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Sarah Karacs

Ghosts in the East

Czech-ing out the phantoms of the Republic's past

One night down the pub…

Sarah Karacs runs into a living legend in Prague

A wonderland of quirks

Prague and Oxford: both as bizarre as each other.

Czech-ing new places out

Trying to step off the beaten, touristy, track

Prague’s tween magazines: less fun more freaky

Our travel journalist Sarah Karacs, now in Prague, takes a look at the disturbing message in Prague's tween magazines

It’s not plagiarism… it’s intertextuality

Sarah Karacs questions the popularity of Helene Hegemann's German bestseller "Axolotl Roadkill"

Norwegian novelty

Norway: the miniature ponies, the swans and the mildly disturbing black metal music

"May I check your ticket…"

Ticket inspectors have left European blogger Sarah Karacs less than impressed

The fear of the unknown

Healthy secularism or the encouraging of prejudice?

Data Dates

Our new blogger works for Der Spiegel's English speaking website. Each week a different issue from a fresh perspective.

Scenic View: Czech Beer

Sarah Karacs describes how she finally discovered a passion for Czech Beer

Uni tuition fees frozen by government

University tuition fees are to be frozen for at least five years, Westminster promised this week.

Trial of animal rights activist collapses

The trial of an animal rights activist collapsed yesterday after the jury failed to reach a verdict.

JCR tabloid revolution continues

Students at Christ Church have voted to add The Sun and The Daily Mirror to their JCR newspaper subscriptions.