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document map Home Archives articles section description ... People image- wagingpeace.com ... You don't have anything to hide, right ? By Jon Clements And Chris Hughes for The Mirror   Tourists visiting the US face even tougher security checks now airport officials can search through mobile phones and laptops. Guards can download any details contained in the items and keep them... Classlessifieds * American, White Male seeking marriage (may have already slept with you, now ready and willing to marry you!). *Separatist faction seeking established nation to succeed from (MUST be oppressive, intolerant ...) *Baltic nation seeking Southern region... The Chronicles of Yet Another Expatriate Artist in Berlin By Tyler Williams Sunday. He woke up in front of what he had painted last night (a face with gaunt eyes, sullen cheeks) and to the image of his girlfriend passed out in front of the rolling-mirror. Monday. They spent the entire morning fucking and blowing... Straighten Up and Get Hardcore! OUT OF STEP on Radio Wave 100.7FM By Klára Slabová   "Byli jsme zhnuseni a unaveni tím, jak to dělají ostatní, tak jsme si řekli, že to budeme dělat jinak. Po svém." Tohle si řeklo několik kluků na... Crash Course in Addiction By Stephan Delbos   The plan was deceptively simple: get addicted to alcohol and cigarettes as quickly as possible, ride high for two weeks, then drop the bad habits like....well, like bad habits, and write about it all before press time. But to... Game Over? By Chris McMorrow   According to reports, the American Medical Association (AMA) is about to acknowledge internet/video game addiction as a formal disorder. Sound like overkill? Not according to the people watching loved ones forsake food,... Fat Camp: The Unbearable Heaviness of Being By Jessi Tabalba Blame who you want – McDonald's and other fast food chains who aim their marketing squarely at the prepubescent crowd; living room Playstations, where kids can shoot alien invaders without even walking to the arcade; similarly... Exercise Addiction By Becka McFadden   Wherever we turn, one fact seems indisputable: the world is getting bigger. In the face of an increasingly global obesity epidemic, the obvious culprit - fast food - has been joined by unhealthy school lunches, excessive car... In Memoriam The funeral of Jan Kučera, an anti-fascist skinhead fatally wounded on January 18 during a confrontation with a neo-nazi named Jiří Fous, took place on January 25 in Příbram. The tragedy is the culmination of a prolonged... Your Dog Has More Friends than You Do A site that originated as a spoof of friendster.com, Dogster.com and sister site catster.com now net their creators a pretty penny. Over two years ago the site boasted a profit of $1M via angel funding, and the popularity of living through your pets... Fighting Ladies of Yesteryear  Honour for the Spitfire’s unsung flying heroines by Michael Evans, Defence Editor from The Times Online The survivors of a group of women who flew Spitfires in non-combat roles during the Second World War are expected to be honoured with... Religion The Power of Abstaining by Jessica Bloor Rather than partaking in pleasurable activities, many people choose to abstain from such activities in an effort to enhance life. Abstinence has long been favored by major religions as a way to gain spiritual enlightenment.   ... Islam and Free Speech The Netherlands is bracing for a new round of violence at home and against its embassies in the Middle East. The storm would be caused by "Fitna," a short film that is scheduled to be released this week. The film, which reportedly includes... Potato Salad for the Soul... I saw it on Fox News so it must be true. Apparently a Florida couple (he's a Bishop, she's a Pastor. It's a match made in...well...you know) have found an image of the crucified Jesus in a potato. The image, which to us looks like a Photoshop... Pagan is as Pagan Does By Sezin Rajandran     What is Paganism? The word paganus from Latin was originally a term that referred to country people, villagers, and the like. Somewhere along the way, it was transformed by the violent Christianising project of the... World Evropský Sen Festival: “Culture Knockout”   Thursday, May 15, 2008: Location: The Globe Bookstore Cafe (Pštrossova 6, Praha 1) Friday, May 16, 2008: Location: Popo Cafe Petl (Újezd 19, Praha 1 – Malá Strana ) Saturday, May 17, 2008:Location: Chateau Rouge... Getting Off on Mother Nature by Marika   Imagine an organic substance that could help get your brother, your girlfriend or yourself off drugs. Imagine it had an incredible success rate. Imagine withdrawal consisted of a mere vomit-and-hallucination-filled 36 hours (nothing... Metalism by Peter Utgaard   At 42, Roger Tullgren’s life has been torn apart by something he loves: the caressing warmth of Metal. The worst part is he doesn’t even know it. “I don’t see it as a handicap.” He told the CBC, presumably... Anti-Social Networking by Wendy Wrangham An old cliché extols the physical and mental superiority of those born in the decades before the 1980s. In those heady days we didn’t care what we ate because we weren’t sitting in front of computers gaining weight;... Fat Camp: The Unbearable Heaviness of Being by Jessi Tabalba Blame who you want – McDonald's and other fast food chains who aim their marketing squarely at the prepubescent crowd; living room Playstations, where kids can shoot alien invaders without even walking to the arcade; similarly... Macedonian court convicts bear of stealing honey SKOPJE, March 13 (by Reuters) A Macedonian court convicted a bear of theft and damage for stealing honey from a beekeeper who fought off the attacks with thumping "turbo-folk" music. "I tried to distract the bear with lights and music... French women 'are the sexual predators now' by Henry Samuel in Paris, from Telegraph.co.uk   French women are becoming increasingly assertive in their sexual habits, while one-in-five younger French men "has no interest in sex", according to one of the most comprehensive surveys... Two Streets in Berlin by Jim Hudson   Karl-Marx-Allee. This two-kilometer-long triumphal route of overbearing, neo-classical buildings owes more to Moscow than Mitte. The street has all the architectural subtlety of a wedding cake. At one end, two nine-storey high-rises,... Tuesday I'm in Love... As you might have heard (or maybe you live in a cave, though there’s nothing wrong with that—we here at Provokator respect people of all dwelling choices, though the CIA is probably still after you. Look behind you. Now!) February 5th,... Kolacky, Kolatches or Buchty? by Becka McFadden   “Mother of Cities.” “City of a Thousand Spires.” “Golden City.” Whatever you call it, Prague is famous the world over for its history, culture and beauty. Not so its American cousins; have... Strange Days Holocaust-themed Rio Carnival float causes strain By Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A