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Czech and German preschoolers reach across borders
There are many ways to bring people together, but perhaps the most expedient is when children of different countries can learn each other’s language and culture from an…
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President Abbas thanks Czech officials for balanced approach to Middle East on Prague visit
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas has met with the Czech head of state Václav Klaus and other Czech officials during a two-day visit to Prague. He shared with them the…
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Things to think about on Vítkov Hill
Of all the good things to see in Prague that are on hills, I like to take new guests to the monument on Vítkov instead of, say, Prague Castle. For one thing there are…
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State agencies spar over trees
Tree-lined avenues have been a distinct feature of the Czech countryside for many hundreds of years. For all their beauty and benefit however, they are also the lethal…
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Communist era plagues history teachers
The communist regime in Czechoslovakia crumbled in 1989, and 20 years on, a caustic debate still smoulders over how to interpret it – not among the staunch mindsets of…
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Studio Najbrt setting standard for graphic design in Czech Republic
The trailer for the 2007 Karlovy Vary Film Festival is a highly kinetic and graphic introduction told through various typefaces. It was also the first – and so far the…
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Entropa just a piece of the entropy of Czech guerrilla art
The commotion in recent weeks over David Černý’s Entropa exhibit in Brussels has made the sculpture one of the hallmarks of the Czech EU presidency. While its opponents…