As you might expect, Madison Avenue is the well-known moniker slapped on the ad business, because so many of them hung out there before all that hopeful conglomerating during the …
Madison Avenue vs. Truth in Advertising
20. 7. 2014
Our weekly English-language bulletin featuring our pick from European print and one of our top articles from our weekly Přítomnost.
As you might expect, Madison Avenue is the well-known moniker slapped on the ad business, because so many of them hung out there before all that hopeful conglomerating during the …
In the early nineteenth century Prague was home to a substantial number of German speakers, especially among the nobility and professional classes. In the light of the Czech National Revival, …
The Definition 1In economics, the invisible hand is the term economists use to describe the self-regulating nature of the marketplace. The invisible hand is a metaphor coined by the economist …
Nicholas Winton’s humanitarian work in saving hundreds of Jewish children from the grim certainty of the Holocaust came to light only in 1988. But in the years since, thanks to …
After Kyjov we walked arm in arm? Damn, damn, what were people saying? (R. Jičín, Beneath the Sun of Ludibrionism) “But how are we to come to terms with a …
This is important and one of the major reasons following an unsustainable model got us in such economic trouble. Having said that, there are lots of shades of gray when …
“The future ain’t what it used to be.” Yogi Berra Mysteries: Today’s Too-Big-to-Fail Mentality The Federal Reserve announced in March 2009 that it was poised to inject $1.2 trillion (whatever …
The Czechs speak of themselves as ‘complainers’ and, after living here for over 21 years, I’m coming around to their attitudes. Why not complain a bit, it’s cleansing for the …
Strýc František stál na apelplacu v Těšíně.Ich schwöre bei Gott diesen heiligen Eid, ozývalo se z ampliónů pod šedivým nebem a stejně ponurý dav ve svátečních uniformách Wehrmachtu přísahal:Ich schwöre… …
Zero Sum Game The phrase ‘zero sum game’ is bandied about a good deal these days. In game theory, a zero sum game is one where all the winnings and …
The sixth issue of Prague Microfestival will take place from Sunday 11 May to Wednesday 14 May in the Student club Celetná, Celetná 20, right in the centre of Prague …
It was gridlock across the island all points south-east of Port Authority. Osborne’s feet ached with the cold. Blackouts had put the south-bound subway off limits. There were crowds blocking …
Say What? You didn’t misread that. I know, we’ve always been taught that the sum is greater than the parts. The United States of America is greater than Alabama, Wyoming …
Earlier this month, I wrote an article titled Are We Hearing Echoes of Germany’s 1936 Olympics and Neville Chamberlain’s ‘Peace in our Time?’ I regret having written it and admit …
1“A chop shop is a slang phrase for an illegal location or business which disassembles stolen automobiles for the purpose of selling them as parts. It may also be used …
So I’m telling an old story by now, but old stories are sometimes the most valuable to look back upon. This president came to office on a tide of commitment, …
The Prague House of Photography in Revoluční Street has finally been opened as part of Prague City Gallery after a decade of waiting. It comes to the Prague gallery scene …
Perhaps so, as we watch Vladimir Putin move into Ukraine militarily on a similar time frame. Hitler showcased his newer, brighter, more modern and friendly Germany in the 1936 Olympics, …
Hard times have come to Europe and certainly to the Czech Republic, where January saw record unemployment. Perhaps irrationally, at the same time two Amazon mega-distribution centers that would have …