Tempo Archives

October 10th, 2007

Child's Play
Hitting the trail close to home

October 3rd, 2007

Helping hands
Work for the blind tops VIA Foundation awards

International electro-pop stars headline Stimul Fest
For three weekends, experiments in sound

This ain't no Discovery Channel
Egyptophile Miroslav Bárta known for new theories on pyramid tools

Around Town
A rainy outing

September 26th, 2007

Reviving the Revue
There's new life in a local literary journal

Welcome noise in short-story debut by a local author
Prague writer Clare Wigfall shows impressive range in styles and settings

Light in a time of darkness
Painter, art collector, gallery owner gathered world-class experience

Around Town
On the rocks

September 19th, 2007

Lost era
A new exhibition reveals a forgotten chapter of Central European history

A musical meeting of cultures
Echoes of Moravia in Prague Autumn mariachi concert

'Jewish luck' for former Russians
Magid family fought anti-Russian discrimination when they first moved; 17 years later, Czech Republic is their 'European' home

Around Town
Bondage Fairies stir it up

September 12th, 2007

Satanic inspiration
Legend holds that the world's biggest Bible is the work of the devil

Child's Play
Down on the farm

Book value
Three researchers tap into women's lives — past, present and future

Around Town
Burčák is here: Drink up!

September 5th, 2007

Hit and run
Nine days of baseball in China

Lively Fringe gigs put Jolly Jumps on the fast track
A promising young Czech performance troupe picks up steam

Former celeb turned political star
Pavel gained international notoriety for making Easter Island statues 'walk' in '80s

Around Town
Four Seasons or one?

August 29th, 2007

Culture (kul´cher)
1. the ideas, customs, arts and language of a people passed along to succeeding generations

A clumsy critique of Czech prose
Weak writing and poor editing produce a parody of scholarship

'Miss Manners' for everyday use
New etiquette book a boon to socialites and average Joes alike

Around Town
In with the out crowd

August 22nd, 2007

A blast from the past
The Czech Museum of Music acquires an original Edison phonograph

In a book collection, an inspirational story of survival
Library exhibit recounts the harrowing history of Jewish literature in Prague

It's not easy being Miss World
Taťána Kuchařová promotes pet causes around the globe

Around Town
Life's a beach