JRR Tolkien in an archive photo. | Photo: Alamy / Profimedia.cz creator Tolkien, who lived from 1892 to 1973, had many predecessors: from the novels of William Morris, the first to be set in a completely fictional fantasy world, to the Conan stories from the pen of Robert E. Howard. However, none have been as … Read more
JRR Tolkien in an archive photo. | Photo: Alamy / Profimedia.cz creator Tolkien, who lived from 1892 to 1973, had many predecessors: from the novels of William Morris, the first to be set in a completely fictional fantasy world, to the Conan stories from the pen of Robert E. Howard. However, none have been as … Read more
Miroslav S. Jilemnický Reporter write me He shone on the stage with a silver crown. He would spin the microphone stand while singing the biggest hits and bow deeply to the audience after the songs ended. They gave him a long round of applause. Music and acting legend Václav Neckář celebrated his eightieth birthday on … Read more
It has been exactly one year since the overwhelming news spread around the Czech Republic. Hana Zagorová (†75) died in the Prague Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion after prolonged health problems. The widower Štefan Margita (67) has not yet come to terms with her loss. Zagorová succumbed to complications associated with a hematopoiesis disorder, … Read more
Bremen – The “La Viva” has been Bremen’s first and only large-capacity disco for 20 years. This proud number will be celebrated with a big birthday party at the weekend. Owner Murat Ersöz (54) tells his story. The young Murat Ersöz started working as a dishwasher in Bremen at the age of 18 Photo: Private … Read more
It took ten years to build, and the hard rock was advanced centimetres. Nevertheless, in 1593, the kilometer-long tunnel saw the opening of the sluice gates to feed the water from the Vltava river on the orders of Emperor Rudolph II. Royal branch in today’s Stromovka, Prague. Even after 430 years since its completion, it … Read more
Today’s Subaru car company started with small motorcycles, and from the 1960s on, it added cars to its production program. Today, Subaru is mainly known for the production of cars with four-wheel drive and “boxers”, i.e. flat engines with counter-rotating pistons, which have brought the factory success in the world of motorsport. At the turn … Read more
Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, the adorable twin pandas from Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo, celebrated their second birthday on June 23. The occasion was marked with great excitement as fans gathered in front of the zoo even before it opened, eager to catch a glimpse of the playful pandas. The twin pandas were seen having a … Read more
As the anniversary tournament “125 years of Krefelder RFV” with a family afternoon and Jump&Drive as a show number, the association publicly highlighted its sun-drenched summer tournament for show jumpers and dressage riders in the Kühnen riding facility, Hökendyk 1. “We will celebrate our anniversary in the fall again,” says Friedhelm Kühnen from the board … Read more
Wimmel – Wikimedia CommonsThe monument for the 46 of the Rademakersbroek in 2014 NOS News•today, 06:35 “It is indescribable what goes through a man’s soul when one sees so many faithful sons of Holland shot down there in his yard, by a gang of which one wonders what kind of creatures they are.” It is … Read more