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…
Review: Half of a Yellow Sun – The Brightness of Humanity under the Shadow of Biafra
History becomes all too human in the hands of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. “Half of a Yellow Sun” is a story of the Biafran war, touching the profound, deeply felt wounds…
New Date Set For BRNO16 International Short Film Festival
Originally planned for October, the 61st edition of the BRNO16 festival will now take place online a few weeks from now. Previously purchased accreditations remain valid, and tickets are still…
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,…
“Lockdown” Is The Word of The Year For 2020
The word was chosen by the Collins Dictionary because it has been a unifying experience for people all over the world in their collective effort to fight against the spread…
The Latest Edition Of KAM v Brně/WHERE in Brno Is Out Now!
WHERE in Brno in November? Probably nowhere. The new edition of the cultural magazine KAM v Brně (WHERE in Brno), with a dedicated English section at the back, will give…
Get Ready for the Virtual Job Fairs
Like so many other aspects of our lives that have been changed by the pandemic, job fairs have gone virtual, and are here to help job seekers increase their chances…
Brno’s Goose on a String Theatre Presents Four English-Friendly Shows In October
Announcement : Due to the new anti-coronavirus measures, there will be changes in the programme. Please check the website and Facebook page of Divadlo Husa na provázku. Brno’s iconic avant-garde…
Czech AnecJoetal: How I Didn’t Learn Czech
As most expats in the Czech Republic soon realise, picking up the local language is no walk in the park, with fiendishly complex grammar and seemingly unpronounceable letters lurking around…