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  1. Kafka’s Monkey is more than a scientific tale

    Kafka’s Monkey is a piece of theatre unlike any you’ve likely seen before. Based on Franz Kafka’s short story A Report To An Academy, Kafka’s Monkey is a one-person play that stars a monkey speaking before a scientific conference about his transformation from ape to human.

    Regina Leader-Post May 1 18:26PM UTC

  2. Nothing Beat the Spa for Wealthy 19th Century Jews

    The luxurious spas of Eastern and Central Europe were once choice hangouts for everyone from Karl Marx to Franz Kafka. A new book by Mirjam Zadoff looks back fondly at that lost era. Click here for the rest of the article...

    The Forward Apr 23 09:04AM UTC

  3. IT'S WAY PAST TIME TO CLOSE GUANTANAMO BAY

    Sometimes the absurdities of an official policy or action are so clear that they need not be elucidated. Such is the case with the Obama administration's maintenance of the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, a grotesque place that only the novelist Franz Kafka, who wrote brilliantly of nightmarish milieu, could adequately describe.Last week, President Barack Obama told reporters that he ...

    Cynthia Tucker via Yahoo! News May 4 05:00AM UTC

  4. Czech press survey - April 23

    Prague - The development of the dispute between High State Attorney Lenka Bradacova and anti-corruption police chief Tomas Martinec is quite incomprehensible and it strongly reminds of Franz Kafka´s works, Karel Steigerwald writes in daily Mlada fronta Dnes (MfD) today.

    České noviny Apr 23 05:40AM UTC

  5. When Ads For Classic Literature Make Reddit’s ‘WTF’ Section

    An old ad for Filigranes Bookstore, advertising Franz Kafka’s literary classic, The Metamorphosis, has drawn some buzz from the reddit community, appearing in the “WTF” subreddit, and ultimately drawing thousands of upvotes. Now that’s a viral ad. The ad is …

    WebProNews May 1 17:45PM UTC

  6. Utah State Bar making legal help more affordable, accessible

    From the nightmarish worlds of Franz Kafka to the drudgery of traffic court, the law has long been associated with the bureaucratic. Dealing with lawyers probably ranks somewhere alongside Voice Mail Hell: “Thank you for calling, please listen to the following items because our menu has recently changed. At any time, you can press a number and be brought back to this original menu and start all ...

    Standard-Examiner Apr 28 15:51PM UTC

  7. Publishers turning new page

    Václav Kadlec, the CEO of Albatros Media, blames the economic crisis and a high VAT rate on books for the decline in local sales figures. With its beguiling character and centuries of history, Prague has provided inspiration to countless writers from Franz Kafka to Milan Kundera.

    The Prague Post May 6 22:13PM UTC

  8. Soren Kierkegaard: Google doodle marks 200th birthday of Danish philosopher, here's what you need to know about him

    The Danish philosopher - who died in November 1855 aged 42 - is widely considered as the first existentialist philosopher, with many of his works focusing on how life should be lived as a "single individual".

    Daily Mirror May 5 08:26AM UTC

  9. Consultant-News.com – Latest News from the World of Consultancy

    Our management consultancy columnist, Mick James, suggests that castigating corporations over their use of Britain's own tax laws is unlikely to encourage inward investment.

    Consultant News May 7 20:50PM UTC

  10. Cannes Review: 'Borgman' Makes No Sense - in a Good Way

    You have to appreciate a film festival that would put a movie as strange as Alex van Warmerdam's "Borgman" in main competition. Though it often feels as if the cast and director are making it up as they go along, it does have some memorable moments that are ultimately hard to shake.

    The Wrap via Yahoo! OMG South Africa May 19 19:23PM UTC