January 23, 2006

Things started off great last Monday with a kickass performance at Roxy by Prague’s Inside Kru, a fresh hip-hop outfit that has instilled my faith in Czech hip-hop. Finally, CZ hip-hop with hooks that take the listener by surprise!  

My loyal correspondent in Micronesia sent me a field recording of some pigs whose oinking occurs 50 feet from her apartment. Gooooood morning, Micronesia! Click the blue button to listen Oink Oink Also, it's 9 degrees fahrenheit outside right now. I mean what.  

Challenging the StyleCity Guides for title of prettiest guidebook, the Hedonist's Guide series is set to relaunch in the States next month (they hail from the UK). Compact and sleek, the Hedonist books purportedly cater to a more "urbane and...  

Many people have asked me recently how Prague is in the winter. It's pretty simple.Cold. The temperature has been hovering around the freezing mark for the last month, which is not that bad, especially once you get used to it. But these last few days, a cold front has come in, and has dropped the temperature...  

My loyal field correspondent in Micronesia sent me some field recordings of pigs whose oinking occurs 50 feet from her apartment. Click the blue button to listen or check here Also, it's 9 degrees fahrenheit outside right now. I mean what.  

It's 9 degrees fahrenheit here right now. I mean what, people.Meanwhile, my loyal Pohnpei, Micronesia field correspondant sent me an mp3 of some loud pigs whose oinking lives 50 feet from her apartment.Click the button to listen to "  

Here is the house of where former US Secretary of State Madeline Albright had lived during her early years as daughter of a diplomat. It is a few blocks from the Republic’s castle. For a long time during her life, Albright did not even know she was a Jew. The above is what I would like to call the Royal Foyer of Prague Castle. It is so grand that it is indeed outdoors. Here are some fierce statues that greet you upon ...