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Feb.02.2011
“Prague never lets you go… this dear little mother has sharp claws.” -Franz Kafka, surrealist author
morning drive in the snow above Prague
The thing with living in a country like Czech Republic is that you never know what each day may bring. It’s always different. Some days, a grocery clerk...
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Jan.27.2011
Max (l) Franz (r) 1909
In the history of Kafka, Max Brod gets an unkind place in the Pantheon. He is forever associated with the fact he did not burn Kafka's manuscripts, even though he told Kafka outright that he would not do so. He is classed as a second-rate writer and a drone. He gets but...
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Jan.07.2011
"Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark against poverty, and a building block of development … a platform for democratization … for everyone, everywhere, literacy is, along with education in general, a basic human right …...
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Dec.30.2010
A winter classic: Why Prague, the city of Kafka, is so glorious in the coldest season
By Martin Symington
'Prague never lets you go. This dear little mother has sharp claws,' whispered my lover, quoting Franz Kafka's famous quip. I felt a fur-gloved hand grip my arm as we slithered along snowy...
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Dec.01.2010
The literary heroes of PragueStarGazerBy HAU BOON LAI
In the historical city of Prague, cultural icons like Franz Kafka and Antonin Dvorak have a certain cachet that is lacking in Hollywood celebrities.
THE Czech Republic’s capital city of Prague is touted in tourist literature as the...
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Nov.30.2010
Epochs of Indulgence: How Prague Became a Luxury Destination
by David Farley
It's true: Prague really doesn't let go--to paraphrase Franz Kafka, one of the city's most famous native sons, who likened the capital of Bohemia to a wicked mother from whose escape (literal, emotional, and...
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Nov.22.2010
Petr David Josek / AP Archeologists lift a tombstone of a grave of famous Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe at the Church of Our Lady at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. Experts return astronomer Brahe's remains to Prague tomb
Prague, Nov 19 (CTK) -...
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Nov.16.2010
The scientists will test bone and hair samples taken from Brahe's remains in the Týn Church in Old Town. (ČTK)
http://praguemonitor.com/2010/11/16/murder-mystery-astronomer-tycho-brahe-exhumed
Murder Mystery? Astronomer Tycho Brahe exhumed
By Jan Lopatka
(Reuters Life!) - Was it accidental poison...
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Nov.09.2010
Prague Castle to exhibit unique St Maur reliquary
The rare Romanesque reliquary of St. Maur made of gilded silver and gilded copper and decorated with almost 200 precious stones will be put on display at Prague Castle, the presidential seat, from November 24, David Sebek, from the...
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Oct.18.2010
15T ForCity tram, photo: www.prazsketramvaje.cz
First commuters test new ForCity tram in Prague
The past few weeks have seen commuters in Prague able to test – for the first time - the brand new 15T ForCity tram, designed by Škoda Transportation. The 15T, still undergoing trial runs, is boxier but...
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