Mapping organized crime trends sheds new light on the local underworld Where have the Russian gangsters gone? There is a striking disconnect between the regular warnings from the police, Interior ...

From ghosts to hoaxes, the city has some oddities in stone and metal Prague has more than its fair share of odd statues on public view. Some contemporary ones were designed to make the viewer ponder, ...

Willow rods, rattles other strange traditions mark the ‘great night’ of Velikonoce For many women in the Czech Republic, the Easter season, known as Velikonoce, is not their favorite time. Easter ...

Local Prague legends say that W. A. Mozart was locked in a room at least twice in the Bohemian capital as a playful exercise to compel him to compose something. The fruits of this seemingly ...

Whether you have just burst onto the cooking scene or you have been in it for a while, there is a good chance that you have heard mention of an instant pot. There is a lot of hype surrounding this ...

A legendary work returns to Prague More than 350 years after it was looted from Prague by the Swedish Army during the Thirty Years’ War, a famous medieval text will return to its native land, though ...

The shofar is an ancient instrument used by those practicing Judaism - yet it’s also used in modern music. Discover more here.

Czech singer killed by train in apparent suicide Prague, April 29 (ČTK) — Czech pop star Iveta Bartošová ended her life this morning by jumping into the path of an oncoming train in the district of ...

The famous writer moved around and changed jobs a lot during his brief life Writer Franz Kafka lived almost his entire life in Prague, and the city often made an appearances in his stories and novels.

Since 2005, the Foundation for Development of Ukraine—also known as the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation after its founder—has played a prominent role in Ukraine. Its work has been especially noticeable in ...

Serial entrepreneur Lisa McElhone launched Lacquer Lounge, offering clients a fantastic luxury experience that keeps hygiene and cleanliness at the forefront of its priorities. Not only that, but it ...

One of the most integral parts of Jewish culture is the table. Click here to find out why it has become so significant.