Little Letterhole: Remembering the Prague Spring
ON 20 AUGUST 1968, half a million Warsaw Pact soldiers swarmed into Czechoslovakia. Within 24 hours, the whole country wasContinue Reading
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Football, food and Fiat: A post-industrial pilgrimage to Turin
There are plenty of reasons to visit Turin: fine food and drink, fabulous Alpine vistas and a post-industrial vibe. But there’s also the monument to Grande Torino, a unique piece of football heritage.
Viktor Orbán’s illiberal democracy is a warning to Europe
Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party has received another four years to create his ‘illiberal democracy’. Is this an omen of things to come in Western Europe?
Ljubljana: Countering the hegemony
Tourists now flock to Ljubljana, but people already familiar with Prague and Budapest might mistake it for a lesser imitation. By embracing its countercultural side, it can prove that this is far from the truth.