Carnival float with a pile of model dead bodies commemorating the Holocaust is causing unease before the lavish parades in Rio de Janeiro this weekend.... Novy Media Poor Man’s Christmas By Peter Utgaard Somewhere in human history somebody thought it would be nice to spend the winter solstice exchanging gifts with your friends and family in order to show you care. They were wrong. And this horrible turn of events has since spiraled out of control... Inidan Restaurant Offers Graveside Seating Courtesy of Kansas City.com   AHMADABAD, India | In India, death is a part of life — and, at one restaurant in western India, a part of lunch. The bustling New Lucky Restaurant in Ahmadabad is famous for its milky tea, its buttery rolls, and... Blatt gets a new and other Blatt News BLATT GETS A NEW FACE We are happy to announce the launch of the new BLATT web site, featuring our new logo and updated design, courtesy of BLATT Art Director Mario Dzurila. Check it out: http://www.blatt.cz Bookmark us; we're going to be updating... Sunday Edition of Weird News Some Sunday news to get you going. MORAL CONDUCT Worried that your moral conduct is a bit off these days? Take TIME magazine’s test and find out how you match up to other readers. According to the article, the way of measuring morality is through empathy... CPR for TPR By Stephan Delbos Returning from the dead requires intervention, divine or otherwise. I'd like to be reincarnated as a peacock, but until I get God or science on my side, I won't hold my breath. In the world of literary magazines, life after... Blatt Announces Winners of Novel of Novels Contest BLATT Books is pleased to announce the finalists for its Novel of Novels Contest. This was a contest held by BLATT earlier this year to find a novel for what will be our first publication of fiction in 2008. The finalists for the BLATT Novel of Novels... Issue 23 of Provokator Available! Press Release / Provokátor Magazine Issue 23, October/November 2007 31 October 2007, Prague Nothing is Terrible Except Fear Itself The golem, the Balkan civil war, five minutes to live, the scary kit. In Issue 23 of Provokator.org we explore... MOONLIGHT MAYHEM FEST NOVEMBER 2 & 3 Wicked Rock and Roll Party in Prague Event: Moonlight Mayhem Fest Dates: November 2 and 3 Times: Doors 1900, bands play 1915- 0200, DJ party 0200-0400 Tickets: www.ticketpro.cz     The first weekend of November, Prague will host Eastern... Bordercrossings Berlin brings makes waves in Literary Scene By Fiona Mizani   Bordercrossing Berlin - The English Language Literary Magazine was launched on 2nd December 2006. The debut and second issues of this beautifully-designed, illustrated, 170 plus page publication are bringing to the attention of... Catch a thief - get lifetime supply of Beer NZ City News - A Rotorua brewery is offering what to some might be considered the best reward ever, in return for help retrieving a stolen computer. The laptop containing years of financial and creative work was taken during a break-in... Hilter's Globe on Sale, Expect to fetch price of $20,000 SAN FRANCISCO - Days after the end of World War II, an American soldier entering the wreckage of Adolf Hitler's mountain stronghold found that fierce Allied bombing had left the "Eagle's Nest" in ruins. Hitler was dead, and other... Absinthe Returns to the States Though many associate Absinthe and the famous green fairy with Prague, there are many places that love the green liquor that the Czech Republic is famous for. The following article is about Absinthe re-entering the US.    The Proof is in... Sunday Edition of Weird News Just to make you aware of some of the more light-hearted and quite comical news that occurs in the world. Links to the full articles are located below.   Canadian street is turned into a river through what is said to be the largest “street... Boozers Fight Off Armed Gang in London Cheers to a group of London Pub regulars who were able to fight off an armed gang at their neighborhood spot.Publishd by The Sun, written by Alex Peake   An armed gang raided a pub and were battered by regulars throwing ashtrays, glasses and bottles... We Are The Night Coming to Prague: Skinny Puppy - Aug. 9th at Roxy The Chemical Brothers - Aug. 10th at Zimní stadion HC Slavia Nine Inch Nails + The Dandy Warhols - Aug. 13th at T-Mobile Arena Online resources www.skinnypuppy.com www.thechemicalbrothers.com www... World's First Sex Theme Park A SPANKOMETER, an orgasm tunnel and a giant wall of willies - roll up, roll up, for the world's first-ever 'sex theme park', opening today in London. The adults-only Amora Academy of Sex and Relationships is an all-singing, all-dancing look... The Idea Is - birth of an online radio project by Martina Čermáková All right, so maybe there’s no live broadcast yet, the streaming quality could stand improvement, and the website is a little low on content, but for Dieda, the longtime subculture radical who is also the... BERLIN TRANSMEDIALE: ‘ARE YOU READY TO UNFINISH YOUR WORLD?’ By Calvin Keogh   Berlin’s Transmediale celebrated its 20th anniversary this month with another of its annual multi-media extravaganzas. The original 'Videofest,' linked to the Berlinale film festival, was set up in 1988 as a forum... Wenn sich Sprache ausstellt Herzliche Grüße Deutsch entdecken in einer Ausstellung über die deutsche Sprache   Dieser Ausstellung zeigt, was Menschen aus aller Welt, ob sie deutsch sprechen oder nicht, an der deutschen Sprache interessieren könnte –... Laurie Amat & Lucio Loud 26.09 2006 19:00   Laurie Amat & Lucio Loud @ Skolska 28 Gallery ... Disconnected: The Flight of O'Hsin Limited Now you see it, now you don't…Becka McFadden gives a first-hand account of a Prague-based Canadian company's disappearance that has left ex-employees with nothing but questions and unpaid salaries.  Last December, I found myself... Better than Football  For anyone who isn't glued to world cup television this month and hasn't grown tired of the punk skating redux, check out the too bad-ass for you ladies of the Philly Roller Girls league. An arsenal of big curves, spiky hair, tattoos,... Prague's Transpeople: Travesti, Transgendered and Transseuxual Culture in the Czech Republic by Erin Donaghue The young man who had been standing on the tables, shouting and clapping to the music just a few minutes before, doesn't look quite so confident now that he is on the stage, sitting in a wooden chair at the mercy of the cabaret performer... Virtually Communicating by Chris McMorrow  Everyone is aware of the changes wrought upon our social landscape by the advent the Internet. We've got more people farther apart forming larger communities, but what about the effect on the individual behind the glowing screen?... Nothing Says 'Be My Friend' in Chinese Like a Pack of Pall Malls    China has found itself in the same smoky position as other nicotine loving nations, and the government is looking to nip the problem in the bud.   