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

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

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

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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.

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.

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

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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.

12:24 pm

Sun June 24, 2012

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

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Kelly McGillis, left, and Tom Cruise star in the 1986 film, "Top Gun." (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures)

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Actor Anthony Mackie (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)

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

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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.

4:52 pm

Sat June 23, 2012

Putting A Positive Spin On Negative Campaigning

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The 1988 presidential race between George H.W. Bush and Michael Dukakis is often considered one of the most negative elections in the modern era.

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The 2012 presidential race is getting increasingly negative, but some say that negative ads are part of the democratic process.

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Originally published on Sun June 24, 2012 5:46 am

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The general presidential election is still months away, but President Obama and presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney are already hammering each other with attack ads.

Obama's most recent ads criticize Romney's time as a so-called "corporate raider," while Romney has released several ads seizing upon the president's statement that the "private sector is doing fine."

3:56 pm

Sat June 23, 2012

University, Community Reacts To Sandusky Conviction

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Originally published on Sat June 23, 2012 4:42 pm

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GUY RAZ, HOST:

It's WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Guy Raz.

Jerry Sandusky will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. After just two days of deliberations, a jury found the former Penn State assistant coach guilty of sexually abusing 10 boys. He'll be sentenced in 90 days. But right now, the community where he lived and worked is trying to recover from the damage he caused.

NPR's Jeff Brady joins us from State College, Pennsylvania. And, Jeff, what are people saying about that verdict there today?

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2:43 pm

Sun June 24, 2012