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Articles in the November 9th, 2005 issue

History's hangover
After 18 months in the EU, the Czech wine industry is reeling from cheap competition but hopes to reinvent itself

Rogue Czech consulate shut down
Michigan honorary consul knocked for creating tax haven

Czechs refuse ex-terror suspects
Security concerns halt U.S. asylum plans for Guantanamo prisoners

Backing alternatives to piracy
Some hope the arrival of Apple in Prague might encourage legal downloads

Prague 6 polishes its image
Young mayor has ambitious plans for the city's largest —and most global — enclave

Challenges ahead for Rath
Not much time for new health minister to implement reforms?

Czechs under fire for canceling OECD antigraft inspection
Ministry argues it has nothing to hide, but watchdog suspicious

Seven Days

Gimme a break
Tax bill would bring largest income tax cuts in 13 years for those earning less than 30K

Experts advise: Network for Xmas
Making connections is the name of the game at holiday get-togethers

In depth with CzechInvest's new CEO
Tomáš Hruda focuses on the shift from labor to service investments

Matching graduates to companies
Charles University department gets in synch with businesses

10 Questions
with KAteŘina luisa da~helovÁ

Movers and Shakers
Fanta at Ernst & Young

Biz Week

Star struck
A new exhibit showcases Europe's founding fathers of modern astronomy

Celebrating African art and culture
Music and poetry higlight Black History Month events

Not just for Popeye
The Blazing Chef attempts to rehabilitate spinach

Looking for respect
An American brewmaster fights for beer's rightful place at the dinner table

Four seasons of gray
A Prague painter cycles through the year in monochrome

Feast and famine
Terry Gilliam's latest is a thin gruel

A new French classic
Chef Jean-Paul Manzac debuts an impressive solo effort

Re-opening Mack the Knife
Svandovo marks the anniversary of a brave play's premiere

See you in church
Great piano jazz in an unlikely setting

A glorious and decadent tradition
From Berlin, a cabaret act with a unique contemporary touch

Prague Picks

Join the club
Turkey offers the EU a future economic dynamo

Postview
Rath's credo: 'Do no harm' or 'get ahead'?

Editorial Review
From the opinion pages of the Czech press

Wired for news
New Web site to offer hard news for well-educated, serious readers

Bits & Bytes

Kudos for a groundbreaking professor
Prison experiment earns sociologist the Havel award