Month: May 2003

  • Embassy face-lift

    Written by: David Friday Photo by: Věroslav Sixt In December 2002, the Canadian Embassy officially moved from their 50-year old residence on Mickiewiczova street in Hradčany into its new premises on Muchova 6. The move not only brings staff into the embassy district of Bubeneč, but into a turn-of-the-century building with a hip and modern…

  • May 2003

    Compiled by Anita Lišková “For example, I have never met so many pretty girls as these days in the streets. You hardly see these things driving in a limousine.” – former spokesman for Václav Havel, Ladislav Špaček. “I’ve communicated with the agriculture sector for the past 13 years. And I meet farmers every year during…

  • Look & Listen

    Written by: movies The Caveman’s Valentine Samuel L. Jackson howls and stomps his way through this film about a former concert pianist turned homeless (living in a cave in Central Park). When he finds the frozen corpse of a friend in a tree, he engages in some pretty slick detective work for a crazy guy.…

  • Otakáro Schmidt, film director & stage actor

    Written by: Anita Lišková Art: Nenad Vitas What did you want to be when you were a kid? A character from the boys comic strip “Rychlé šípy” (Quick Arrows) – Červenáček. I wore, as he did, a red hat. I was a member of the Scouts; we had our own Manitu, god too. It was…

  • May 2003

    Compiled by Marie Šrámková Photo: archiv “Stepping” out for fun A book signing for The Souls of Your Feet by Acia Gray, translated by Zdeněk Pilecký, will begin on the International Day of Step 2003 in Prague’s Ponec theater, May 24 at 7 pm. At 8 pm, a step-dancing show will be performed at the…

  • Focus on the finish line

    Written by: Galina Pembroke Emil Zátopek, Czech Olympic Gold medalist, once observed: “If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon.” As anyone involved in preparing for a marathon can attest, this changed life begins in training. More than proper running shoes and carbohydrate loading,…

  • The best of Istanbul

    Written by: Anita Lišková & Todd Shaw Photo by: Allphoto A heaving bazaar-city of camels, carpets and caravans, Istanbul is often called “the crossroads of Europe and Asia”. Visitors may be awed by the jumble of Byzantine, Ottoman and modern buildings as well as the sophistication of café society, designer shops, and thriving nightlife. Aziz…

  • Renault Espace IV: New generation of space

    Written by: Jan Tuček The fourth generation Renault Espace isn’t just a continuation of its successful predecessors. It set its sights much higher in the MPV category with its bold design and its newly conceived variable interior and chassis, which make it handle like a sedan. THE NEW ESPACE follows up on a tradition of…

  • Hergetova Cihelna: Welcome to the clubhouse

    Written by: John Letzing Photo by: Archiv If you give a pizzeria an expensive makeover, is it still just a pizzeria? The premise sounds more than a little absurd. A swanky pizzeria? Don’t we already have enough pizzerias in this town to keep the populace eternally steeped in melted mozzarella? And how in the world…

  • The Bacchus Report: Bulgarian surprises

    Written by: Libor Ševčík Until recently, Balkan wines didn’t have the reputation they could have because quantity outpaced quality. Large foreign investments, the purchase of modern technologies, the arrival of young, well-educated specialists and traditionally favorable climate and soil conditions – these are factors that currently favor the formerly undervalued Bulgarian wines. Above all, red…