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Anglicization and its discontents
"Nemluvim Cesky." I don't speak Czech. It's by far my least favorite phrase in the Czech language and one that unfortunately I've had to say quite often. On Monday's…
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Frank Zappa: "God of the Czech underground"
11 years after his death, the music of Frank Zappa returned to Prague on Tuesday night courtesy of the Grand Mothers, a band composed of 3 former members of his band The…
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Participants explain appeal of Czechtek as police move against illegal festival
There was drama on Monday night, when the police began a large-scale operation to shut down Czechtek, a huge illegal techno music festival which this year has been taking…
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Will part of "Son of Star Wars" be based here in the Czech Republic?
Reports have emerged recently that part of the controversial missile defence shield currently being built by the United States could be located here in the Czech Republic…
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Cow parade comes under attack
Anyone who's been in Prague in the last couple of months will have seen hundreds of brightly painted scupltures of cows on the city's streets. Most locals and tourists…
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International volunteers work to rescue a town's Jewish heritage
In the small Bohemian town of Libochovice, about 60 kilometers from Prague, a unique international relief effort is taking place. Volunteers are working to restore the…
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American students meet the Czech health minister amid a row over caged beds
It has not been an easy week for the Health Minister Jozef Kubinyi. Last week he found himself at the center of an international controversy over the use of caged beds in…