The image of a diver floating above a whale cemetery off the coast of Greenland has become the absolute winner of a world underwater photography competition. Its author is A. Dawson from Sweden. He won the championship in a competition of more than six and a half thousand shots. The photo gallery shows all the … Read more
He plays for crowds of tens of thousands at major festivals, this Friday a lucky few experienced him in the hopelessly sold-out Roxy in Prague. English electronic music producer Fatboy Slim performed a strict club set. Those expecting hits may have been disappointed. But a minimum of those arrived. Almost for a second exactly, with … Read more
During the last week, architects and designers can submit their work to the Interior of the Year competition. The jury will assess the projects for 2023 and select the winners, who will be announced in May at DOX in Prague. According to director Peter Tschakert, a lot has changed since the competition was founded in … Read more
A dancing masquerade jumped right in front of my lens and showed it an image “for the pleasure of the male eye” that our great-grandfathers’ generation would have considered shameful. Yes, Mardi Gras used to be debaucherous holidays – people wanted to enjoy some joy, food, alcohol and let loose between the fasts of Christmas … Read more
The architect will design the house so that it is perfect from his point of view. However, over the years, his work is transformed, people fix non-functional elements and modify many things to their liking. For eleven years, the Slovak photographer carefully documented these transformations in one functionalist house in Bratislava, which was built in … Read more
Martin Kudera has been in business since he was young and loved good food. When he started making kimchi in his father-in-law’s basement during the pandemic, the idea of how to connect his two passions was born. He founded the family company Živina, which, in addition to kimchi, has 135 other healthy products in its … Read more
It rains a lot in Moravia. It is not only a generally shared popular idea that the Moravians themselves often proudly subscribe to, but also the basic definition of the inhabitants of the village of Houňovice, where the new Czech comedy Franto the Alien takes place. Not even a flying saucer landing behind everyone in … Read more
Previously, Czechs had no reason to go to the Hrzánská Passage in the backdrop of Prague’s Old Town. Shops with green window frames were home to companies that mainly targeted foreign tourists with their offer. But with the beginning of the new year, the offer changes drastically. Musicians and artists are based here, who will … Read more
American singer Taylor Swift won her fourth Grammy for album of the year on Monday night. The 34-year-old star was the first to do so in the history of the most prestigious music awards in the USA. In the most watched category, she has previously won three times, like Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder and Paul … Read more
“Who would want to fly on route 666?” asks art historian Kateřina Kubínová suggestively in the book accompanying the current Pilsen exhibition about the apocalypse. Although the selection of artworks dates back to the Middle Ages, it provides ample evidence that the biblical text about the end of the world still resonates even in the … Read more