Month: June 2003

  • Look & Listen

    Written by: movies Lantana In the suburbs of Sydney, Australia, four couples become physically and emotionally entangled during a missing persons investigation. A compelling character study serves as a breeding ground of secrets, deceit, betrayal and guilt as the characters flounder in a world where love alone is sometimes not enough to keep marriages intact.…

  • Ondřej Havelka, singer and actor

    Written by: Anita Lišková Art: Nenad Vitas In which country would you like to live? In good old England. What truth about yourself would you like people to know? That I’m very bright, very witty, universally talented, and, mainly, extraordinarily modest. What was the last thing that was stolen from you? The illusion that truth…

  • June 2003

    Compiled by Marie Šrámková Photo: archiv Amateurs on stage As June turns to July, Prague will host the fifth annual independent and amateur theatrical show, V. MB(apostrof)99, Praha 2003. In recent years, nearly 60 plays were presented by theatrical ensembles from the all over the world. The organizers would like to top off the “five-year…

  • Remembering your morning coffee

    Written by: Galina Pembroke Why do we remember some things and forget others? One key factor may be concentration. Surprisingly, another factor may be caffeine. A scapegoat’s tale Juan Valdez should be shown riding a goat instead of a donkey. After all, it is a common consensus that our enjoyment of today’s java can be…

  • The best of Johannesburg

    Written by: Anita Lišková & Todd Shaw Photo by: Allphoto In Zulu, Johannesburg is called E’goli – place of gold – an epithet derived from the formerly productive gold mines found there. Today the city is a vibrant and unpredictable center of commerce and industry, where chrome and glass skyscrapers coexist with makeshift shacks of…

  • Summer happiness

    Written by: Jan Tuček Summer has arrived, and with it the temptation to buy a convertible. Three hot newcomers to the Czech market offer the joy of driving with the wind in your hair for relatively reasonable prices. Ford Streetka THE 3.65-METER long Ford Streetka is a two-seater manufactured by Pininfarina, an Italian body maker,…

  • Kogo Slovanský dům: The real Italian?

    Written by: John Letzing Photo by: Dorothea Bylica The original Kogo was hailed as one of the first local Italian eateries to properly present bella cucina. But when a second Kogo opened – in a shopping mall, no less – some observers were skeptical. Two years after Kogo Slovanský dům’s opening, most fears have been…

  • The Bacchus Report: Spain’s new reputation

    Written by: Libor Ševčík Until recently, Balkan wines didn’t have the reputation they could have because quantity outpaced quality. Over-production of wine in the Pyrénées peninsula is flooding supermarkets with wines in cardboard boxes. But real jewels also come from Spain. S pain is sometimes called the wine tank of Europe. Its vineyards cover the…

  • June 2003

    Compiled by Anita Lišková “Nobody seemed to be interested in getting the luxury appartments in Nerudova street when the MPs voted about it. I asked for it because I regretted that it remained empty.” – chairman of the KSČM parliamentary club, Pavel Kováčik, in regard to his application for a flat. “The politician wants to…

  • Positive waves

    Written by: Štěpánka Strouhalová Photo by: Věroslav Sixt The somewhat meandering path of sculptor Lubomír Čermák oddly weaves from figurative paintings and organically shaped wooden structures to experiments with new media and severe geometrical compositions. ČERMÁK’S philosophy is based on qualities that can be best described with words such as idea, perfect craftsmanship, thought, or,…