Beijing runs out of puff BEIJING: Chairman Mao promised that the communist revolution... Nothing Says 'Be my Friend' in Chinese Like a Pack of Pall Malls         China has found itself in the same smoky position as other nicotine loving nations, and the government is looking to nip the problem in the bud. Beijing runs out of puff BEIJING: Chairman Mao promised that the... Big Brother - Little Pussy "Here, pussy, pussy, pussy, yes ..." formerly famous English television actress Rula Lenska said to MP George Galloway, who led a charge against the Iraq war in the British Parliament. Galloway, playing pussy on the UK version of "Big Brother,"... My Space Suicide  Czech Republic--At 8:14 a.m. on Nov. 29, Joshua Anson Ballard posted his final bulletin on the Internet social-networking site MySpace.com. Ballard, who took the online identity "you BROKE my LIFE," followed his subject line, "do... Urban survival with Provokator Urban survival with Provokator By Jens Deathfoot Provokator Mag comes very much in handy when exploring the streets of Prague, whether you live here or just come to town for a visit. I strongly suggest you get a copy and carry it with you at all times... Theatre The Hands Get the Clap: Frankenstein in Prague Black Light By Vincent Farnsworth Does the monster belong to Dr Frankenstein? Is Dr Frankenstein driven by “womb envy” – because he lacks a uterus, he jerry-rigs together a person on the laboratory slab? Does this same frustration drive males... English Theater in Prague: Talking with by Jane Martin Production of “Talking With” by Jane Martin starts today with shows also on the 3rd and 4th at 19:30. This production of "Talking With" takes a look at love and loss, desire and dysfunction through the eyes of five women. Martin's... Letni letna Festival of circus, theatre, music and visual arts. Prague, Letna Park Ticket sales for Cirque ici on sale at the festival site, priced at 490,- Kč. Box Office at the site: Open from August 20 till September 2, every day 10 am - 10pm. Phone:... Miloco presents: A Macbeth DATES & TIMES: AUGUST 16, 17, 18 @ 8:00pm LOCATION: L'Espace - Milady Horakove 39 TIME: 20:00 - Show starts at 20:15 TICKET PRICE: 150 CZK Celebrating a triumphant return to its Shakespearean roots, Miloco, is proud to present the European... P&P Prague Fringe Festival Recommendations Prague Fringe Festival is just around the corner and while there are several wonderful events on the program, P and P has some specific recommendations for you, including the Ancient Geeks, a one time feature at P and P, who will perform on June 2 and... Remote Edens: A Dance Performance Remote Edens 28. 02. 2007 / 8p.m. / Ponec Theatre - Prague "The Icon reflecting the kingdom of-the-falling, remote and deserted, where everything is built on quicksand." REMOTE EDENS portraits an un-modern, from times bygone, picture of love... Archa Theatre and Together Against Racism present: Strange Neighbour 20.-22. and 25.-30. September 2006 Danube House (Karolinská 650, Praha 8 - Karlín) 20.00  Who are those people who have immigrated to our country? What customs have they brought with them? Why are they so different? And who are we... 'In the Penal Colony' theatre adaptation   This Friday and Saturday, Cafe Rybanaruby brings you 'In the Penal Colony' , the story by Franz Kafka, stage adaptation and performance by Rich Gold. The Penal Colony, Kafka's bizarre parody of the pervertedpowerful satirizes the... Please! Not To Be!! Please! Not To Be!! by Bethany Shaffer My students are all very aware of my love of literature. In the past year of teaching, they have notified me of literary events in the community and indulged me in many conversations (part of lessons... Film Review B Movie Pick: The Driller Killer @ Utopia Club, Belehradska 45 Reno is a young painter from New York who is confronted to a hard time in his life. His paintings don’t sell, lack of inspiration, no money to pay the rent, and for not so long, his talents are messed because of... Howard, Hanks Can’t Crack the Code: review of The DaVinci Code reviewed by Brooke Edge   The most-anticipated, most-debated movie of the summer is here – and brings with it a new illustration for the phrase “doesn’t live up to the hype.” It doesn’t take a Harvard symbologist to... Jeden Svet/ One World - Global Local 2006 Review by Becka McFadden    Currently One World is one of the leading festivals dealing with the issue of human rights in Europe and belongs among the founding members of the Association of Human Rights Festivals, which joins together 17 festivals... Underneath the Burhka She's Laughing These days the search for a laugh at no one's expense can appear to be in vain...so a laugh at everyone's expense seems to be just the right ticket. Albert Brooks takes a dig at politics, religion and culture...and well, we respect that.  "Looking... A History of Violence (and Cronenberg) A History of Violence (and Cronenberg) reviewed by Chris McMorrow Canadian director David Cronenberg's latest mind blowing feature initially appears to be a departure from the norm in that it doesn't take place in an imagined universe of the bizarre... Perhaps Wenders Shouldn't Have Come Knocking This Time Perhaps Wenders Shouldn't Have Come Knocking This Time By Chris McMorrow Hollywood is a tough town for a lonely cowboy, especially one that insists on partying like a rock star well past his prime. Don't come Knocking is the latest collaboration... Battle for Dogtown Battle for Dogtown by Rebecca Ayres (airs) We all have stories of the glories of our past – that one time when you caught fat air off 8 foot chop in a hurricane, when you successfully back-flipped into the pool, or you finally mastered... Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride reviewed by Pamela Moye Tim Burton continues to reign as the master of the delightfully macabre. The Corpse Bride is a tale of love, death, more love, more death, murder, and sweet revenge. It’s your typical... Book Review Book Review: Everyman Reviewed by Brian L. Youngwright There are countless things human beings are scared about, and most of these fears are universal - even if they tend to affect individual life in varying degrees and intensities. One person worries obsessively about the... Safe and Sound? By Wendy Wrangham Paradoxes abound in Clare Wigfall’s debut collection.  