Br(u)no: Exploring Brno through Video and Song
Image: Návrat do budoucnosti České republiky. Credit: Michal Orsava on YouTube. My kids are fascinated by a music video on YouTube. I don’t know why it caught their attention, but…
Br(u)no: When the Pot Boils Over
Photo Credit: TMA / BD. Last weekend in Brno-Medlánky, a group of protesters gathered around the apartment-building home of Robert Plaga, the Minister of Education for the Czech Republic. According…
Br(u)no: A Pandemic-style Day For Love
Photo Caption: Valentine’s Day may have to be a take-out affair this year. The good thing is that there are many options, including Brněnský frgál, which has brought the Wallachian…
Br(u)no: The First Big Test
Photo Credit: Freepik / Illustrative Photo. There are many milestones that parents reach with their young children. First words and first steps are classic moments. The day that the toilet-training…
Br(u)no: Nostalgic for Normalcy
Photo Credit: KB / BD As expats know, “homesickness” is a theme that often comes up in conversations and, perhaps, listless afternoons. Don’t you miss your native country? Isn’t it…
Grumpy Br(u)no: Whatever Happened to Telephone Calls?
Photo credit: Freepik / Illustrative Photo. Not so long ago, it was commonplace to call people and talk on the telephone. You’d share the latest news. You’d gab about the…
Slunná: A Miniature Wilderness, An Eco-Building Block
Not far to the north-west of Brno you can find Slunná: a small protected patch of ancient woodland. Our contributor Charlie Trotter went to investigate, and shares his thoughts on…
Br(u)no: The Golden Age of Podcasting
Photo Credit: Freepik / Illustrative Photo. Those of us of a certain age remember when music was not delivered in electronic form. We used DVDs (, durable flat metallic disks)…
Br(u)no: Watching the World Change from Afar
Photo: Capitol Building, Washington DC, USA. Credit: Freepik / Illustrative photo. There are events in life that you just know will be inflection points. Some of them are experienced physically…
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.…