After a broccoli-free childhood, former tax advisor hits it big with veggie cookbook

By Deena Sami

Lenka Pozarova loves her vegetables (photo courtesy of zapalena-kucharka.cz).

In a meat-lover’s paradise, Lenka Pozarova quit her stable job as a tax adviser to write a cookbook — using vegetables as her main ingredient. (more…)

Did a diplomatic gaffe tarnish the European Union Presidency?

By Sairah Zaidi and Deena Sami

A pro-Israeli rally took place outside the Lebanese Embassy in Prague, while a pro-Palestinian rally later took place in the United Kingdom (Photos by rally participants).

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A night at the bar with the Czech Republic’s most sex-obsessed sculptor
By Carolina Sanchez

The jacket for Cerny's book, "The Fucking Years"-- paralleling his life as an artist to his libido. (Photo from Cerny's Web site).

On a crisp Friday evening, David Cerny is jumping hysterically, waving his arms, and yelling “GET ME OUT OF HERE!” at the imaginary doctors in front of him, as he recounts the morning that followed his motorcycle accident a few years ago. (more…)

 

Golnaz Esfandiari wants the station to be the world's best source for Iranian news.

Golnaz Esfandiari devours a dozen newspapers piled up on her desk each morning then plows through more news online and a few hundred emails and text messages. (more…)