Unnerving yet empathic stories are executed with a deftness that bestows a tale’s essence morsel by morsel, sublimely whetting the appetite before ending abruptly,... Mother Night, A Book Review By Matej Harik MOTHER NIGHT was first published in 1961. It's amazing how little things have changed. Mother's Night, the title of which is taken from Goethe's Faust, is a relatively short but very powerful novel Howard W. Campbell, Jr.,... Klaus and the Global Warming 'Myth' By James Tressler Having spent a half-decade covering California politics – where not a day goes by without some story about tree protesters or lawsuits against multinational companies – I admit I came to Prague completely burned out on... Blaugast: A Novel of Decline by Paul Leppin translated from German by Cynthia A. Klima Afterword by Dierk O. Hoffmann PUBLISHED BY TWISTED SPOON PRESS € paperback original, 189 pp. € price: 290, CZK € available in bookshops Blaugast is the story of ruin. A bored... Maxim vx. Cosmo Are magazines building hedges between the genders to keep readers coming back? By Martina Cermakova The headlines “Your orgasm guaranteed,” “Treat yourself Like a Goddess,” "Ways to Make New-Man Sex Amazing” on the... Do you have a favorite drunkard? Some amazing man or woman, past or present, who stands colossus-like atop the Big Keg, the ground below littered with crushed empties and the blacked-out carcasses of lesser beings? A verging demigod, whose prowess with a bottle leaves you shaking your... Hidden Camera-By Zoran Zivkovic Hidden Camera By Zoran Zivkovic Translated by Alice Copple-Tosic Dalkey Archive Press                       217 pages, $13.95 By Joshua Cohen... Book Review of Dave Eggers' "How We Are Hungry" By Chris Coleman          If ever a collection of short stories was like a box of chocolates “How We Are Hungry” is it.  Ranging in flavors from praline love to crunchy frog absurdities none of... No Logo No Logo Book Review by Chris Crawford Nike, McDonald's, The Gap, Royal Dutch Shell, Coca Cola. The list goes on. At every turn our everyday lives are aggressively infiltrated and co-opted by these and similar brands. So says Naomi Klein, author of the... On Bullshit On Bullshit reviewed by Chris McMorrow The average citizen's exposure to bullshit is growing by the millisecond. We all know this. But do we really apprehend its true nature? This confusing question is posed in a mere 67 pages entitled 'On... Wanderlust Melník: A Dowery of Wine or F U Moravia Mělník Vinobrani (Wine Festival) 21-23 September 2007 by James Gogarty A large smile dimpled his reddened cheeks as he took a sip from his third glass of Zamek Mělník Red. It was the wine he had been looking for in a country... Welcome to Ceský Krumlov: from the macabre perspective of someone who doesn’t get out much. by Rosa Fledermaus Freakishly normal children swim in the river. We linger at the romantic stone and wood bridge to see if a young swimmer might tire from the current and inhale water. There is a zip line that parents belt small children in and send... Blue in Berlin by Calvin Keogh You’re probably reading this in the comfort of an artificially heated environment. If lucky enough, your idea of torture might be to remain there with the power switched off. Imagine the creeping cold, the chattering dentures and... The Blood Countess - Elizabeth Bathory (1560 - 1614) by Eva Howlings A few years ago a friend decided that a bunch of us should travel to Slovakia to celebrate Halloween at the ruins of Cachtice Castle . Most of us had never heard of Elizabeth Bathory and when he explained she was a Hungarian countess... Esoteric Quest At the end of August the Czech Republic will host an inspiring Conference co-organised by the New York Open Center, this year in associaton with the Alchemy Museum in Kutna Hora. The "Esoteric Quest in Central Europe" is the fifth in a series... END OF THE LINE - Dejvická What follows is a guide to how those whose diets and lifestyles are restricted by complications stemming from gaping post-surgery holes in their gums will find their entertainment at Dejvická, which sits at the end of the A line: 1. They’ll... Czexodus The Czech Chata By Adrian Barek Do you ever ride the metro after work on Friday and wonder about all the people hauling massive backpacks? Ever notice how every third car on a Friday afternoon has bikes on the roof, children in the back seat, and luggage... SALZBURG: Necessary pilgrimage for Julie Andrews-loving theatre queens By Curtis M. Wong Admit that you love “The Sound of Music” while travelling in Central Europe, and you’ll be met with one of two responses: ambivalence (many natives are unaware of the film’s existence) or out-and-out derision... Milling About and Mulling Over Miedzydroje  by Sam Schramski   Miedzydroje is actually quite pronounceable.  It is best if you utter its name with a heated tongue depressor stuck firmly in your palate.  These are possile to purchase at the apoteka in Hel should you be... Cologne and the Ärtzfullernachtzenschaftenbürger Cologne and the Ärtzfullernachtzenschaftenbürger By Sam Schramski The bulk of German cities have been utterly destroyed by the mean-spirited bombing of a few youthful militants who called themselves the Allies. I mean this not because... How to... 5 Tell-Tale Signs of Gambling Addiction 1. You spend waaaaay  too much money at the casinos and are unable to stop. You lie to others and yourself about how much you actually spend (quick math: spend 100, lose 200, win 400 doesn't mean you've won 400).  2. You spend time... Cupid Gets it Wrong by Alka Merlin I was asked to write an article on love being torture. I got so excited about the idea I nearly peed in my pants. I never thought that writing this article might actually be hard for someone who is known for having issues with love and... Let’s test your threshold, see how long you last…. by Pamela Moye According to Webster’s, torture is the infliction of intense pain to punish, coerce, or afford sadistic pleasure (they forget to mention masochistic pleasure).  With all the negative press torture gets, most would stop short... Head Transplants: A Reality? Decapitating both animals, the surgeon successfully managed to stitch the head of one monkey on to the body of the other. He and his team then faced a nervous wait until finally the 'hybrid' monkey regained consciousness, opened its eyes and... Beer Literacy by Martina Čermáková and James Gogarty   Have you ever had that moment when you found a reliable and honest friend worthy of being more than just a mute, frothy pub companion? A wave of affection washes over you, leaving you drenched... In the Language Trap by Hynek Zykmund No matter how rewarding, the acquisition of a foreign language is always a lengthy and, at times, painful process. The perils a learner encounters on his journey are numerous, starting with the two-pronged problem of pronunciation:... Help and the Perpetual Hangover The time has come to give the streets over to the amatuers and make room for them to drink and puke in public (perhaps a lot of room).  We at Provokator feel that while the meek shall inherit the earth, it's really entertaining watching the meek... Provokator’s Violent Vánocni Fish Soup There's still time to run down to the corner wading pool and grab yourself a Christmas bottomfeeder for your family and friends...