Listen to Bill Clinton Play Saxophone Live in Prague

As a child growing up in Arkansas, William Jefferson Clinton had a passion for music and considered it to be one of his favorite hobbies. He especially loved jazz music and favored the sound of the saxophone, so it was no surprise when he started playing and practicing daily. In school he played in the jazz ensemble,...

ENTERTAINMENT, Music

June 27, 2018

A Glance at Czech Beauty Paulina Porizkova

Paulina Porizkova is a Czech model, author, actress, and feminist. Born on April 9th, 1965 in the city of Prostějov, Czech Republic. She was the first child of her parents, Anna and Jiří Pořízek. Paulinas parent were strong anticommunists and when the Soviets invaded Czechoslovakia in 1968 they fled to Sweden on a motorbike, leaving...

Fashion, PEOPLE, Women

April 25, 2018

Věra Čáslavská: The Eloquent and Graceful Gold-Medal Winning Protester

Věra Čáslavská of the Czech Republic is the only gymnast, male or female, who has ever won an Olympic gold medal for every individual event in gymnastics: all-around, vault, uneven bars, beam, and floor exercise. Čáslavská also has the distinction of holding more individual gold medals than any other gymnast in Olympic history. In fact, she...

Bohemians, PEOPLE, Women

February 26, 2018

Czech Opera and Operetta Diva Jarmila Kšírová

The lovely Jarmila Kšírová was a very talented Czech Opera and Operetta diva. She was born December 29, 1910 in Prague and died on November 27, 1983 in East Berlin. With her singing talent and natural beauty, she reaped success all over Europe. Like many other gorgeous Czech women, her natural beauty and attractiveness is...

Music, PEOPLE, Women

August 21, 2017

Czech Opera Singer Štěpánka Štěpánová

With title roles such as Carmen, Aria, Madame Butterfly, Tosca, Rusalka, Šárka, etc. her voice dominated the Národní divadlo (National Theatre) in Prague for decades. But had she not discovered her voice, Czech opera singer Štěpánka Štěpánová may have had an entirely different life. Born in Bielsko (Poland) on December 13, 1906, she attended grammar school...

ENTERTAINMENT, Music

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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 15, 2017

The Smooth Baritone of Czech Singer Rudolf Cortés

Rudolf Cortés (sometimes mistakenly referred to as Cortéz), was born Rudolf Kraisinger on March 16, 1921 in Pilsen and passed away on December 12, 1986 in Krásná Lípa. His father was Czech and his mother, with the maiden name Cortéz, was born in Brazil. His father met his future wife during a working visit to Uruguay,...

ENTERTAINMENT, Music

July 2, 2017

Next Door by Imperial Restaurant, Prague

Located on the ground level of The Cosmopolitan Hotel close to Old Town Square, Next Door is a Czech restaurant that provides a luxury dining experience with a comfortable atmosphere. This high class restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner in a magnificent space. The interior of the restaurant is chic and timeless with intricate crown...

PLACES, Restaurants

June 15, 2017

Andy Warhol Entertains the Rolling Stones at Montauk

We’ve often pondered if Andy Warhol’s origins are Slovak, Czech or Carpatho-Rusyn and we already know that regardless of his roots, that the Rolling Stones love hanging out with Czechs (especially Vaclav Havel). So today we’re sharing some lovely rare photographs of the Rolling Stones and Andy Warhol at his Montauk Church Estate in Long Island, 1975....

ENTERTAINMENT, Music

May 2, 2017

The Only Monarch In The World Who Speaks Czech Fluently

Norodom Sihamoni, the King of Cambodia, spent his youth studying dance and music in the Czech capital of Prague. To this day, he visits the city regularly and is fluent in the Czech language. As a young boy, Sihamoni was send to Prague to study by his father. He first arrived in Prague in 1962,...

PEOPLE

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April 17, 2017

Czech Beauty Rivals Brigitte Bardot and Ursula Andress

Czech beauty, Olga Schoberová (also known as Olinka Bérová or Olly Schoberova) was born on March 15, 1943 in Prague, Czech Republic, which was then known as the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. She is a Czech-American actress who was actively making movies between 1963 – 1984. During her career, she was often compared with Brigitte Bardot...

PEOPLE, Women

April 15, 2017

Listen to Czech Opera Singer Jarmila Novotná

Jarmila Novotná was a Czech opera singer who was also known in America as the leading soprano for the Metropolitan Opera from 1940 to 1956, and a movie star. Her voice is powerful yet graceful and when she sings, the presence in her voice sounds like she really feels the music… It is warm and...

ENTERTAINMENT, Music

March 20, 2017

Mark Twain’s Visit to Mariánské Lázně

Mariánské Lázně is a spa town located in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It is a relatively young town and was not even declared a spa town until 1818. At one time, Mariánské Lázně was a marshy valley but during the mid 19th century it was transformed into a beautiful city which...

History, NOSTALGIA

February 25, 2017

Betsy Palmer the Czech ‘All American Girl’

Betsy Palmer has often been called the ‘All American Girl’ and yet few know that she was actually born Patricia Betsy Hrunek, daughter of Rudolph Vincent Hrunek, an industrial chemist who was an immigrant from Czechoslovakia and Marie Love, who launched the Chicago Business College. Betsy was a 1944 graduate of East Chicago Roosevelt High School and a graduate from...

PEOPLE, Women

November 8, 2016

Louis Armstrong in Prague

When Louis Armstrong visited Prague in March of 1965, at which time he was truly an international star. While groups such as the Beatles were emerging, Armstrong still led the charts with the song, Hello Dolly. It’s still a big mystery as to how Frantisek Spurný arranged for Louis Armstrong to agree to no less than nine – yes...

ENTERTAINMENT, Music

October 22, 2016

Tomas Rosicky and Overcoming Injury

Sponsored Post The weekend is a time for sports and that’s why today we are looking at a champion of a player. Tomas Rosicky moved back to the Czech Republic this year after a 10-year spell at Arsenal. The Czech midfielder has had an illustrious career from his beginnings at Sparta Prague through to his...

Men, PEOPLE