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Modern echoes from the Egyptian sands
Radio Prague |
22 February 2011
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View full article Professor Miroslav Bárta is the head of a Czech team of archaeologists working at a long established site in Egypt. Professor Bárta describes the new theories about the collapse of the Old Kingdom he has contributed to and his thoughts about the more recent demise of the reign of president Hosni Mubarak.
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Celebrity snaps reveal the women behind the glamour
Czech Position |
22 February 2011
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View full article Works of renowned Swiss-born fashion photographer Michael Comte challenge the skin-deep portrayal of femininity.
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Learning to dwell: Adolf Loos in the Czech lands
The Observer |
21 February 2011
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View full article "The naked woman," said the architect Adolf Loos, "is unattractive to man." It is one of the more striking statements in the history of architectural writing, and one that may not seem to have much to do with architecture, but it is part of a theory that has done much to shape the buildings of the past 100 years.
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Psychobilly Invasion Over Europe 2011
Prague TV |
21 February 2011
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View full article The Long Tall Texans, Koffin Kats, and Silver Shine play Rock Cafe on Tuesday, 22 February.
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Terry's Socks keeping ČSSR-era film posters alive
Czech Position |
21 February 2011
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View full article Prague cinema archivists unveil book and postcard set harking back to a golden age of Czechoslovak movie poster design.
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Michel Comte at Leica Gallery Prague & Galerie Vernon
Radio Prague |
21 February 2011
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View full article This Thursday saw the opening of an exhibition in Prague by one of the world's most significant fashion and portrait photographers, Michel Comte, entitled Not Only Women – Feminine Icons of Our Times.
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Czech jazz legend Eva Olmerová
Radio Prague |
21 February 2011
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View full article Olmerová, whom critics have compared to Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday, lived life on a rollercoaster of musical acclaim, political persecution, drink, drugs and broken marriages. Let down by all but her talent Eva was happy to sing any genre - jazz, blues, gospel or country – until her ailing health left its mark on her voice as well.
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Style in the saddle
Respekt |
21 February 2011
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View full article Segrasegra's Eliška and Dagmar Mertová aim to bring fun and fashion to Prague's cycle lanes.
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Revamp for flooded US Czech & Slovak Museum
Prague Post |
18 February 2011
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View full article Renovations are under way in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to reopen the US National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML), which was devastated by floods almost three years ago.
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Taking Valentine's Day seriously and drinking fresh milk
Radio Prague |
18 February 2011
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View full article It was champagne, chocolates and roses for many couples in love on Valentine's day, but a few dozen opted for a spiritual experience instead of a cozy restaurant: they headed for the Church of SS Peter and Paul on Prague's famous Vyšehrad hill to attend a mass in St Valentine's honour and pay their respects to the remains of the martyred bishop, patron of lovers.
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