(we recommend setting your phones automatic dialer to the local hospital emergency room before serving this tasty, tricky treat)... Provokator Goes to Print Provokator Goes to Print After wreaking internet havoc for a year or so we finally did it - we've gone to print. The first really really real issue of Provokator Magazine launched this weekend and is littering the hearts and minds of formerly respectable... Prague Evropský Sen Festival “Culture Knockout” Evropský Sen is the local realization of a global dream. A three-day festival of poetry, music and visual art from Prague and Berlin, Evropský Sen blurs the borders of genre, language and culture. Featuring simultaneous Czech, German... What's This Shengen Business? by Jessica Bloor   On Jan 1 2008, the Czech Republic became part of the Schengen zone. But what exactly does this mean, and how does it affect people living in the Czech Republic? The Schengen Agreement (1985 and 1990) abolished systematic border... STDS: Stuff That Doesn't Suck 07/05/08 to 14/05/08 Tired of stuff that sucks?  Well we gots the cure for whats ails ya. Recommended Events Listings: In addition to a print magazine we are media sponsors for things of specific interest that happen to be a bit weird, marginal or under the radar... Queen Zinfadel: A Short Story Provokator goes high art as we present a short story by Garrett McNeill...   Her voice slid through the silence like an epidural needle. Any tension felt by those sitting in the room began to evaporate. Alcohol wasn’t working. Every eye-lash... The Fight for Funding   By Kimberly Hiss from the Prague Post   Desperate for action in the wake of municipal funding cuts, the city’s nonprofit arts groups are intensifying their fight for grant money. On April 28, the Prague organization Initiative... Witches Night Review by William Yakowicz Where: Kampa Island, Petrin Hill, Dvorce, and many more locations When: The last night of April Attractions: Bongo players, Fire poi, bag pipes, bonfires, umm….and pivo     The origin of this celebration... STDS: Stuff That Doesn't Suck 30/04/08 to 10/05/08 Tired of stuff that sucks?  Well we gots the cure for whats ails ya. Recommended Events Listings: In addition to a print magazine we are media sponsors for things of specific interest that happen to be a bit weird, marginal or under the radar. Get... STDs : Stuff That Doesn't suck 24/04/08 to 30/04/08 Tired of stuff that sucks?  Well we gots the cure for what ails ya. Recommended Events Listings: In addition to a print magazine we are media sponsors for things of specific interest that happen to be a bit weird, marginal or under the radar.  ... STDs : Stuff That Doesn't suck 24/04/08 to 30/04/08 Tired of stuff that sucks?  Well we gots the cure for what ails ya. Recommended Events Listings: In addition to a print magazine we are media sponsors for things of specific interest that happen to be a bit weird, marginal or under the radar.  ... STDS: Stuff That Doesn't Suck 09/04/08 to 16/04/08 Tired of stuff that sucks?  Well we gots the cure for what ails ya. Recommended Events Listings: In addition to a print magazine we are media sponsors for things of specific interest that happen to be a bit weird, marginal or under the radar.  ... STDs : Stuff That Doesn't suck 24/04/08 to 30/04/08 STDS: Stuff That Doesn't Suck  (date)  //08 Tired of stuff that sucks?  Well we gots the cure for whats ails ya. Recommended Events Listings: In addition to a print magazine we are media sponsors for things of specific interest... STDs : Stuff That Doesn't suck 16/04/08 to 23/04/08 Tired of stuff that sucks?  Well we gots the cure for whats ails ya. Recommended Events Listings: In addition to a print magazine we are media sponsors for things of specific interest that happen to be a bit weird, marginal or under the radar... Design day in zizkov Design studio tai2 is celebrating 1 year since opening and in cooperation with other shops they decided to make the day more special by offering a little something to people showing up with the flyer... The day will be followed by a party at Tai2 studio from 8pm... STDS: Stuff That Doesn't Suck 26/03/08 to 3/04/08 Tired of stuff that sucks?  Well we gots the cure for what ails ya. Recommended Events Listings: In addition to a print magazine we are media sponsors for things of specific interest that happen to be a bit weird, marginal or under the radar. Get... STDS: Stuff That Doesn't Suck 21-28/03/08 Tired of stuff that sucks?  Well we gots the cure for whats ails ya. Recommended Events Listings: In addition to our featured events in Provokator.org print mapazine, here's a few other things we like (or were swayed with drink to list) that... Christmas Markets: Come for the Atmosphere! by Catherine Park   Prague Christmas fever officially starts on December 1st – that's when the Christmas markets open its stalls to the wandering crowd, and the scent of grilled sausages and roasted chestnuts mingled with the fragrance... Get on with your Dark Self... If you're awake at 10:00 AM then you're probably about ready to go to bed.  Don't do that.  Instead make your way to Kino Aero where people from across the Gothic and Industrial community will be gathering and exchanging ideas on... Herna Bar Reviews by Provokator staff photos Dana Wilson Once you climb aboard this fun ship - Craken-Anděl, well, you may just want to… jump from the mast. From the dock outside you feel like a captain on a treasure hunt – “Ahoj mates!”... Vintage/Retro Shopping and Cocktail Party Andalusky Pes and Bohemian Retro present Dog Day Afternoon What could be more perfect than a cocktail party (beer is fine of course--or juice!) with the chance to buy vintage and retro men's and women's clothing, bags, shoes, sunglasses and other accessories... Free Shit in the Praha. One thing I think often while sitting around my apartment in my underwear is, "Why am I the only person half naked around here?" I usually make a few calls see if any of my friends or co-workers are interested in coming over and disrobing but... Mystic Sk8 Cup 2007 July 13-15 Stvanice Island Fri 200KČ, Sat 300KČ, Sun 450KČ, 3 Day Pass 790KČ www.mysticsk8cup.cz MSC is more than just a skateboarding competition and while live bands, DJs, graffiti and other art exhibitions as well as workshops... Gay for a Pay Day: Czech Rent Boys by Curtis M. Wong Next time you’re bored, ask a gay friend about his ultimate escapist locale. You might expect him to describe a fantasy metropolis where John Cameron Mitchell films attract Harry Potter-style cult followings, Prada-filled closets... Open air festival in Holešovice on 28th – 30th June 2007 A three-day rock festival held at the River Town Prague market (former Holešovická tržnice) nearby the underground station Vltavská with entrance free of charge. RETRO is going to present the very best of the whole festival and... P & P this Sunday P and Pians everywhere!   