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Articles in the May 31st, 2006 issue

Final chapter
An expat literary Mecca will be closing its doors if a new buyer can't be found

Žižkov celebrates 125th birthday
Prague's most colorful quarter is still proud, loud and loose

Protest at Cannes after film bill fails
Government rejects tax that would generate millions for industry

European development bank pulling up stakes in ČR
Country to shake off a tool of post-1989 rebuilding and growth

Political punch-ups
Getting down and dirty: A map to the maze of pre-election low blows and profanity

Candidates pick their constituencies
Lax districting laws let parties decide where to run their candidates

Seven Days
News & Notes

European Roundup
News & Notes

Power play
Czech Coal positions itself for an assault on the energy market and ČEZ with two multibillion-crown deals

Global market downturn hits PSE
PX index falls 6 percent in one day, revealing vital weaknesses

Regulator slaps fine on RWE Transgas
ERU says distributors overcharged wholesale clients by 20 percent

10 Questions
with Philippe Riboton

Movers and shakers
Lovells' latest add

Biz Week
News & Notes

Biz Events
Dates of Note

Keeping cool on the island
This year's Střelecký program offers more movies and music than ever

Prague Writers' Festival showcases voices of freedom
An international gathering of authors honors Arthur Miller

My New Yorkers understand me
With glass master František Vízner on loneliness and bad taste

The Lowdown
Music, stars, storms

The worst of all possible worlds
The Czech premiere of Candide is as troubled as the piece

Positive spin
Tanec Praha looks to the future

RIP, Desmond Dekker
But Respect carries on his spirit and music

We're all puppets
Global gathering takes a serious turn

Simply elegant
Making pasta at home is easier than it looks

Tex message
Local Tex-Mex may not be authentic, but does it matter?

Going to pot
The movie musical is saved by marijuana

Portrait of a man
Moravia unveils its most famous unknown photographer

Eyes on the pies
The atmosphere is better than the food at this neighborhood eatery

Fade to black
Czech film needs the same support as that given in the rest of the European Union

Coming soon near you: Coal mining's back
POSTVIEW

Editorial Review
From the opinion pages of the Czech press

Selling through soccer
Court ruling in Germany eases companies' use of FIFA World Cup in marketing campaigns

Czech law firm wins int'l award
Kocián Šolc Balaštík is first fully Czech firm to take Who's Who prize