Aug 22nd, 2008 · Tourists in the Czech Republic are not likely to find a plaque commemorating the failed democratization process known as Prague Spring and the generation of 1968. Critics say people want to forget there was a period of communism in Prague.
Mar 12th, 2008 · The Dramatic Prairie Dog, the Grape-Stomping Lady, Diet Coke and Mentos: Each are short videos made famous by the Web -- and all are now splashed on canvas thanks to Prague-based artist Jeremiah Palecek, makes art from what others made viral online.
Nov 4th, 2007 · Theater's most playfully cerebral playwright, Tom Stoppard, is back in New York with one of his most personal plays to date: Rock 'n' Roll, an idea-packed drama set in Prague and London and spanning two decades.
Aug 18th, 2007 · Peter Sis' new graphic book for children and adults is called The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain. The book depicts life as Sis saw it while growing up under communist domination in Prague.
Jun 5th, 2007 · President Bush is in the Czech Republic at the start of a European tour that will include the G-8 summit in Germany. His visit to Prague will include talks on the controversial American plan to extend the U.S. Missile Defense System to Eastern Europe.
Apr 16th, 2007 · Thousands of Chicago residents are celebrating their city's choice as the American nominee to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. The U.S. Olympic Committee chose Chicago over Los Angeles Saturday. The city's next task is to beat the likes of Madrid, Prague, Rome, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo. Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field reports.
Aug 30th, 2006 · Rossini's opera, La Scala di Seta, is full of secret marriages, whispered conversations and lots of climbing out of windows. This is the very beginning of that story: the Overture, performed by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, with conductor Jakub Hrusa.
Aug 24th, 2006 · The world's astronomers finally voted today on the highly controversial issue of how to define a planet. The official definition means Pluto is no longer a planet. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports on the pandemonium in the convention halls of Prague, where the astronomers are meeting.