Eric P. Martin

North Bohemia was once the member of a most unlucky club. Together with neighboring areas of Germany and Poland, the region was considered part of the "Black Triangle," so…

For centuries, Czechs have enjoyed the Christmas treat vanocka, which means bakers have labored to make the sweet, fruity bread for just as many centuries. Radio Prague's…

The wheels of justice are moving too slowly. That's what the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, has been saying in case after case against the Czech…

With Christmas just around the corner, it may be good that the carp Czechs are so fond of usually don't come from rivers. Scientists and environmentalists have been…

Beginning Monday, Prague will host the 10th annual Martinu Festival, a series of classical music dedicated to one of the best-known 20th Century Czech composers, Bohuslav…

Don't let the rushing water and tropical birds fool you into thinking you've left Prague. At the city's zoo, hundreds of people, including President Vaclav Klaus and the…

Once among a handful of Prague art house cinemas, Kino Aero faced little competition from the Czech capital's network of small cinemas. But the emergence five years ago of…

The sound of poetry was heard across the Czech Republic over the past week during the sixth annual Poetry Day festival. Although the festival is mostly a celebration of…

During a month of anniversaries for post-communist Europe, Prague's Transitions Online has also been celebrating an anniversary - that of its own transition. The non…

There is much to be done. That was the unanimous verdict of academics, politicians and former dissidents who met Wednesday to reflect on the legacy of the Velvet…