Posted in Culture, Entertainment, Music, tagged Czech music on June 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
There is a Czech band named Tri sestry, which means Three sisters. It is just a name. There are predominantly male members, and they play what I like to call primitive beer rock. Their tunes are said to be catchy, but they are primitive, and everytime I hear them I imagine men who are totally [...]
Posted in Culture, tagged theater on May 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Owners and actors working for many Prague theaters will protest in the streets against the new rules according to which they receive grants and subsidies from the City of Prague.
Let’s compare: during its sixteen years of existence the Ta Fantastika theater [warning: background music] got ZERO crowns in subsidies because it is a private institution [...]
Posted in Culture, Travel, tagged jewels on April 19, 2008 | No Comments »
After five years the Prague Castle once again offers people to see the Czech coronation jewels that are considered to be a symbol of the country.
The number of visitors is limited to 5,000 a day. Some people were willing to spend the night on the street in order to be among the first ones to [...]
Posted in Culture, Eh, Czechs, tagged Easter, traditions on March 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It is almost Easter. And I hate Easter and its traditions.
In the Czech Republic the tradition goes that women have to be spanked on Easter Monday. Throughout the day men [usually in groups] visit their female relatives and friends and spank them with special whips.
Ouch? It gets worse…
These whips are hand-made from willow rods, the length ranges from 50 centimeters to [...]
Posted in Culture on March 19, 2008 | No Comments »
This HAS to be the best cultural experience of my life.
I saw dozens of things that went down and sunk with the Titanic. They are on display in Brno. An interesting exhibition in a dark hall with only glass displays dimly lit….
Cutlery that rich people ate their dinners with. Business cards that gentlemen exchanged [...]
Posted in Culture on February 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Czech songwriter and composer Marketa Irglova and her boyfriend Glenn Hansard have won an Oscar for the best song…
YOU GO, GIRL…
NOTE: For some reason, possibly due to some internal error, the whole name of the Czech artist would sometimes not display here. If this is the case, the name goes
MARKETA IRGLOVA. Sorry about that…
Posted in Culture, Life, tagged beauty pageant, blonde, Czech girls, Miss, supermodel on January 31, 2008 | No Comments »
In just two days the grand finale of the 2008 Czech Miss pageant will take place. The ceremony will take place in an airport terminal! In case you are not familiar with the Czech beauty, here are the finalists. Please follow the link, then click on the thumbnail collage and the keep clicking on the button [...]
Posted in Culture on January 31, 2008 | No Comments »
The Czech translation of the latest Harry Potter is in stores today. However, according to a special deal between the publisher and bookstores, the book will not be available in supermarkets for the next four weeks. The publisher wants to support bookstores this way…
I am hoping to get some interesting photos done…crowds of people fighting for [...]
Posted in Culture on December 13, 2007 | No Comments »
The Simpsons Movie is finally on DVD.
Given that most Czech movie theaters had dubbed versions, gotta say:
It is about time. And good timing…
Can’t say the same about the last HP book. The Czech translation will be able long after Christmas, some day around January 20.
I just watched the movie in English and then immediately in [...]
Posted in Culture, tagged Cesky slavik, Gott, Josef Vagner on December 10, 2007 | 4 Comments »
We know the winners of the Cesky slavik 2007 music awards.
Singer of the year? No surprise at all. Karel Gott. Again. For the 33rd time.
The Czech pop music scene sucks big time. Notwithstanding the fact that Cesky slavik is a popular vote-based award, it is not a good sign of the pop music scene when the [...]
