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The green arches?
Perusing the headlines on Sme, I ran across a report about how McDonald’s is rebranding itself as “green” in its German restaurants. No, they’re literally rebranding the chain … more →
Springtime for Dubcek ... and Slovakia!
The green arches?
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scootage81 wrote 1 week ago: Perusing the headlines on Sme, I ran across a report about how McDonald’s is rebranding itself … more →
Woodrow Wilson and the fists of fury
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scootage81 wrote 2 months ago: The main train station in Prague, once and again officially called Wilson Station in gratitude to th … more →
Slovaks and Czechs
scootage81 wrote 3 months ago: Sme has an interesting story comparing Slovaks and Czechs in conjunction with tonight’s World … more →
On Czech-Slovak rivalry
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scootage81 wrote 5 months ago: The good: the NYT has an article about Slovakia and the ongoing rivalry between Slovaks and Czechs ( … more →
New research suggests additional benefits of Mozart
scootage81 wrote 6 months ago: It’s a little late, but I just came across this brilliant observation from a friend’s bl … more →
For those about to shock, we salute you
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scootage81 wrote 8 months ago: Evidently when Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek blasted the Obama stimulus plan as “the ro … more →
Praise Canada
scootage81 wrote 8 months ago: Spotted via Sme, a clip from some Fox News program bashing Canada for all the usual stereotypical re … more →
Red okres, blue okres
scootage81 wrote 8 months ago: The first round of the Slovak presidential election, held today, didn’t produce the requisite … more →
European disunion
scootage81 wrote 9 months ago: The NYT has an interesting piece about the ongoing spats between France and the Czech Republic, or m … more →
Niech żije litr!
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scootage81 wrote 1 year ago: When will the tyranny of standard weights and measures subside so that standardized weights and meas … more →
No longer just for the heller of it
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scootage81 wrote 1 year ago: In a move long overdue, the Czech National Bank will retire the fifty-heller coin, meaning Czech cur … more →
Last night in Prague
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scootage81 wrote 1 year ago: The bags are packed, save for the couple of last-minute toiletries and pajamas. A cab is ordered. Ou … more →
Czechoslovakia: The Original Bennifer
scootage81 wrote 1 year ago: One of the popular stories this week in both the Slovak and Czech media was a report from the U.S. c … more →
Oh, Condi, you came and you left me a treaty ...
scootage81 wrote 1 year ago: … so you could should missiles down. Er, sorry. My apologies to Barry Manilow. Strike that. No … more →
The Beer Chronicles
scootage81 wrote 1 year ago: Without doubt, one of the best things about living in the Czech Republic is the ubiquity of outstand … more →
Itinerant
scootage81 wrote 1 year ago: Walking back from the National Library today, it struck me how I really take Prague for granted. Bot … more →
Poutine: I'm lovin' it, eh?
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scootage81 wrote 1 year ago: Happy Canada Day to all of you up north. Unfortunately, I’m not getting to indulge in my semi- … more →
