This blog celebrates its first year of existence. During that time, I’ve published nearly seventy articles here. I’m delighted that they’ve found their readers, and I sincerely hope you’ll continue to stay with me. However, the past few weeks have brought several significant changes to my life, and these circumstances will, among other things, affect…
Let me tell you how my Slavia‑supporting friend Zdenda surprised me. A few months ago, he sent me a link to a completely unique event. It’s a three‑day punk extravaganza on a massive ship sailing across the Baltic from Stockholm to Tallinn and back. Part of the trip includes several hours of partying after docking…
In the midst of today’s global chaos and the endless stream of events, it’s sometimes necessary to switch off for a moment. Music often becomes the most reliable place to escape. Each of us has a few songs that return to us like old friends — pieces that don’t fade with time, even as everything…
Rebels from the garage BrewDog began as a small Scottish brewery founded by two friends, James Watt and Martin Dickie, who in 2007 brewed beer in a rented garage and sold it out of a van. Their ambition wasn’t to become just another “craft beer”, but to disrupt the entire beer industry. From the start,…
