A photographer calling himself 'svedek' (wittness) has an a set of absolutely astonishing snapshots of the 'Czech lands' on Flickr. A must-see for anybody nostalgic after their visit or looking for motivation to go have a look. It's a collection of the new and the old, city and country, sacred and mundane. read more »
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Books by Čapek out of copyright on 70th anniversary of his death
Author: Dominik Lukeš Posted: December 26th, 2008
The title says it all really! Thanks to the people at the MobileRead forums. I assume this only applies to his works in Czech rather than the English translations which are more recent and carry their own copyright. read more »
Czech crooners (dead and alive) on YouTube
Author: Dominik Lukeš Posted: July 7th, 2008
Karel Hála, a star of Czech big band pop music since the 1950s just died as reported by Lidové Noviny. Here's a cliop of him and another stallwart of Czech pop Karel Gott.
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Irglová: Czech singer and actress reaps fame rewards after Oscar win
Author: Dominik Lukeš Posted: June 14th, 2008
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"Co Čech to muzikant" (Scratch a Czech, find a musician) goes an old Czech saying (going back to 1800s at least) that used to be known around the musical world. And now it is again! read more »
Concerts In Prague =LIVE= Big Film Music & Classical Favorites + Oceans of Strings
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Veselé Velikonoce - Happy Easter (2008)
Author: Dominik Lukeš Posted: March 22nd, 2008
Veselé Velikonoce roku 2008. You can read a bit more about Czech Easter in this post from last year or in one of the two comprehensive articles below.
The Czech Republic’s Easter traditions are colourful both in appearance and name. The journeys of Captain Oddsocks: Czech Easter traditions
Easter Monday practices, involving boys pouring water over girls and lightly whipping them with braided branches, are the most controversial of Easter traditions. Global Voices Online » Czech Republic, Slovakia: Whipping Girls and Other Easter Traditions
Fables and Understories: Čapek on the Web
Author: Dominik Lukeš Posted: January 28th, 2008
Andrew Malcovsky, the self-described 'Slavicist on spec' (I wonder if this is a conscious bilingual pun for špek) found a great new way to exploit the medium of the blog. For translating Karel Čapek's famous whimsical short pieces Bajky a podpovídky (as Fables and understories). It's certainly a great services to the student of Czech culture. read more »
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New resource for Czech exile literature online
Author: Dominik Lukeš Posted: January 5th, 2008
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A complete text (all in Czech) of a book survey of Czech exile literature between 1971 and 1989 was made available by the author on the University of Glasgow's Slavonic Studies Department website. read more »
Czech film boom predicted for 2008
Author: Dominik Lukeš Posted: January 2nd, 2008
Perhaps not the "new" Czech New Wave but certainly a hopeful sign for the Czech film industry.
