Ultra-local news from Central Europe
Prague, Czech Republic – In the years 1980-1989, the cooperation between Poland and the Czech Republic (then-Czechoslovakia) flourished on theContinue Reading
Interview with Hungarian journalist Veronika Munk, founder and editor-in-chief of Telex.hu, and former deputy chief-editor of Index.hu. In July, SzabolcsContinue Reading
“My body is a war zone where the entire world stages its battles” says the melancholic girl in Aren’t YouContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary might be one of the worst recyclers in the EU, that doesn’t mean nothing is beingContinue Reading
In the last couple of years, the destruction and deteriorating state of post-war brutalist architecture in Prague has been aContinue Reading
Inspired by the Cunt Art movement and its pioneers in the 1970s, PINA Zine (or Cunt Zine in English) isContinue Reading
Interview with Maciej Górny, Polish historian and specialist of 19th and 20th history of Central and Eastern Europe, professor andContinue Reading
Vénusz Projekt is a Hungarian bi-weekly podcast engaged in social and gender issues which examines feminist aspects of such fieldsContinue Reading
The Warsaw-based Chrząszczyki Football Club is known as “Poland’s first lesbian football club”. This week, and in light of AndrzejContinue Reading
Journalist at French media Libération, Jérôme Lefilliâtre investigated the Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, who made a highly-mediatized entry in FranceContinue Reading
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Hana Pazderová from Rozkos bes Rizika (“Pleasure without Risk”), a Czech NGO which has beenContinue Reading
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with Petr Pavlínek, member of the Civic Initiative Czechia (Občanská iniciativa Česko), an organization that standsContinue Reading
Did you know that this song ain’t written in Hungarian?, ask the members of the duo Sophie M from HungaryContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – The adage that one eats with the eyes first is perhaps what has driven millions toContinue Reading
This week, Kafkadesk spoke with René Georg Vasicek, born in Austria just shortly after his parents defected from Czechoslovakia followingContinue Reading