The boys from Ireland have been bringing down the house at the Fringe all week and are planning one grand finale before heading back home, Sunday night 10pm at The Globe. So, if you missed them at the Fringe, come on down... Plastic Fantastic - plastic surgery in Prague Plastika Fantastika   by Curtis M. Wong Překlad: Martina Čermáková Zmiň se známému či kolegovi o plastické chirurgii a nejspíš od tebe bude očekávat konverzaci na téma... The 17th Prague Writers Festival   www.pwf.cz 03.06 – 06.06, 2007   DADA RE-DESCENDS Before the Situationists, Abbie Hoffman and guerrilla political theater, before punk rock and the Beats, there was Dada.  The world’s first political-artistic-literary-... Events / Události Praha Please refer to Events Calendar by clicking this link   ... Stuff That Doesn't Suck: this weekend May 12, so/sa Chaos of Angels Reading @ The Globe, Pstrosova 6 (8 p.m.) Welcomes four contributing poets to Word Walker Press's recently released Chaos of Angels, an "anthology of poems featuring works on the topic of survival as a spirit... Step Aside Einstein By Alka Merlin It is essential for all foreigners living in and traveling to Prague to know the story of Jára Cimrman. Cimrman was one of the greatest Czech playwrights, poets, composers, inventors, teachers and travelers of the 19th and early... Night Out in Prague with Sean Lennon by Marika Ley transcribed by Ailee Slater edited by Bethany Shaffer   When I was nine years old in New York a tragic and pointless thing happened that leveled the city’s inhabitants, young and old, establishment and anti- establishment alike,... Critical Mass: Concert for Cyclists, Bicycles, Radios and Plants JARNÍ CYKLOJÍZDA ZA PRAHU PRO CHODCE A CYKLISTY ENGLISH TRANSLATION BELOW  Ctvrtek 19. dubna 2007, nám. Jiřího z Poděbrad, Praha 3, start v 18 hod. A je to tady! Jaro, slunce, teplo a lidi. Kytky, stromy, ulice... One Walloping Week: April 16 - 22 Return Of The Art Dead pondělí / monday 16. 4. 2007 19:00 Roxy / NoD, Dlouhá 33, 110 00 Praha 1 časopis / magazine Umělec 1 -  2007 představuje / presents Oliver Pietsch Good Old Times a další práce... Music, Art, and Dance this Weekend...   MUSIC Friday 13th Let it Roll IVX:Shy FX /Difital Soundboy (uk) Bennny Page /Digital Soundboy (uk), Suki, Pixie, Wash, Deadly Viperz, Roccaflex  7PM @ Abaton DRUMATTIC TWINS (finger lickin´ - uk) @ Roxy Saturday 14th Splitside,The... Weekend Wondering O P E N   M I C 8.04- Provokace a Poezie @ Café Slechta, 18:30 Alternative/Indie/Fusion P and P warmly welcomes the musical stylings of Chris Carter. Originally from San Francisco, Chris is a long time resident of Prague. Chris'... END OF THE LINE - Cechovo námestí There were so many ideas about what might happen at Čechovo náměstí, end of the line for tram No. 4, that it required two trips to find out not much does. The first was a field trip, and the three of you shuffled your feet before... Taking Nothing for Grant(ed): Grant's Prague Bike Blog The winter was mild, to say the least.  This spring is already delivering sunny 18 degree days, celsius that is.  Rain has only made a few brief appearances.   So, what is your excuse for not jumping on your ol' two wheeler and... Make your workdays bearable: What to do April 2-6? MUSIC April 3  Wilson Gill & his Willful Sinners @ Blind Eye  20:00 April 4 LAVOTCHKIN (uk), LOST FOUND BROKEN (uk), LETS GROW (srb) @ Klub 007 Strahov 19:30 April 6 GWAR (USA) + GANG GREEN (USA) @ Palac Akropolis 19:30   More events... Shameless Self-Promotion or a Brief Background to Provokator's Madness Provocateurs The hellcats and chutzpah behind Prague's most outrageous publication Many great leaders ascend with a sense of predestiny. So it must have seemed like fate that September night in 2004 when, stumbling through the black separating the... Weekend Wondering: March 23 -24 Just a few tips for your weekend bought to you by Provokator.   M U S I C March 23rd Friday JUSTIN LAVASH plus Guests Folk/Blues/Jazz Starts: 8.30pm Globe Cafe   more music, film, and various events follow   March 24th Saturday... A Quiet Death for One of Prague’s Greatest Symbols: Euthanizing the National Museum by Bethany Shaffer There’s been talk that the National Museum will close its doors for renovation. After my recent visit, I must say it’s high time. I had neglected visiting the museum for no other idea than it was nothing I hadn’t seen before... Make your workdays bearable A quick run-down of Provokator's cultural picks for the not-so-warm nights of March 19-24. MUSIC 20.3. Papaya Paranoia (jap) digital Japanese music style (digital meets punk & visuals based on Manga) @ Roxy 7:30 pm 20.3. Mozart Meets Cuba... Weekend Wonder: March 16 - 18 If you haven't a clue of what to do with yourself this weekend,  Provokator is here with a few suggestions.  Of course every Irish bar will be packed on Saturday. Yes, Saturday is St. Paddy's.  If you don't want to spend your... Air Asylum: Salt Caves in Prague by James Gogarty Interpreter Lucie Průšová He sat depressed in a Prague cafe reading reports that pollution in the city is worse than ever, and the number of children suffering from asthma and other respiratory diseases has been on... End of the Line - Sídlišt Lehovec By Milan Gagnon   It’s hard to empathize with those who wonder how something wrong can seem so right when nothing seems quite right. It’s always one foot out the door, your life dictated by “This’ll do for now.” You... Bygone Blood Sport The Museum of Medieval Torture Instruments is Gruesomely Great By Curtis M. Wong Imagine the world without Amnesty International or other comparable human rights organizations—in short, no one to intervene for those who fell at the hands of justice... Recycling Yoga Yoga commercialization diffuses into the Czech Republic  by Martina Čermáková When you think you’ve drained your body dry, with skin glistening and too slippery to handle, and it’s only a matter of minutes that your... The Unbearable Baldness of Beaver (Praha) by F. Kazánov It’s not what you can see; it’s what you can’t see. The veiled: Think of the dance of the seven veils, think of a tight-waisted summer dress, think of your Mothers face on her wedding day, think of a baldy cooch,... Open Mic only night on Sunday This time (the 11th), P & Pians invite you to come fully loaded with your guitars, bongos, cellos, manuscripts, chapbooks, and Groucho Marx moustaches for an evening of Open Mic shenanigans and surrealist games.   