Section Archive Panorama
Czechs and the Internet
Computers and the internet have become an integral part of our lives to
such an extent that it is hard to imagine how we ever managed without them.
However a recent survey conducted by the Czech Statistical Office shows
that Czechs are still lagging behind many EU states when it comes to
computer literacy and internet access. More
Therapist: parental failure behind increasingly aggressive kids
Aggressive behavior in young children and adolescents is on the rise and
there are indications that parents are increasingly unable to deal with it.
Schoolteachers are ringing alarm bells and therapists are warning of the
dire consequences of failing to deal with the problem in time. More
Pig slaughtering feasts on their way out
A centuries old tradition –the pig-slaughtering feast – will soon be a
thing of the past. Those who consider the gory ritual an act of barbarism
are cheering, others for whom it is an important part of village folklore
are determined to maintain it at any price. More
Stinky cheese sweetshop opens in Loštice
It is the country’s most smelly specialty – Olomoucké tvarůžky –
dubbed by foreign visitors as “the stinky cheese of Olomouc” is not
something you can easily overlook. Its pungent odor hits you the minute you
open the fridge and will render you a social outcast several hours after
consuming it. However many consider it to be one of the country’s biggest
delicacies and the Czech Republic fought and won a six-year war with
Germany and Austria over a protected geographical status trademark. More
Prague celebrates the Art of Hard Rock
Hard Rock Café is celebrating its 40th birthday this year with a
travelling exhibition of memorabilia relating to the greats of the music
world who frequented its many outlets the world over. Entitled The Art of
Hard Rock the exhibition, which opens to the Prague public on January 12th
at the Dvorak sec contemporary art gallery in Dlouha street, is a
collection of musical instruments, paintings and drawings donated by the
likes of Jim Morrison, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Frank Zappa, Pete
Towshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Paul Stanley, Ringo Starr, Lou
Reed and Billy Idol. More
Panorama
Panorama : thousands of people undertake a traditional New Year’s
pilgrimage to the Basilica of the Virgin Mary in Hostýn, over a dozen
enthusiasts strap on wooden skis to mark the centenary of the first
downhill ski race in Central Europe and -home is where the heart is – a
stray dog keeps returning to the dog shelter where a vet saved his life. More
Džíny, hamburgry and komputry: is Czech under threat from English?
‘English is attacking Czech from all sides’ one newspaper columnist
recently despaired, while others talk of Czech’s ‘battle for
survival’ in a world in which ever more English is spoken. From terms
like ‘setobox’, ‘vygooglovat’ and ‘mobil’ on the one hand to
words like ‘sorry’, ‘byzy’ and ‘lůzr’ on the other, English
does seem to be making an impact on today’s Czech. But are these English
borrowings really a threat to the Czech language, or do they enrich it
instead? I asked some Czechs for their opinion: More
Panorama
In this week’s edition of Panorama: a student orchestra packs concert
halls with famous movie soundtracks, a computer as a work of art, chocolate
as the ultimate gourmet experience and kangaroo Vendelín becomes a
household name. More
Consumer protection advocate: people need to say what’s wrong
Twenty-two years after the fall of communism Czech shops are crammed with
goods and people have long forgotten the hours they spent waiting in line
to buy bananas and oranges for their Christmas table – a rare treat
unavailable throughout the year. Shopping malls and supermarkets now offer
a wide variety of goods sold across Europe. But beneath the surface of the
glossy packaging –there’s a small hitch. Discerning shoppers often find
that certain brand products they relished abroad still don’t taste quite
as good in the Czech Republic. I met up with Miroslav Huml from the
consumer protection agency spotřebitel.net to find out why this may be so
and how the position of the Czech consumer has changed over the years. More
Stanley Povoda – the Czech Republic’s number one robot-maker
Stanley ‘Robotman’ Povoda is the father of Czech robotics. After over
half a century of bringing people’s old colanders, chandeliers and vacuum
cleaners to life, Stanley has just become the subject of his first own
retrospective in Prague’s Trafačka Gallery. Stanley (real name Marián)
Povoda has been back in the Czech Republic for five years now, after
spending most of his life in exile in North America. On a recent tour of
his new show, Stanley told me where his passion for robots began: More
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