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Articles in the November 1st, 2006 issue

From the publisher

Alan Levy brought pizzazz, sparkle to 'Second Chance City'
Post's first editor-in-chief loved playing teacher, mentor to young journalists

Nostalgia ain't what it used to be
Ephemeral landmarks cover this fast-changing city

Living through 'The Story' of the '90s
Putting out a weekly from Communist Party HQ

Reviving a lost literary scene
Newspaper hacks joined forces to launch a Mecca for scribes and readers in 1992

It started with a college break
The storied story of The Prague Post

All choked up
Prague's pollution grows worse each year, testing shows

Unbearable Lightness lifts Czechs
Kundera's novel is published at home after a 22-year delay

Ministry tender under scrutiny
10 billion Kč data system contract raises questions of favoritism

Hostel II is bloody good business
Prague's new gorefest amps up Eli Roth's provocateur status

Rare illness troubles family
Expat Martin Shields, now out of his coma, embarks on recovery

Don't scoff: Tesco revered as a shrine
Landmark status given to store for its 1970s-style architecture

ODS wins a majority in Senate
Civic Democrats gain 41 of 81 seats; could signal end to deadlock

Against the ebbing tide
Carp harvest clings to 700-year-old customs, but Czech consumers are finally moving on

Seven Days

Pension pinch
Failing system to become the hot topic in 2007

Analysts: New budget is 'worst'
Future problems not taken into account

10 Questions
With Jana Němečková

State finally makes Aero sale
Selling Vodochody is first step toward new airport, third runway

The Globe to keep on spinning
Expat institution retools with a new owner, similar game plan

Porsche gets new branch

Biz Week

Soundwaves
An avant-garde gallery pushes the parameters of fine art

A short course in the six degrees of annihilation
A writer charts what's in store for the planet

Cooking for one is not that simple
But Jerome Lorieux is right where he wants to be: alone in a crowd

Around Town
Relax, it's only the future

Twenty years in one night
Ultima Vez dances through two decades of cutting-edge controversy

To the rescue
An erudite jazz piano star plays the hero

A ray of light
Little Miss Sunshine is black comedy as road movie

Un Gangster in Maschera
Scorsese's latest film is a thin opera

Cultural exchange
Himalaya speaks with a familiar Western accent

When it's cold outside
This tasty risotto brings Mediterranean warmth

Autumn excursions
Fall is a great time to tour Czech wineries

A work in process
Amid the vegetable stalls, a new art event takes root

Small is better
The Czech Republic lags behind healthy economies in the development of a crucial sector — and it's not big business

Frights will get you attention but little more

Editorial Review
From the opinion pages of the Czech press

Race card
Sparta Praha ignores racist fans and signs black player

ČMFS considers expanded sanctions
Soccer association may give penalties for fouls not punished in play

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