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‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ raises profile of Czech AIDS project co-founded by Freddie Mercury's friend
The founders of a project to educate Czech schoolchildren about HIV and AIDS, named in honour of the late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, plan to take it worldwide. The…
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Lake Malawi frontman honoured to represent Czechia at Eurovision
The band Lake Malawi will represent the Czech Republic at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, to be held in Tel Aviv in May. The indie-pop band, formed in 2013 by the…
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Director Ivan Fíla on final cut, Hollywood kitsch, and Prague Spring hero František Kriegel
Award-winning screenwriter and director Ivan Fíla this summer added another titular feather to his cap – that of best-selling author – following the runaway success of his…
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Véronique Firkusny: In my mind, Czechoslovakia was a magical realm – a mid-80s visit left me…
Though forced to live in exile for most of his life, the world-renowned pianist Rudolf Firkušný maintained strong Czech traditions at his home in the United States. Indeed…
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Opera star Štefan Margita ventures into chanson
The world-known opera tenor Štefan Margita has ventured into the world of chanson. His new album, called Mapa Lásky or Map of Love, is a collection of twelve songs…
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Bizarre real-life story focus of award-winning graphic novel
The Czech Republic’s annual Muriel Award for the best comic book of the year was given to Svatá Barbora or Saint Barbara, a graphic novel about a highly publicised child…
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Otakar Dušek: the medallic artist behind Prague’s illegal Jan Palach / Josef Toufar mural
Otakar Dušek is a designer and artist with a passion for history and historical justice – something he hopes to instil in his students at the prestigious Václav Hollar…
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Twenty years after his death Jaroslav Foglar’s books are as popular as ever
Czechs are marking twenty years since the death of Jaroslav Foglar, youth movement activist and author of the legendary comics Rapid Arrows. Among the events remembering…
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Famous rock group Dunaj is back!
Brno band Dunaj has recently got back together and features all three of its best musicians. Bass guitarist Vladimír Václavek, guitarist Josef Ostřanský and drummer Pavel…
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British Embassy remembers Jan Palach with 1969 UK painting
It is not just Czechs who are currently remembering Jan Palach’s radical protest in January 1969 and the impact his sacrifice helped create. The British ambassador to the…
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Houpací koně reach far from bleak pinnacle on Desolation Peak
Houpací koně, who have been determinedly doing their own thing in the north Bohemian town of Ústí nad Labem for over a quarter of a century now, recently released their…
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Manon Meurt: Indie group keep it ethereal on debut MMXVIII
Shoegaze, the musical genre marked by washes of effects-driven guitar and ethereal vocals, was born in the UK three decades ago. Among those keeping it alive and well…
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