First there was the man himself, Goran Ivanisevic, the towering, big-serving lefty who won Wimbledon in 2001. Then there was Mario Ancic, who was slightly taller, with a serve just as mighty, but a fragile body. Yesterday, it was the turn for the latest player to emerge from Croatia, Marin Cilic (left), to step into the limelight.
Year: 2008
Enriching experience: The cream of Croatia provides a fascinating experience
With miles of pristine beaches framed by dramatic mountains and impossibly clear Adriatic waters, more than a thousand picturesque islands ripe for hopping, and town upon ancient town bursting with faded Habsburg grandeur and dazzling Byzantine churches, Croatia provides a fascinating experience for any visitor.
Croatian sensations – Niko Micin and Petra Radovic at the University of Washington
Each year, thousands of students from around the country come to Seattle to start their college careers at the UW. Some come from small towns, some from big cities and some even come from other countries. Niko Micin (left) and Petra Radovic are two people who fall into the latter category.
Artist Vlatka Horvat will have three exhibitions in New York
Croatian born, New York based, Vlatka Horvat will be showcasing her art in three different galleries in the Big Apple. Spanning a range of media – from photography and video, to works on paper and projects with text – her work often focuses on an encounter between a person and a particular system, state, or physical space.
David Diehl – Croatian among Giants – In N.F.C. Championship 2008
David Diehl is an American football player with Croatian and German background. He is an offensive lineman in the National Football League. Diehl is currently a starter on the offensive line for the New York Giants. See him playing for the N.F.C. Championship on TV, January 20th, 2008. Check Grb on his arm.
Croatian Aussie Stan Bilic: "Money won't make you rich inside"
Stan Bilic (left) moved to Sydney in 1970 at 22 and then settled in Melbourne. He is a leading figure in the Australian-Croatian community, runs a building company that specialises in residential homes and is the president of Melbourne Knights, one of the biggest and most prominent football clubs in the country.
Help Cora Yanacek explore the Dalmatian Coast
Cora Yanacek (left) wants to explore Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast in May but hasn’t been able to decide on the best approach: Stay at one resort and use that as a base? Travel by bus along the coast? Take a cruise? She’ll be traveling by herself and needs to stay under $2,000, including airfare.
Tess Gallagher's speech at a presentation of Drago Stambuk's poetry in Pula
Once I heard Drago read to a Croatian immigrant audience in Vancouver, Canada. It was so tender, the timbre of his voice, that it was as if he were speaking to the listeners in a clearing in the woods, surrounded by mystery and wildness and beauty, but giving them comfort too… – Tess Galagher (left)
Dr. Ante Euvalo: Historical Dictionary of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2007, 2nd edition
In this update of a 1997 edition, Cuvalo (Joliet Junior Coll.), who is both an academic expert on the Balkans and a native of the region, treats his complex subject with breadth, depth, and clarity… – Nadine Cohen Baker, University of Georgia, Athens
Zagreb School of Economics and Management offers studies in English
Zagreb School of Economics and Management is a private high education school with public rights. It was founded according to the Law of high education, with the aim to offer its students the best education which enjoys the same rights as the best schools in the world.
Croatian Film "All for Free" at The Museum of Modern Art Tonight, January 11, 2008
After the death of three of his friends in a petty argument in a bar, Goran sells his home and travels around Bosnia in a refreshment van, giving away free drinks. On his travels, he encounters Maja and the two fall for each other. Additional screening on January 20th, 2008
Historical links between Dubrovnik and the United States
This video from YouTube shows the historical ties between the Republic of Dubrovnik (Ragusa) and the United States.
Dr. Drago Štambuk: Speech in Hiroshima for the Vukovar victims
The speech of the Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to Japan Dr. Drago Štambuk during the Holy Mass for Vukovar’s victims now available in Croatian and English. “…Vukovar is a canopy of celestial bodies, frozen in our mind, evoking earthly shortcomings, calling for a higher destiny…”
Mime Cuvalo, web developer and proponent of open web standards
Mime Cuvalo, on the photo with small Stipo Adzaip, is a young Croatian web developer and proponent of open web standards. He is currently employed at three jobs: YouTube/Google , finishing up FireFTP , and creating the online music database The Rock Hard Times . His “charityware” FireFTP has been downloaded over 4.5 million times!
Terezija Cukrov will perform at Carnegie Hall on January 27, 2008
A native of Croatia, pianist Terezija Cukrov has performed widely throughout Europe and North America. As a soloist and chamber musician she has appeared in venues such as Weill Recital Hall, Steinway Hall, Goethe Institute, Lisinki Hall, and has been described by critics as “subtly, passionate and technically superior performer”.
Croatians in America – photo collection by Vladimir Novak, part 1
Mr. Vladimir Novak, on the left with Alma Franulović Plančić in Croatian national costume, is well known for his rich collection of photos related to life and work of Croatians in America, collected over several decades in the USA. We start with a series of articles, presented for the first time exclusively for the readers of CROWN.
Western powers stood silently by while Croatia was attacked
In a recent letter to the Monthly Review, Hilda Marija Foley (left) writes” By now, 17 years after the wars in former Yugoslavia, one could assume that most people interested in its history would have come to the same and correct conclusion as to who started the wars.”
Amigos del Museo Kreković, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Amigos del Museo Kreković (Friends of Kreković’s Gallery) is a society in Spain which in 2007 opened a nice blog devoted to life and work of Kristian Kreković, a famous Croatian painter. His gallery in Palma de Mallorca has been solemnly opened in 1981 by the Spanish Queen Sophia.
Organic agriculture in Croatia
Processors and traders from Western and Eastern Europe are increasingly looking for organic raw materials abroad. Croatia – an official candidate for EU membership since June 2004 – is considered a potential supplier of organic raw material in the medium term. In 2006, 5,000 hectares in total were being organically managed by 340 registered farms.