Culture
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Jan Amos Comenius: a philosopher for the 21st century
The 17th century Czech philosopher and writer, Jan Amos Komenský – known internationally as Comenius - is one of the best known Czechs of all time. He is most widely…
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Documentary offers new look at Czech Republic’s playwright president
Former dissident/playwright turned president Václav Havel remains one of the country’s most well-known and most respected figures, both at home and abroad, whose rise to…
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Replica of rare medieval graphic Bible on display in Prague
This week, Prague citizens have the rare opportunity to take a close look at and even leaf through a priceless medieval illustrated Bible. Not the original manuscript, of…
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Julek Neumann – son of the stage
Julek Neumann is currently appearing at Prague’s Divadlo Ypsilon in a Mark Twain play which he himself translated into Czech. The new production marks his return to the…
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Rock band British Sea Power launch new record at Czech Embassy in London
It’s not the first place you might imagine a record-launch, but on Thursday evening, the Czech Embassy in London played host to the band British Sea Power - and provided a…
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Czech model enthusiasts get to work for Hollywood filmmakers
The club of modelers in the Moravian town of Vsetín goes back many years. Its members are exclusively men – in fact some of them claim that a woman would never have the…
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Zika documentary on photographer Jan Saudek premieres in Czech cinemas
Jan Saudek is one of the Czech Republic’s best-known photographers, whose work is instantly recognizable for his trademark use of coloration and scarred backdrops, his…
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Out in the cold world and far away from home: Bluegrass music in the Czech Republic
Bluegrass originates from the Appalachian region of the United States of America, and is a type of music as American as apple pie. But bluegrass enjoys a long and rich…
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How have Czechs taken to the audiobook?
The audiobook is enjoying record popularity around Europe at the moment - sales are thought to be rising by 15% on average each year. The growth of the medium might be…
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“Six Czech Poets”: A first post-revolution anthology of contemporary Czech verse in English
In this week’s Czech Books we look at what is, amazingly, the first anthology of contemporary Czech poetry to be published in English since the fall of the Berlin Wall…
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Greats of US punk music interviewed in book by Czech music journalist Alex Švamberk
The Czech music journalist Alex Švamberk is the author of a book on American punk and hardcore music entitled Nenech se zas oblbnout, which translates as Won’t Get Fooled…
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Czech film based on '80s cult novel “…A Bude Hůř” premieres in mainstream cinemas
“…A Bude Hůř” (It’s Gonna Get Worse), published in 1985 by author Jan Pelc, based in Paris at the time, has long enjoyed cult status, arguably remaining one of the rawest…
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