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10 November 2021 Food Corner Victoria Hawk

Baked tea to warm you up in Brno

Czechs excel at finding ways to savor seasonal fruits all year round. And this one even makes for a hot beverage, to warm you up on cold winter evenings!…

28 July 2021 Food Corner Victoria Hawk

Spread the word about Pomazánka

There's no breakfast or snack more traditional than a slice of bread with a pomazánka spread on it. Victoria, an…

29 January 2021 At the movies Lee Adams

Czech film review: The Good Soldier Švejk (1956) - Dobrý voják Švejk

What can we take away from a 65-year-old film based on a 100-year-old novel? It seems that anti-war stuff doesn't…

22 November 2019 Through Brno Bruno Zalubil

Who will come Through Brno: Santa Claus or Ježíšek?

Nobody knows what Ježíšek looks like. The sound of a bell is no match for a jolly old guy with…

22 July 2019 At the movies Lee Adams

Czech film review: Sun, Hay, Strawberries (1983) - Slunce, seno, jahody

This film has a reputation for being loud, crude and stupid. It's also blunt and doesn’t dance around the subject…

6 November 2018 Through Brno Bruno Zalubil

(Over)Eating Through Brno

November has two bird-based holidays. One is the perfect way to taste and experience the CR, the other is one…

1 November 2018 Through Brno Bruno Zalubil

Death Through Brno

Halloween has only recently arrived in the CR. There is a much older tradition - dušičky. Cemeteries will be lit…

11 July 2017 Art & Fun & Culture CommonAdmin

On literature and book clubs in Brno

Reading influential Czech literary works in English? Yes, you can.

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