P & P 2nd and 4th Sunday... As Masopusts Do: Carnival, Czech style by James Gogarty The cock, although obviously spirited by a slew of spirits, strutted around the crowd, as cocks do. It was partly to patrol the undulating borders and fully to lure all eyes to his magnificent cardinal comb, as cocks do. The magpie,... Drum'n'Beat/Jungle @NoD ELEKTRA special guest: Jonty Skrufff (skrufff.com - uk) RESIDENT DJ: Orbith (djorbith.com) & Airto (roxy booking) SUPPORT DJS: Txemy (dreamer´s club – spain) CHILLOUT: Canobee & Rescue VJ: DNA a .THC ... Where are they now?: 30 Years after Charter 77 Czech press survey Prague- Not much is left of the Charter 77 human rights movement that was launched 30 years ago, Bob Fliedr writes in Lidove noviny, and adds that only a few signatories have succeeded in politics. The group, headed by the late president... Free Stuff (in Prague and around) by Martina Čermáková  Provokator invites you to take a look behind the Zdarma sign? What is really free, where can you get it, and how long is the line you have to stand in? In the Provokator Salutes the Bottom Feeder issue Martina... Festivus: The Holiday for the Rest of Us While it first came to the attention of most of America by way of the December 18, 1997 episode of Seinfeld, the celebration of a holiday called Festivus is part of human history throughout the ages, most notably in ancient Rome, nineteenth-century California,... END OF THE LINE - Sidlište Modrany Once upon a time, not so long ago, when you worked at this one place, with this one girl, the two of you used to sticker merchandise with a pricing gun. This one day, she pulled the trigger, producing a blank tag, affixed it to your shirt. “Wo... Save The Carp December 18 (15:30) @ Palackého Náměstí Are you having hard time accepting the carp decapitations happening around the city streets every Christmas? Put your thoughts to action with this Monday's 'carp-free Christmas' march... Putting the ‘fun’ back in ‘funicular’ by Curtis Wong  For many Prague visitors, the itinerary consists of two items: economical revelry and medieval allure. In comparison, old-fashioned people-watching—one of this city’s best cost-free diversions—remains curiously underrated... Carp Beat 'em by Adrian Barek If you celebrate Christmas, you’ll probably spend the 24th of December feasting on some delectable dish or other in the company of close friends and family. Roast turkey or ham with all the fixings immediately comes to mind as the... END OF THE LINE - Cervený Vrch Only the 2 tram ends at Červený Vrch, and boy does it end there early, before 9 p.m., meaning that anyone wanting to escape the red peak—and most will wish to escape it sooner than later—afterhours will have to head back toward... Lost and Found and Lost Again Largest Slavic Settlement in Central Europe Unearthed near Prague by James Gogarty photos by Matthieu Grattier Perhaps, following the river south into lands inhabited by Germanic tribes, they curiously decided to settle below the rich forests and fertile... Jan Žižka: Hussite Hero by Adrian Barek Having been occupied by varying European powers, the Czech Republic is short on the sort of war heroes whose brazen ingenuity or raw patriotic courage led them to vanquish invading hordes. Jan Žižka is a notable exception to this rule... End of the Line: Petriny   If an inventory of the pockets and backpack turns up 63.50 Kč, 39 U.S. cents, 10 Sk, three bottle caps, and three used up AAA batteries, there’s only way to do Petřiny, end of the line for trams 1 and 18, and that’s on a budget... Does He Stop to Pee? One Biker's Push for a World Record by James Gogarty Interpreter Lucie Průšová On August 19th I returned home from my summer work out of town, where the food was mediocre at best, and I was fiending for some fresh veggies and couscous. As I hastened ravenously down the... The Bubble Abroad  by Alka Merlin Someone once told me American universities outside the United States are bad news. I didn't think it concerned me because I planned to study in the “land of the free.” However, in the summer of 2002, I began studying... Diorama of a UNYP Classroom: It might be that Palestinians and Israelis study together, Bosinians and Serbs meet up for coffee, but would they sit next to each other?  By Martina Čermáková It might be that Palestinians and Israelis study together, Bosnians... Public Displays of Snogging by CURTIS M. WONG It’s 3 a.m. on a Saturday at Valentino, Vinohrady’s popular gay nightspot. Through flashing strobes and mirrorball beams, clubgoers gyrate to thumping Madonna, Cher and ABBA beats. The room is a vortex of gaudy fashion,... END OF THE LINE - Vozovna Kobylisy When one goes on one of one’s rambles, one doesn’t always have the time one wishes to devote to exploring completely one’s destination, something one complicates by not stopping at an ATM before boarding Tram 1 in the direction of the... The Weekend's Shot - The Movement By Mathieu GrattierThis is open to all those with a camera who want to immortalise their weekend experience.  Please send all pics to editor.provokator@gmail.com  by the Monday morning following the weekend shot. This email address is being... The Weekend's Shot - Bikes, Rockin' Slackers, Misc., and more Bikes This is open to all those with a camera who want to immortalise their weekend experience.  Please send all pics to editor.provokator@gmail.com This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled... Mammoth Marathon - Prague Intl. Marathon Getting around this beautiful city this weekend may be problematic … unless you happen to be one of the 28,000 athletes participating in what has been hailed the most international of the world’s top-10 marathons. Initiated in 1995, the... The Weekend's Shot - Well, at least a Critical Thursday Critical Mass April 20th, 2006 Prague   The Weekend's Shot.  Every Monday we will relive the weekend (or a premature weekend day, as in this case) through a creative eye, a trigger-happy finger and the power of multiple pixels.  This... Po-Critically Correct: Critical Mass Takes to the Streets Thursday, April 20th: Ride begins @ 17:45, Jiriho z Podebrad by Stephen Logan  Czech translation below Automobilism upsets the flow of life on Prague streets. It’s time to pull the plug. Critical Mass—a spontaneous irruption of bicycles... The Weekend's Shot Introducing Provokator's newest column, The Weekend's Shot.  Every Monday we will relive the  weekend through a creative eye, a trigger-happy finger and the power of multiple pixels.    This is open to all those with a camera... The International Church of Prague (Largely Sans Czechs) by Ben Gastright    Growing up Christian, professing my faith young, and spending my scholastic years in private institutions, I'm used to being in the minority when it comes to spirituality. This was, however, a comfortable minority, since... Who Are Those Hussites? by Chris Coleman   There I was sitting in a small circle of Czechs enjoying the free-flowing wine and conversation that flashed from Czech to English. It was a small bramborak party where those in the kitchen busied themselves with potato pancake... Wade Through This: Prague on Flood Alert 3.04.2006 - UPDATE PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- The Czech Republic has ordered the evacuation of five towns threatened by swollen rivers, and Hungarian volunteers filled sandbags along the Danube on Sunday to guard against rising waters. The rivers... End of the Line - Zlicin by Milan Gagnon   Ah, the 'burbs, where life moves in malls and megastores and there's lots of elbowroom and that parking ... There's so much that Metropole names its rows so patrons will be able to find their cars in the mall's... Four stages...One world. Metamorphose. 