth of July fireworks shows all over the country.

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Music Interviews
2:38 pm
Sun June 24, 2012

Smashing Pumpkins: Making Peace With The Immediate Past

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The Smashing Pumpkins in 2012 (from left): Nicole Fiorentino, Billy Corgan, Mike Byrne and Jeff Schroeder.

Originally published on Sun June 24, 2012 7:45 pm

Next year will mark the 20th anniversary of Siamese Dream, the second album by The Smashing Pumpkins and the one, along with 1995's Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, that broke the band into the mainstream and spawned its most lasting hits.

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Author Interviews
2:25 pm
Sun June 24, 2012

Dr. Karp On Parenting And The Science Of Sleep

Originally published on Wed June 27, 2012 1:33 pm

The key to being a new parent, says renowned pediatrician Dr. Harvey Karp, is to think of your newborn's "fourth trimester."

"Our babies aren't like horses. They can't run the first day of life," Karp says. "And so we need to recognize that they're evicted from the womb three months before they're ready for the world."

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Movies I've Seen A Million Times
12:24 pm
Sun June 24, 2012

The Movie Anthony Mackie's 'Seen A Million Times'

Originally published on Sun June 24, 2012 6:11 pm

The weekends on All Things Considered series Movies I've Seen a Million Times features filmmakers, actors, writers and directors talking about the movies that they never get tired of watching.

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The Two-Way
9:43 am
Sun June 24, 2012

Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi To Be Egypt's New President

Originally published on Tue June 26, 2012 5:45 am

Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi is Egypt's new president, the country's electoral commission announced on Sunday. A massive crowd in Cairo's Tahrir Square erupted in cheers at the announcement.

Morsi's election is a victory for Islamist groups as well as those who saw his candidacy as a way to clear out last remnants of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak's regime.

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