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...district is named after Jan Zizka, a one-eyed Czech Protestant warrior who, in 1420, defeated Holy Roman Empire crusaders on Vitkov Hill. A granite equestrian statue of Zizka sits at the top of the hill; at the foot is the pub U vystrelenyho oka (The Shot-Out Eye)?the name, of course, a tribute to Zizka's missing orb. The slightly scruffy venue offers weekly live rock, blues and alternative music and typical Czech pub food?that is, everything is bread crumbed and fried. Try Hermelin, a Czech version of Camembert cheese pickled in oil with garlic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bohemia's Bohemia | 3/6/2006 | See Source »

...great view of the 'hood (and a nosy peek at residents' backyards), climb the 216-m-high, Soviet rocket-like TV tower to its indoor viewing deck. Crawling up and down the tower's pillars are provocateur Czech artist David Cerny's large black babies?definitely more David Lynch than Merchant Ivory. 1 Mahlerovy sady...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bohemia's Bohemia | 3/6/2006 | See Source »

...summer nights. And while the street still hosts old-school carpenters and hardware stores, a variety of new businesses have arrived, including a hot pink apartment building turned three-star hotel, a halal butcher and a yoga studio. The district is named after Jan Zizka, a one-eyed Czech Protestant warrior who, in 1420, defeated Holy Roman Empire crusaders on Vitkov Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bohemia's Bohemia | 2/28/2006 | See Source »

...sort of outdoor gallery of 20th century artistic styles. For a great view of the hood (and a nosy peek at residents' backyards), climb the 216-m-high, Soviet rocket?like TV tower to its indoor viewing deck. Crawling up and down the tower's pillars are provocateur Czech artist David Cerny's large black babies - definitely more David Lynch than Merchant Ivory. 1 Mahlerovy sady...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bohemia's Bohemia | 2/28/2006 | See Source »

...continued to develop their own fluid game. During the Olympics, former Italian skiing sensation Alberto Tomba noted that hockey is identified with Canada in the same way as soccer is to Italy, and skiing to Austria. But today hockey is also a prominent sport in Finland, Sweden, Russia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and other countries. And none of them appeared at all intimidated by Canada. "We did it, and we beat a great team," Ovechkin told reporters after Wednesday's game. "Everybody in my country is jumping and drinking lots of vodka...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Devastating Defeat | 2/23/2006 | See Source »

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