Czech musician set to perform in Cincinnati detained and sent home

Jaroslav Skuta said he was detained for several hours before being denied entry into the U.S. Skuta, 35, attended Kent State University on a scholarship in 2019. Skula has returned to northern Ohio several times to perform. A Czech clarinetist...

Classical Music Playlist, July 7, 2025

After attending a performance of a Serenade for Winds by Mozart, Czech composer Antonín Dvořák completed his own wind Serenade in just a couple weeks, but in his own Czech musical accent. Dvořák’s friend Johannes Brahms (no less) would call this...

Wimbledon star's Centre Court debut ends in bizarre fashion as she forgets score

Mirra Andreeva’s stunning Centre Court debut ended in bizarre fashion when she forgot the score and did not realise she had won the match. The Russian teenager became the youngest woman to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals in 18 years by breezing...

'Broken Voices' Review: Coming-of-Age Movies Have Never Been as Tragic as This Absolutely Devastating Drama | KVIFF 2025

Going into Ondřej Provazník’s Broken Voices with no knowledge of its plot or the real-life story it takes its inspiration from makes its impact that much more gut-wrenching. What begins as a coming-of-age drama-comedy about a young girl’s dream to...

‘Broken Voices’ Review: A Girl’s Dreams Are Shattered by Sexual Predation in an Artful Drama From the Czech Republic

Navigating a familiar subject with delicacy and an eye for emotional detail, Czech writer-director Ondrej Provaznik delivers a subtly powerful adolescent drama with his latest feature, Broken Voices (Sbormistr). Inspired by the true story of the...

Czech musician set to perform in Kent detained, sent back to Prague

Jaroslav Skuta said he was detained for several hours before being denied entry into the U.S. Skuta, 35, attended Kent State University on a scholarship in 2019. Skula has returned to northern Ohio several times to perform. A Czech clarinetist...

Pioneering Czech mountaineer tragically dies in fall attempting to summit 'Killer Mountain' in the Himalayas - but the cause is a mystery

History-making Czech mountaineer Klára Kolouchová has tragically died on Nanga Parbat, one of the Himalayas highest and most coveted peaks. Kolouchová, the first Czech woman to climb all three of the world's highest mountains – Everest, K2 and...

Czech musician set to perform in Ohio detained, sent back to Prague

Jaroslav Skuta said he was detained for several hours before being denied entry into the U.S. Skuta, 35, attended Kent State University on a scholarship in 2019. Skuta has returned to northern Ohio several times to perform. A Czech clarinetist...

Cash as art: the famous artists who have made their mark on banknotes

It’s not quite a licence to print money but it’s the next best thing. The Bank of England is inviting the public to suggest images to put on the banknotes. Famous historical figures such as William Shakespeare, Isaac Newton and Jane Austen may...

How to watch South Africa vs Zimbabwe on ICC TV (it's free) - Zimbabwe close on 51/1 after Mulder heroics

You can watch all five days of the second test between South Africa vs Zimbabwe live on ICC TV, streaming for free. The stream includes English commentary as South Africa look to knock over Zimbabwe quickly and secure an innings win. The worldwide...

'Shaken to the core': Czech clarinet player 'traumatized' by ICE over concert

A Czech musician who attended graduate school in the United States and has returned several times to perform said he was detained by ICE and forced to return home, leaving him "shaken to the core," according to reporting in The Columbus Dispatch....

16 of the Best Movies and Documentaries About Dinosaurs

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Gentle giants, cuddly friends, vicious monsters, deadly dragons: Even the earliest film depictions of dinosaurs evidence our complicated relationship with Earth’s prehistoric thunder lizards....

EU media and analysts: It’s time for elections in Serbia, but the situation is complicated with no clear way out

It is time for elections in Serbia, where a regime accused of corruption and authoritarianism is intensifying its crackdown on increasingly resolute protesters. However, analysts and media in the EU observe that, for now, it remains unclear what...

West Ham target El Hadji Malick Diouf deal as Slavia Prague manager makes transfer admission

Review: The Czech Film Project

07/07/2025 - Marek Novák and Mikuláš Novotný attempt to examine the state of play in contemporary Czech cinema with their documentary What makes a Czech film appear, and be, unmistakably “Czech”? That question is at the very centre of Marek...

Sting puts fans' safety over music concert

Sting, a popular musician, was set to have a concert in Italy’s city of Bassano del Grappa. However, reports of a severe thunderstorm in the area where his performance was due — as part of his Sting 3.0 tour — led him to cancel the gig. Taking to...

Netflix Promotes Łukasz Kłuskiewicz To Run TV & Movies Out Of CEE Region

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has promoted Łukasz Kłuskiewicz to run TV and movies in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. Kłuskiewicz is currently head of the CEE film and licensing team but will now oversee series and film production, licensing,...

Netflix Promotes Łukasz Kłuskiewicz To Run TV & Movies Out Of CEE Region

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has promoted Łukasz Kłuskiewicz to run TV and movies in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. Kłuskiewicz is currently head of the CEE film and licensing team but will now oversee series and film production, licensing,...

First Czech-Viet Feature ‘Summer School, 2001’ and Anime Series: Duzan Duong Is Everywhere at KVIFF

The Czech Republic has the third-largest Vietnamese diaspora in Europe, only behind Germany and France. In fact, the Vietnamese make up the third-largest ethnic minority in the country after Slovaks and Ukrainians. Now, this community is buzzing...

Bournemouth and Middlesbrough tracking Czech starlet with 35 goal involvements

Bournemouth and Championship side Middlesbrough are among a list of clubs to have made initial enquiries for Viktoria Plzen attacking midfielder Pavel Sulc. The 24-year-old Czechia international is set to leave his current employers this summer...