Nikola Brabenec

In the 1950's the Bohemian ground squirrel was a common animal- in fact these small furry rodents were practically considered vermin. But due to agricultural changes their…

Prior to the revolution, foreigners were quite rare in this country. But since 1989, immigration has risen significantly. That increase led to the formation of the…

Chinese opera singer Feng-Jun Song and her band Mountain Caravan greeted the Chinese New Year at Prague's Archa theatre, which has been celebrating the event for the last…

Following the revolution, Czech society went through a whirlwind of change. Jiri Svoboda's new film Sametove Vrazi, Velvet Murderers, examines the shadow of the post…

After five years of field studies in Roma settlements in Eastern Slovakia, cultural anthropologist, Marek Jakoubek has sparked controversy. He claims that the Roma are not…

On Wednesday night Milos Forman's film, "Taking Off" premiered in the Czech Republic, no less than 35 years after it was made. Milos Forman was one of the pioneers of the…

Vaclav Havel and Lou Reed took part in an unusual event on Monday night, when they held an on-stage public conversation at Prague's Svandovo Divadlo theatre. The two first…

I went to the post office today. With dread. As usual. I had one bill to pay. I had taken the time to sit with it at home, fill out the boxes carefully and prepare the…

Wednesday saw the 10th annual Three Kings Procession in Prague, to mark the festival of Epiphany, re-enacting the journey of the Three Wise Men to visit the infant Jesus…

Toulcuv dvur has a long history and dates back to at least 1362. Under Empress Maria Theresa it was a sheep farm and, more recently, the Communists used it for industrial…