Tempo Archives

May 31st, 2006

The Lowdown
Music, stars, storms

May 24th, 2006

His father's son
The greatest interpreter of Shostakovich doesn't interpret at all

Building cultural diversity through music
Natacha Atlas comes to Prague riding a global wave that she helped start

May 17th, 2006

Making it sexy
A new contemporary art festival takes a different tack

From the Fringe, an idea that's become a staple
Steve Gove grows up along with his festival

Location shot
Expat film producer Jefe Brown is set in Prague

The lowdown
Writers, movies, the Týn

May 10th, 2006

Good artist Svec
The Letná wall exhibits return with troubling memories

Heaping helpings of culture
A U.S. family strives to preserve Czech heritage

The race for a little confidence
That, and boundless energy from the Prague International Marathon founder

The lowdown
Divas, ashtrays, videos

May 3rd, 2006

Bookbash
BookWorld Prague expands its cultural scope and goes multimedia this year

Culture gumbo

Still on top, Jack Stack plans next move
How a former Bronx boy turned a losing bank into a tiger

April 26th, 2006

For the love of art
How a Prague 6 home became the city's most gracious fine art gallery

Plastic fantastic
Just don't ask them about politics

Legal powerhouse argues his case
Guantanamo Bay and CIA routinely torture suspects, says George Mickum

Cinema legend gets due
The lowdown

April 19th, 2006

Road trip
Seventy years ago next week, two Czech men set off in a four-cylinder Škoda for a daring drive around the world

A novel look at your hovel
Howard Lotker and Co. show that home is where the art is

The lowdown
Black riders, billboards

April 12th, 2006

Keeping cool
A conversation with actor and screenwriter Chris Mitchum

NI and Cherry Hill: Hip-hop coup
Rapping and paying your dues in Bohemia, it's a seductive struggle

The Lowdown
Fan sites, Slavia, rockers

April 5th, 2006

Is Prague ready for Christo?
Half a million euros would say we are

Coming out of the closet and keeping the faith
A filmmaker and a rabbi present another side of Orthodoxy

Fighting hard for attention
A world kickboxing champion chronicles her struggle for respect

The Lowdown
Runners, baccarat and visas

The List
Underreported Czech world champions

March 29th, 2006

The List
Slovak expressions that have found their way into street Czech