24. 03. 2006 - METAMORPHOSE   Prostor Abaton, Praha   - Metamorphose is a unique event, bringing together different styles of music from various subcultures with the help of top World and Czech musicians, artists, and DJs. The objective... Milada Horáková - a mountian that refused to move by Chris McMorrow   Between 1948 and 1960, 234 politically motivated executions happened in Czechoslovakia. Among the victims were 233 men and one woman: Milada Horáková. Born in 1901 to a middle-class Prague family, her trademark... Provokator Print Magazine - March Sometimes Its Hard to be a Woman   From vaginal inserts to voting rights, check out of back page for all the feminine facts modern women and men need to know.   Erin Donaghue reports on the small but growing transsexual/transgender community... How much is that girlie in the window? Or Prostitution in the Czech Republic -- a quick look through American eyes by Pamela Moye      I drove into Teplice, the infamous Czech border town, snow swirling, at a slow speed ostensibly because of the icy roads, but it also... Fear & Fornication: the Sex Machine Museum.... by Rosa Fledermaus As a child watching television with my father, it would mortify me when scantily clad people or—God forbid—sex scenes flashed across the screen. My face would redden, and I'd feel embarrassed for some reason that remains... End of the Line: Loveless at the End of the Line It's all spooky at Hostiva?, the lake that lies a hike from the Haje metro. Dusk became night at some point you didn't catch because you were too preoccupied with trying to slide, but not slip, your route along the icy sidewalk to catch any last light... Dog Day Afternoons Dog Dancing Show Prague 2006         Saturday and Sunday February 25th & 26th Sparta Basketball Hall If you are able to navigate Letna's notorious dog mines you are in for a doggy treat this weekend. While... Masopust! A World Turned Upside Down (in Roztoky!) by James Gogarty        The cock, although obviously spirited by a slew of spirits, strutted around the crowd, as cocks do. It was partly to patrol the undulating borders and fully to lure all eyes to his magnificent cardinal... The 4th Annual Malainventura Festival 2005’s Catalog of Prague’s Best Alternative Theater and More!!!! by Bethany Shaffer  Did you find yourself at the end of last year lamenting the fact that you’d missed the majority of Prague’s most innovative and successful... Rising from the ashes of the Prague Literary Review we have BLATT 3 February 2006  This evening in Prague will see the launch of BLATT, a new international publishing initiative, under the auspices of publisher Miro Peraica and Anagram Books. Rising from the ashes of the defunct Prague Literary Review, editors... It takes a wino, to know a wino The story of Prague's first Dog Patch Wino and the contagion he began over eight years ago, coming soon... Big Bob Banks  ... A Rider of the Storm- Jan Bouchal On Thursday January 12th we lost another proponent of ecological activism- in particular the way he met his end was an example of tragic irony straight from the Webster definition.   There will be a benefit show (for his family) Jan. / Leden -... Written off the Page Written into oblivion. The death of Tim Jasek comes as a shock and a reminder of our temporal corporeal existence on this glorified rock we call a planet. Tim was the kind of person you were happy to see in the community and comfortable to be around... End of the Line - Ládví  "Terminus," the recorded metro monotone tells those who can understand at Ládví. "Please leave the train." Upstairs, in a two-story transit mall, a solarium bar invites those who take bronze with their brews. Instead,... The Yellow Bikes are comin'! by James Dressler PRAGUE – A British businessman here has launched an ambitious campaign he hopes will bring more bicyclists to the increasingly traffic congested city center. Charles Butler, who’s lived in Prague since the fall of communism,... Communist Architecture in Prague Communist Architecture in Prague by Kamdine Khosrowkhavar Communists left many ugly legacies to the Czechs; most visibly to its urban landscapes. Kamdine writes about the most prominent examples Although the Czech Republic has seen many... Pubsleeping Pubsleeping by Rebecca Ayres OK, so we're in Prague/Prog/Prag/Praha call it what you like but they’re all beer towns. And what exactly is a beer town you might ask? I speak not of the fabulosity of the Pacific Northwest US from whence we... 'A Jaded View of Cobblestones' 'A Jaded View of Cobblestones' By Rebecca Ayres They pull up the cobblestones every year I suppose. It's an ongoing process - like rebuilding freeways in Houston after every flood. I'm sure it's great for civil employment statistics. Cobblestone... Fashion The Bane of My Existence A Prickly Paradox They'll do everything in their limited power and imagination to draw attention to themselves and then loudly rebel against the attention. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy without the fulfilling. Once a bit of a Riot-Grrl, now... Nike Air McFly To Be Released?! We all remember the awesome pair of Nike shoes Marty Mcfly wore in Back To The Future II. They had a self locking lace system, they lit up, and they were just gangster. There was even an online petition for them to be retro’d that got a hell of... Fashion Victim by Ailee Slater  "These shoes are killing me" is a hyperbole readily understood by most women. Those three inch stilettos might have seemed like a good idea at 7:00 in the evening, but after five hours of partying and one too many mojito,... Nuns on the Run, Nuns on the Run An entire order of nuns has fled a convent on the Greek-Bulgarian border after running up huge debts. The nuns' knitting business, serving 25 shops across Greece, has crashed. From mother superior to the most junior novice, the 55 nuns sought sanctuary... Berlin Spirit of Fashion by Calvin Keogh   Last weekend saw the crushed velvet carpet rolled out for Berlin Fashion Week . With parties, events and tradeshows at various locations around town, designers and manufacturers, retailers and shoppers were kept busy and entertained... The Pronto Revolution  Let’s face it, using an ordinary condom is a real pain in the butt. First, you have to tear the pack open, often using your teeth. Then you have to take the condom out of the pack – this is a slippery business at the best of times.... Raincoats Mandatory Being prepared isn't just for the boy scouts anymore.  Councilman William Pena (we're not saying anything about his given Christian  name) feels that every man, woman, child and priest should be prepared as well...to wrap that rascal! ... Food Michael Jackson Is Dead! Michael Jackson the Beer Hunter (not the other one) passed away yesterday morning. Beer fans remember the man and his impact on the world of beer. Among other things, he is responsible for establishing the definition of worldwide beer styles.  He...