Category / Bohemians

Ladislav Bittman Professor of Disinformation

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Bohemians, PEOPLE

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July 22, 2017

Two Wild And Crazy Bohemians on SNL

Maybe some of you remember the Festrunk brothers who were a duo comedy sketch featured on Saturday Night Live (SNL). The brothers, Yortuk (Dan Aykroyd) and Georg (Steve Martin) were actually (supposed to be) Bohemians! These hysterical brothers had emigrated from then-called Czechoslovakia to the United States. The various hilarious sketches followed the brothers in...

Bohemians, PEOPLE

July 13, 2017

Czech Poet, Playwright and Author Jiří Mahen

In response to yesterday’s post, we’re looking at the author of Dvanáct pohádek (Twelve Fairy Tales), Jiří Mahen. Jiří Mahen was born Antonín Vančura on December 12, 1882 in Čáslav and died on May 22, 1939 of a suicide. He was a Czech poet, journalist, librarian, theater critic, novelist, playwright, essayist and director. He studied philosophy and linguistics...

Bohemians, PEOPLE

June 7, 2017

Czech Film Director Karel Zeman and The Karel Zeman Museum

Karel Zeman was a much loved film director who was born in the Czech village of Ostroměř. Besides his work directing films, Zeman was also a production designer, artist, and animator. Because of his amazing skills at animating, many of the films he made combined real footage with his own animation, ending up in what the viewers...

Bohemians, PEOPLE

May 29, 2017

The Uniqueness of Czech Character

Today we are sharing a wonderful guest post on Czech character by Mila Rechcigl. The images included in the post were selected by me… An uninformed person may wonder what is so special about the Czech character. Let me assure you at the outset that it really exists. I should know, being a Czech myself, and...

Bohemians, PEOPLE

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May 20, 2017

Otto Wichterle and The Contact Lens

Otto Wichterle, though his name might not ring a bell for any ordinary person, may mean the world to those who who have ever replaced their glasses, for Otto Wichterle is the inventor of the contact lens. Born in Prostějov, Czech Republic, he was raised in a home where his father, the co-owner of a farm-machine and car factory, wished...

Bohemians, PEOPLE

May 16, 2017

American Czechs and their Religious Beliefs

American Czechs and their Religious Beliefs (1) At the time of the mass migration of Czechs to America, according to the Austrian statistics, 960 Catholics, 22 Protestants, 16 Jews and less than 1 percent of agnostics lived in Bohemia, among 1,000 inhabitants. After they came to America, the statistics looked quite differently. Take for example...

Bohemians, PEOPLE

February 15, 2017

The Elegant Dress Designs of Hana Podolská

Today we are taking a look at the elegant dress designs of Hana Podolská. We chose today because it has been exatcly 45 years ago today, that famous Czech fashion designer, Hana Podolská, died. The First Republic is in Czech historical context understood as the Golden Age. A time of flowering of the new state...

Bohemians, Fashion, Women

January 11, 2017

The Falconers of the Czech Republic

There seems to exist a very special bond between falconers and their majestic birds. Demonstrations of falconry in the courtyards of Bohemian and Moravian castles and chateaux exist to this day. The beautiful falcon and its prey have evolved their existence together over millions of years. The falcon is adapted to hunting prey and prey has...

Bohemians, Men, PEOPLE

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December 2, 2016

Who Are The People on Czech Banknotes?

The colorful banknotes of the Czech Republic feature the faces of renowned Czech figures who are known for their contributions to the Czech culture and identity. Czech crowns, known as Koruny in the Czech language, are the official currency of the Czech Republic. The banknotes of the Czech Republic come in values of 100, 200,...

Bohemians, PEOPLE

July 13, 2016

The Czechoslovak People’s Army in the Early 1960s

A Look Back at the Czechoslovak People’s Army in the Early 1960s is inspired by today’s date, July 13th. Today is a special day because it’s my father’s birthday, and while I was looking at old photographs of him, I found this collection of old army photos of him and his friends. Now I cannot...

Bohemians, CULTURE, Photography

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June 28, 2016

František Hilmar, Father of the Polka

Here is something that most of you may not know about our family… My father can trace his history back to around 1648, when the first Hilmar (Hylmar) came from Swedish/Nordic territory to Košťanech (in what’s now known as the Czech Republic) as a soldier in the Thirty Years’ War. He settled and made his...

Bohemians, CULTURE, LIFESTYLE, Music

March 17, 2016

The Timeless Men of Falconry

In October of 2015, we shared Falconry in the Czech Republic. There was a lot of talk about the handsome men in the post, so we created another post, The Sexy Rugged Men of Falconry and the ladies just loved it. Guess what we have in store for you today? You guessed it… More men and their...

Bohemians, Men, PEOPLE

November 10, 2015

Protected: The Writings of Marie Majerová

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

Bohemians, PEOPLE

October 22, 2015

David Cerny – Giant Bronze Babies

In Prague there is art wherever you go. You can stop by any grocery store and find sculptures. Walk down any street and you are most likely to see a band preforming traditional Czech music on accordions, basses, and saxophones. But there are only two places you can see the sculptures we are talking about...

Art and Design, Bohemians, CULTURE

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October 22, 2015

Tomas G. Masaryk on Wireless Technology in 1929

It’s amazing to be able to watch a rare film of Tomas G. Masaryk, the Father of Czechoslovakia, speaking English for “Fox Movietone News” on November 29, 1929. But perhaps more amazing is what he actually SAYS in the clip. “If I observe the inventiveness of our modern scientists, I sometimes fancy a much greater invention,...

Bohemians, History, PEOPLE

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