Chris Jarrett
articles by the author
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Rudolf Smid's latest exhibition leads the photographer to pastures new
Rudolf Smid captured the imagination of the Czech photography world in 2005 when his photographic collections entitled "The Scarecrows" and "Close to life, closer to death…
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Bridge facing troubled water
The Charles Bridge is undoubtedly one of Prague's most visited tourist sights, with around 20 million visitors crossing it every year. Having survived the floods which…
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Passion or profit? - Czech opinions on Valentine's Day
Despite the fact that St. Valentine's Day only became known relatively recently in the Czech Republic, it is continually increasing in popularity, and the familiar…
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Dressed to impress - The Moda Praha festival and gender stereotypes in Czech fashion
As fashion designers and enthusiasts from all over Europe gathered in the Prague Exhibition Centre in Holesovice, the 5th International Moda Praha Fashion Festival was…
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Czech towns will be allowed to ban sale of porn on newsstands
Visitors to Prague will have noticed that unlike in many Western countries, pornographic magazines are freely available at Czech newsagents. So far Czech law has only…
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No business like snow business - industry and commerce after the freeze
Forecasters are finally predicting an end to the freeze that has gripped much of Europe this winter and the Prague climate is expected soon to return to more…
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Five more EU countries could open their labour markets to new member states this year
To conclude the Visegrad Four Prague summit, leaders signed a declaration on Saturday appealing to the governments of EU member states who have not already done so, to…
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50 years since the relocation of Prague's Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene
One only has to look at such recent edifices as the so-called "Fred and Ginger" building by Frank Gehry or Jean Nouvel's Andel Centre to see that Prague's architecture…
