Dublin’s Imelda May Bringing Rockabilly Back in Mayhem Tour

This summer Imelda May is performing a few select shows with Wanda Jackson.

Finland Celebrates Summer with Tango

The arrival of summer is marked with great fanfare in Finland.

Global Political Cartoons: August 1 – 7, 2010

This week the digerati try to break from their online lives for a few hours at the beach; the United Arab Emirates’ stone age answer to the digital age; and debating a proposed mosque near the site of the World Trade Center.

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Marco Werman and Tom Schnabel’s Top Picks

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At the height of the July heat we’re thinking music here at The World. Anchor Marco Werman chats with Tom Schnabel, music programmer at KCRW, to discuss their top World music picks of the summer. Download MP3

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What World music are you taking to the beach?
What’s your personal soundtrack this summer?

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Send your summer photos

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Send in pictures of your summer vacation and we’ll post them on our website.

The easiest way to get your photos to us is to send them in via email: theworld@pri.org. You can send the photos as attachments, or pass along a link to where those photos live online. Our Facebook fan page is also an excellent place to leave a photo. If Flickr’s your preferred photo sharing option, just tag your photos with the following: worldsummerphotos. We’ll do the searching and get them.

Your summer photos

Today is the “unofficial” end of summer in the U.S. and we want you to share your summer photos. We’ve already collected over 200 entries, but we would love to share your photos too! So send them soon and don’t forget to share the stories behind them. (photo: Lot Valley, France sent in by listener Elizabeth Huntzinger)

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Putin on vacation

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Shirtless photos of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signal it’s summer time in Siberia. Anchor Lisa Mullins has more.