Archive for October, 2010

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    Kampa Museum, Prague

    Housed in a former watermill along the Vltava River, Prague’s Kampa Museum of Contemporary Art features the private art collection of Jan and Meda Mládek. In the museum’s 2008 catalogue, Jan’s...
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    Expat Intervention

    I received an email this morning from a fellow expat in Budapest who was reminiscing about the sunny year-round weather of Los Angeles, while we are here experiencing the first...
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    Defining Central and Eastern Europe

    What does Central Europe mean? Where are the boundary lines drawn? The answer really depends on whom you ask, and what time in history you are referring to. In ancient...
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    Tony Curtis leaves a legacy in Hungary

    So saddened to hear about the death of Tony Curtis yesterday. In Budapest, Curtis, who is of Hungarian descent, is as well known for his generosity as he is for...
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