Br(u)no: Positives to Take From The Plague Year
Photo credit: KK /BD. Most people would agree that the year 2020 was an objective disaster. First and foremost, the COVID-19 pandemic upended society and culture and the global economy.…
Keeping Up With the Covid Measures
Photo credit: Kim Bingel. I find myself having developed an odd fear of crowds and asking questions like: ‘‘Can I drink this here?’’ or ‘‘The shops are still open, right?’’…
Br(u)no: When Napoleon Came to Brno
213th anniversary of the Battle of Austerlitz - Austerlitz 2018. Photo credit: Jaroslav Švanda. There are few people as knowledgeable about Brno as co-founder of the Brno Expat Centre and…
Br(u)no: Job Searching During a State of Emergency
The coronavirus has changed our professional lives in many ways, especially for white-collar Photo credit: Freepik. The coronavirus has changed our professional lives in many ways, especially for white-collar workers…
Br(u)no: Watching Star Wars for the First Time
Photo Credit: Zeb Telfer. I saw Star Wars in a drive-in movie theater in southeastern Washington State in 1977, the year that it originally came out. I was 5. Recently,…
Br(u)no: Cooking Czech Food
Cookbooks come in all shapes and sizes and styles. But YouTube videos, like those created by former Brno-resident Simon Miller, may give you the confidence to actually cook a favorite…
Br(u)no: The Elections I have Known
Photo credit: Freepik. On Tuesday, after months of campaigning, Donald Trump, the Republican incumbent, and Joseph Biden, the Democratic challenger, will go before the American people to try to garner…
Br(u)no: So What is Your (Conspiracy) Theory?
So What is Your (Conspiracy) Theory? Title image: Stock image / Freepik. This week has seen the tightening of restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus. First they came…
Br(u)no: The Start of Three (Difficult) Weeks
Photo: A week's worth of shopping. Credit: KB / BD. If you are like me then, while you wait in the supermarket checkout line, you surreptitiously check what the shopper…
Br(u)no: State of Emergency X Pandemic Fatigue
Photo credit: Freepik / For illustrative purposes. My friend recently told me a funny story. A friendly couple whom he had never met came up to him and stuck out…