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Tomáš Míka: Comenius and Cucumbers from Znojmo
How do you write poetry in the age of the tweet? Tomáš Míka has an answer. His latest collection is called Text Messages: it doesn’t go quite so far as to reduce…
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Alphonse Mucha’s Slav Epic goes on display in Japan
Alphonse Mucha’s cycle of paintings the Slav Epic has gone on display in the Japanese capital Tokyo. It is the first time ever that the whole collection is being shown…
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Candid series aims to help podcast phenomenon catch on among Czechs
Czech Radio has just launched Zhasni!, or Turn the Lights Out!, the station’s first dedicated podcast series. The move is aimed at boosting Czech listeners’ usage of…
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A Prominent Patient needed to break myths surrounding Jan Masaryk, says director of Czech Lions’…
This year’s Czech Lion film awards were dominated by A Prominent Patient, which picked up a record 12 gongs for its depiction of politician Jan Masaryk at a low ebb in the…
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Flash the Readies flaunt epic post-rock sound on Kayos
Kayos, which came out last year, is the excellent fourth LP by the Olomouc-based outfit Flash the Readies. They started out in the mid-2000s as an indie group but today…
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Café Slavia – A famous meeting point for Prague poets, playwrights and theatregoers
Prague is well-known for its many cafés, one of the most famous, without question, is Café Slavia, which first opened its doors in 1884. Located in Lažanský Palace, which…
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Migrants’ new lives in Europe set for spotlight at 19th One World
Final preparations are underway for the One World human rights documentary film festival, which starts in Prague on Monday. This year’s edition, the 19th, will turn the…
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Czech dancer wins place in Rio carnival parade competition at the Sambódromo
Taking part in the carnival parade in Rio is an unforgettable experience and all you need to do is don a mask and costume and join in the revelry. But only the very best…
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Mardi Gras celebrations in Prague’s Lesser Town
Mardi Gras celebrations have been taking place around the country ahead of Ash Wednesday. The Czech Republic may be one of the most secular countries in Europe but Czechs…
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“It’s about the internet – we’re not in the ‘90s anymore,” says dné’s Ondřej Holý of making…
These Semi Feelings, They Are Everywhere by dné (AKA Ondřej Holý) recently won the Vinyla alternative music prize for Czech LP of the year and is also in the running for…
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Toxique – A fizzy cocktail of electronic pop
Toxique are a Czech electronic pop and R&B band who have been around for a number of years (the group was founded by five graduates from Prague's Institute of Chemical…
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Deaf Empire: a new play looks at Smetana’s triumph over adversity
Few pieces of music could be said to capture the spirit of the Czech landscape more vividly than Bedřich Smetana’s symphonic cycle, Má vlast – My Homeland. The cycle is…
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