GQ | “The Libertarian Utopia That's Just a Bunch of White Guys on a Tiny Island”
The women of Liberland may be free, but they most certainly will not be equal.
The Atlantic | "A Week of Darkness, for Your Health"
Whatever ails you, it seems there's someone to claim darkness therapy will cure it.
NPR | “Forced Out of Crimea, Tatar Restaurant Finds Solidarity Among Kiev Diners”
For Tatars who have migrated westward and the many Ukrainians who once spent their holidays on the Crimean peninsula, chebureki elicit nostalgia for a region that has grown increasingly violent and uninhabitable.
Politico EU | “Between Genders in Prague”
The procedure for legally changing one's gender in the Czech Republic—consistently ranked one of Europe's most developed post-communist democracies—is among the most restrictive in the European Union.
BBC | “The Music Played to Drown Out a War”
Behind Marina Bondas’ flinty English-speaking demeanour is an émigré whose identity was overhauled by the violence in Eastern Europe, and much of whose work is now a gift to the embattled region.
Lucky Peach | “Slow Jam: Getting it On, Snail Style, in Bohemia”
The great majority of so-called escargots a la Bourguignonne actually come from countries like Romania, Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic.
Saveur | “The Fight to Save Poland's Milk Bars”
As police surrounded the scene, the crowd of demonstrators chanted 'Raz, dwa, trzy'—one, two, three—'pieee-ro-gi!'
NPR | “Czech Republic Creates Tuber for Health-Conscious Purple-Potato Eaters”
“Like most potatoes, Val is fairly unprepossessing at first glance. But inside, its flesh is a rich, royal violet color, which cooks up to a purple shade straight out of a box of Crayolas.”
Travel + Leisure | “Where to Shop in Prague”
Homegrown creatives and indie boutiques showcase the Czech Republic's inimitable sense of style.
B O D Y | “Friday Pick: Einstein on the Beach”
Should you bring a sandwich? Should you take a nap? What’s the best way to watch — to appreciate, even to enjoy — Einstein on the Beach?
NPR | “‘Monsieur Mayonnaise’: The Sandwich King Who Saved Jewish Children from Nazis”
There's enough material in the life of Philippe Mora to warrant not just one movie, but maybe three or four.
VICE | “A Journey to the Little Czech Town Made of Stinky Cheese”
An outsider is apt to wonder whether the denizens of little Loštice, Czech Republic, ever tire of the local cheese.
Saveur | “Visit the Century-Old Deli that Makes Prague's Favorite Sandwiches”
The open-face sandwich has a storied history in Europe, from the hearty medieval trencher to the delicate Danish smørrebrød, the French tartine, the British whatever-on-toast.