Br(u)no: Rain, Flooding and, Literally, Sh*t
Photo credit: KK / Brno Daily. Last night, a dramatic thunder and lightning storm crossed over Brno, putting the finishing touches on a scorching day. The breeze was cool and…
Grumpy Br(u)no: What’s So Hard About Sorting Waste?
The good news: Czechs recycle. The bad news: most can’t sort their waste very well. Photo credit: Bruno Zalubil. The summer is great. The early mornings are crisp and fresh…
Br(u)no: Lessons From a Year of Weekly Columns
Photo credit: KK / Brno Daily. On Saturday, June 29, 2019, Brno Daily published a story titled “Br(u)no: The Onset of Summer”. It was about summer coming and it was…
Br(u)no: Always Have Something Interesting To Say
Photo credit: Freepik / For illustrative purposes. To the graduating class of 2020: Congratulations! You’ve completed more than a dozen years of school. You’ve grown physically, psychologically, socially, emotionally and…
Br(u)no: Ladies First
Photo credit: KK / Brno Daily. My 5-year-old daughter learned at preschool that “Dámy mají přednost.” In English, that means “Ladies first”. This knowledge has prompted a small female empowerment movement in my home — and that is confusing…
Br(u)no: America Doesn’t have 13 Months. No Beer for You!
Something as simple as the calendar can cause plenty of confusion when you alternate between United States and Czech formats. Photo credit: Bruno Zalubil. One would think that a piece…
Br(u)no: The Great Awakening
Photo credit: KK / Brno Daily. This week was cloudy and damp and below the seasonal average temperature. Yet, on Friday, as the rain fell throughout the morning, it still felt as though the downturn in the weather was the…
Br(u)no: Remember Those Who Rise to the Challenge. Quarantine Week 7
Something that has stayed with me throughout this pandemic quarantine is the matter-of-fact explanation that Emily Landon, the chief infectious disease epidemiologist at University of Chicago Medicine, gave as part…
Opinion: Government’s Crisis Response in Disarray As Court Strikes Down Four Emergency Measures On Procedural Grounds
Shortly after the ruling, the government announced an end to the restrictions on free movement, opened the borders, and moved forward the timetable for businesses to reopen. The government is…
“What Happened Here Should Be A Lesson”: Voices From Europe’s Coronavirus Ground Zero
Italy was the first country in Europe to feel the full force of the coronavirus pandemic, and has recorded more deaths than any other European country. Brno Daily spoke to…