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…
Education in Hard Times Part II: How An Elementary School Has Been Dealing With The Pandemic
Behind screens without seeing their students, elementary school teachers in Brno have been trying hard to keep the quality of education during the pandemic as close as possible to normal…
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)…
Storming the Gates – Has Olympus Fallen?
Photo: Capitol Building, Washington DC, USA. Credit: Freepik / Illustrative photo. As pro-Donald Trump rioters stormed the Capitol on January 6th, the world, once again, stood in awe. And in…
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.…
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?’’…
Czech AnecJoetal: Netflix and Kill…Time!
Photo credit: Freepik / Stock photo. Winter is coming, and lockdown has already been here for a while, so many of us are finding ourselves shut up at home with…
Czech AnecJoetal: Buy & Tell!
Among the many delights of Brno-based social media you can find numerous groups devoted to the sale of second-hand stuff. The beauty of second-hand shopping is that every item has…
Br(u)no: The Elections I have Known
Photo credit: Pixabay. 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…