Culture Tips: Weekend of September 26

The latest culture tips from around Slovakia. Bratislava Design Week 2025 The main theme of the biggest festival of contemporary design in Slovakia that opened on Tuesday this week is "Premena" ("Transformation"). Running through Sunday, September...

Road World Championships: Spain's Paula Ostiz sprints to victory in junior road race

Spain's Paula Ostiz more than lived up to her status as favourite in the junior women's World Championships road race with a finely timed sprint for the line that clinched the 18-year-old the win ahead of Chantal Pegolo (Italy) and Anja Grossman...

Dan Brown on new thriller: “Prague is custom-made for Robert Langdon”

Released on September 9th, The Secret of Secrets is set in the heart of the city, steeped in legends and tales of Prague’s mysteries. Dan Brown - known for The Da Vinci Code, Inferno, or Angels & Demons - brings his iconic character, Professor...

Who Went Home on 'The Amazing Race' 38? Each Week's Eliminations

The Amazing Race season 38 is officially underway. This season’s competition sees 13 Big Brother alums join forces with their loved ones to race through Europe, complete various challenges and overcome travel obstacles for the chance to win $1...

Czech Election Favorite’s Lead Hits Lowest This Year, Poll Shows

Support for the party of Czech billionaire Andrej Babis, the favorite to win Oct. 3-4 election, dropped to the lowest level this year in a sign that the race is tightening in the final days of the campaign. Babis’s ANO party would win the ballot...

Oklahoma Czechs name parade grand marshals

Milo, Lucy Shedeck to serve in honorary role at Oct. 4th festival The Oklahoma Czechs, Inc. have announced Milo and Lucy Shedeck will be the parade grand marshals of the 59th Annual Oklahoma Czech Festival on Saturday, Oct. 4 in Yukon. Lucy Houska...

Czech Fest right around corner

New beer stein hoist, kolache-eating contests featured By Conrad Dudderar Associate Editor A beer stein-holding and kolache-eating contests will be among new attractions at the 2025 Oklahoma Czech Festival in Yukon. The beer stein hoist “Pivni...

The 12 best things to do in Czechia

A trip to Czechia is not just about touring churches and museums (though there are plenty of those). The capital, Prague, and the rest of the country are filled with great places to stretch your legs and your mind and to have a blast in the...

Czech election: What you need to know

The Czech Republic holds a parliamentary election on October 3 and 4, with the opposition ANO party of former Prime Minister Andrej Babis leading opinion polls ahead of the main centre-right ruling parties. WHAT'S AT STAKE? An ANO-led government...

Check ‘Em Out: Fun and cultural Crossroads activities for this weekend

Check ‘Em Out: Fun and cultural Crossroads activities for this weekend Published 11:15 am Friday, September 26, 2025 Here are some fun and cultural activities that will take place in the Crossroads region, a chance for you to “get out” and about:...

UCI Road World Championships 2025 men's elite road race start list

The UCI Road World Championships in Rwanda come to a close this Sunday with the elite men's road race. In total, 165 riders from 57 countries will take part in the event, which starts and finishes in the capital city, Kigali. The route has widely...

Award-Winning Band Tame Impala Announces First Show in Prague

Australian musician Kevin Parker, the creative force behind Tame Impala, is bringing his genre-defining psychedelic sound to Prague for the very first time. The concert will take place on April 20, 2026, at the O₂ Arena, promising an immersive...

Each Texas region reflects culture defined by its edgesBy Walter Wendler 

A knowledgeable friend told me, "Texas is defined by its edges." Even though the then State Representative Four Price's comment referred to election results, it has resonated with me. The perimeter of Texas is 4,137 miles long, and the total...

How the rightwing in Czech Republic and Hungary is targeting Ukrainian refugees

Fuelled by misinformation spread by politicians about Ukrainians exploiting social welfare systems , anti-Ukrainian sentiment is on the rise across Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania. This backlash is fuelled by social tensions and...

David Mareček: We want whole nation to feel part of success of Czech Philharmonic – it’s theirs too

Last year was of course was a big year for the Czech Philharmonic. It was the Year of Czech Music, which culminated with you going to Carnegie Hall in New York in December. What for you was the highlight of 2024? “It’s difficult to say, but when...

McLane educator plants seeds of kindness in context of the Holocaust

Maximillian Knight is the only Pennsylvania teacher earning a U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Teacher Fellowship. He uses immersive projects, like recreating poems and art made by children in a concentration camp, to teach students about the...

Lead of former Czech PM Babis’s ANO party shrinks ahead of election, poll shows

PRAGUE (Reuters) -Support for Czech billionaire and former prime minister Andrej Babis’s opposition ANO party fell to its lowest level since January, shrinking its lead to single digits ahead of elections on October 3 and 4, a new poll showed. The...

‘The Amazing Race’ season 38 premieres tonight, here’s how to watch it for free

Phil Keoghan invites “Big Brother’s” fiercest former competitors to embark on a trek around the world for a chance to win $1 million in season 38 of “The Amazing Race,” premiering on Thursday, September 25. The new season will premiere at 9 p.m....

Czech news in brief for September 25: Thursday's top headlines

Czech teachers will receive a seven percent pay raise from January, following an agreement between school unions and Education Minister Mikuláš Bek. Lower-qualified staff, including assistants, will get a flat increase of 2,000 crowns. The...

Zeus Olympios testing big-race credentials against Opera Ballo

Unraced at two, Karl Burke’s son of Night Of Thunder made light work of his first foray into Group company in the Superior Mile at Haydock earlier this month and bids to end his season on a high, as he continues to scale the one-mile division....