Society
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Rajniš show opens at Jaroslav Fragner Gallery
This Tuesday sees the opening of a new exhibition at Prague’s Jaroslav Fragner gallery featuring the work of renowned Czech architect Martin Rajniš. He is one of the co…
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Anniversary of Heydrich’s assassination marked by unveiling of first monument on site
Veterans, military personnel and politicians turned out on Tuesday to commemorate the anniversary of Reichsprotektor Reinhard Heydrich’s assassination. After 66 years, the…
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Interior Ministry plans new system to crack down on football hooligans
Vandalism and football hooliganism that has become an increasing problem for both the authorities and people living in the vicinity of football stadiums. The interior…
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The Days of Unrest: Prague actors' and artists' protest against the council’s arts funding
Hundreds gathered outside Prague’s National Theatre on Sunday to witness an eight-hour-long protest against the way the arts are funded in the Czech capital. The event …
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Jiří Boudník – still haunted by experiences at Ground Zero in wake of 9/11 attacks
On September 11, 2001, the Czech-born architect Jiří Boudník was working across the East River from the World Trade Center, on the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge. He…
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Three men (and about sixty women) in a boat
One of the odder things I have found myself doing in recent weeks is an auction on a boat, halfway up the river Vltava, in the assembled company of government employees…
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Mailbox
In Mailbox this week: response to Radio Prague’s special 85th anniversary broadcast; a new TV ad trying to lure tourists to Prague. Listeners quoted: Aloisie Krasny, Brian…
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Magazine
Prague sees its first-ever Zombie walk. Dancers at Moulin Rouge wear strass panties from Jablonex and, the Schweitzerhaus restaurant in Prater will serve you the best…
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Prague Fringe Festival gets underway on Sunday
Prague’s seventh annual Fringe Festival, a marathon of theatre, dance, comedy, music and film from around the world, gets underway in the Czech capital on Sunday. Running…
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Around 40 kids a day go missing in the Czech Republic
New statistics from the Czech police suggest that thousands of children are going missing in the Czech Republic every year. Meanwhile, government proposals to put in place…
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Havel’s new play premieres in Prague
Last-minute rehearsals before the long-awaited world premiere of Václav Havel’s latest play at Prague’s Archa Theatre on Thursday night. Leaving or Odcházení, is the first…
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Bohemian National Hall set to become centre of Czech New York once again
In the first half of the 20th century the Česká národní budova (Bohemian National Hall) was THE Czech social centre in New York, before later sinking into disrepair. Now…
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