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: 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: 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…