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Current AffairsSurvey finds garbage, graffiti and poor system of cycling routes negatively impact Prague life quality
Air quality, the unemployment rate and the cost of public transportation
– many factors influence the perceived quality of life in urban spaces. A
fresh survey suggests that there is much left to improve when it comes to
the quality of life in the Czech capital, with the most-cited nuisances of
Prague residents being garbage and graffiti. By contrast, public
transportation is viewed as adequate and fairly priced by most. More
One on OneRapper Vladimir 518 on graffiti, architecture and hip hop
The music of Vladimir 518 has been a staple of the Czech hip hop scene
since it started in the 1990s. Now he has taken his music to a unique
performance called Spam that uses cutting-edge video arts to honour
architect Karel Prager. Prager was the mind behind some of the most
marvelled at and most despised structures in Prague, including the
National
Theatre’s New Scene building, where the show was held. At the beginning
of a wide-ranging interview I asked him why he had chosen the
controversial
designer as the theme for this latest production. More
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Why are Czech teenagers licking toads? What bugs Czechs most in the office?
And, the doormat phantom of Liberec. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela
Lazarova.
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Thieves get into the Prague Castle compound. Impressive micro-surgery: a
man gets a big toe in place of a missing thumb. And, a bottle of rum may
cost you 30,000 crowns. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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Three D graffiti toys have started appearing on Prague buildings, Vyskov
gets its own dinosaur park and - a 97 year old tour guide who's still
going strong! Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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Letter from PragueWe want clean city
The renovation of the back corner of Prague's main train station, which you
pass as you take the tram from the station up towards Zizkov, is quite an
impressive job which no doubt cost millions of crowns. Depressingly soon
after the work was completed, graffiti started appearing on the huge
concrete walls. One of them reads "we don't want clean city". More
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In this week's Mailbox: response to last week's programme dedicated to Jan
Palach; graffiti and casinos in Prague; Magazine jingle. Listeners quoted:
David Eldridge, Christopher Lewis, UK; Mary Lou Krenek, Mark Coviello, USA;
Jonathan Murphy, Ireland.
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This week we talk about Czech Christmas carols, the honey cake and graffiti
in Prague. We quote from letters sent by: Paul Goeltz, US; Jonathan
Ryshpan, US; Steve Ashton, UK; Ben Vreke, Australia.
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Current AffairsTown offers rewards for whistle-blowers in battle against graffiti
For many Czechs, graffiti is one of the less welcome bi-products of the
changes that have swept society since 1989. Whether it's the Technicolor
swirls that adorn concrete walls across the country's towns and cities, or
the so-called "tags" or signatures that appear on buildings and
bus shelters everywhere, the Czech authorities appear to fighting an
endless battle against graffiti. But the town of Kadan has taken an
unusual step in this fight.
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The smallest zoo in the Czech Republic has announced the birth of the
smallest deer in the world - a barking Muntjak! Climbing into a 15 metre
long crocodile's jaws is easier than it may sound. And "WANTED"
for graffity art! Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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