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Eduard Bass’s The Chattertooth Eleven: a football fairy tale for grown-ups and children
Eduard Bass’ The Chattertooth Eleven, a novel about a father who brought up his eleven sons as a phenomenal football team, is one of the famous Czech works of fiction. It…
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Vilém Spilka Quartet’s ‘Waiting for Tom’ named jazz album of the year
Jazz is alive and well in the Czech lands. A total of 46 records in the genre were released here in 2019, even more than in the previous year. Spoilt for choice, our…
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In Memoriam: Czech swing and jazz queen Eva Pilarová
Eva Pilarová, one of the most acclaimed Czech singers of the second half of the twentieth century, has died at the age of 80. Famous for her swing and jazz songs, as well…
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Zrní get political but still find peace on new LP
The Kladno quintet Zrní have just returned with a new LP, Nebeský Klid (Heavenly Peace). Last year the quirky alt-rock band dedicated themselves to the memory of Václav…
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Josef Gočár: pioneer of Czech Cubist, Rondocubist architecture, and designer extraordinaire
This Friday marks 140 years since the birth of the pioneering Czech architect and designer Josef Gočár. His legacy includes iconic works in a range of styles, most…
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“I simply felt, I have to make it” – Václav Marhoul’s Painted Bird cleans up at Czech Lions
This year’s Czech Lion film awards were dominated by The Painted Bird by Václav Marhoul, which triumphed with no fewer than nine prizes. Two of the other main contenders…
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The best of Czech classical music, part nine: Ktož jsú boží bojovníci
Did the outnumbered Hussites defeat the crusaders at the Battle of Domažlice by singing? Modern-day historians are sceptical. But for František Palacký, Alois Jirásek and…
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“This is about me being Czech”: NY-based photographer Marie Tomanová on new Prague show
Photographer Marie Tomanová, who has been living in the US for the past decade, won many accolades for Young Americans, a series of striking portraits that came out in…
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Vladislav Vančura’s Marketa Lazarová: A medieval epic exploring the possibilities of Czech language
Marketa Lazarová by Vladislav Vančura is a masterpiece of Czech interwar modernism, praised for its experimental use of language. The epic tale, set in an unspecified time…
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Collector donates valuable Japanese art to Prague’s National Gallery
The National Gallery in Prague has received a major donation of Japanese Zen art, which includes over 500 hanging scrolls with ink paintings. The scrolls are part of the…
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14th century love song: Frolicking Little Angel
If one was to look through history in search of the predecessors of today’s popular music, then one of the oldest songs worth a mention would have to be Frolicking Little…
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Žatec: Czech town providing perfect location for major productions including JoJo Rabbit
The Czech town of Žatec is best-known for its exceptional hops. But in recent years it has also been the setting for many Hollywood productions, including the movies The…
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