Tempo Archives

March 14th, 2007

The hands of fate
Through rock, paper, scissors, Graham Walker found the kid in all of us

Around Town
Dressing for the cause

March 7th, 2007

Grand opera
This month, the country's best young singers and companies come to Prague

For the tropical set, a taste of the exotic in Žižkov
Tiki bar catches on with escapist fantasy

'What can I say? Life is a feast'
Jaroslav Dušek has been much more than a movie star in his two-decade career

Around Town
No time to sing the blues

February 28th, 2007

Global warning
One World Film Festival offers English-language viewers a provocative look at world affairs

British Council prepares to embark on new agenda
Focus will shift to multicultural programs and climate change

Jaroslav Flegr: A manipulation hypothesis
Brain parasite influences human behavior, Czech scientist says

Around Town
Awards reward

February 21st, 2007

Pulling strings
A new book explores the history of Czech puppetry

Family archives yield an intriguing documentary
Australian filmmaker finds a new story in old home movies

Adolf Burger: forger and survivor
A Jew forced into a Nazi counterfeiting scheme has inspired a new film

Around Town
Telling a tail

February 14th, 2007

No babes in toyland
At the Nuremberg toy fair, fun is serious business

Award-winning felines converge on Congress Center
More than 400 exotic, pampered pets will vie for the title of 'Best in Show'

Sean Lennon: Art can be honesty
The confessed lover of pop also believes in plumbing through grief to find truth

Around Town
Foreign affairs

February 7th, 2007

Class acts
Highbrow music gets an unlikely new venue

Classes tap enthusiasm for Baroque
French instructors make inaugural visit to Prague

Dora Tomíčková: The doctor's out
Answering the call for humanitarian aid in far lands

Around Town
No mere flash in the pan

January 31st, 2007

Hitting the sound barrier
Dwindling supplies of prized spruce wood threaten a centuries-old Czech tradition

If you're bald, forget about going to the public library
New campaign sheds light on a dark chapter of Bohemian history

Judgment call: soccer's last arbiter
An association chief who has heard every sob story and excuse

Around Town
Carlo IV massages the story

January 24th, 2007

Organic mechanics
A one-man campaign for alternative fuels hits the road

A continent of celluloid
The 14th annual European film fest is another film feast

Hands-down indie film
Stop-motion animator Jan Balej creates his own world with his new film, opening Jan. 25

Around Town
Naked city