Monument for the author of "Rossum's Universal Robots."

Tags:   Praha Prague Praga Czech Republic Karel Capek strictly speaking the word robot was actually made up by his brother Josef robot war with the newts fantastyka Krakatit Anti-Nazi Czech public enemy number two radical centrist Ze života hmyzu the insect play Rossumovi univerzální roboti Italské listy The strangest and least human element of communism is its weird gloominess I am no spinster to make the sign of the cross whenever I hear the word violence; I admit that sometimes I would quite enjoy beating up a person who produces a series of wrong reasons or lies spiritual ancestor

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Vaclav Havel supporting the Green party, along with various writers, designers and a gay activist. I'm told that ex-President Havel and the missus spend a lot of time in a well-earned retirement in Portugal, these days.

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When modernity was defined by writhing naked in public

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The year 1910. Note smoothly reworked plaster and spanking-new paint job.

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In my long absence from Prague they have repainted most of the town. Commonly in odd yet tasteful theatrical shades of lemon, salmon and verdigris.

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