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Nice Driveway!
An occasional column on life in Slovakia by James Thomson.
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Why Slovakia seems to pathologise "incorrect" speech.
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People in countries that should know better are being treated like serfs, not citizens.
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Think of it less as the ship of state, and more of a dodgem car.
You know it’s Christmas in Slovakia when everyone on TV is wearing hose and doublets.
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When politics and history collide, the result can be… well, confusing.
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A rare earthquake reveals family solidarity and institutional weakness.
As the dust clears following the September 30 election, some startling facts emerge.
A month out from the election, little is clear.
To make urban cycling work, the attitudes of drivers, planners and politicians need to change.
Perhaps they're just used to being short-changed.
Some people still believe everything they read on the internet.
Over the decades, this Slovak institution has proved both durable and obdurate.
Ukraine war derangement syndrome continues to ravage some in the intellectual classes.
The Slovak property market is like a swimming pool full of confused sharks.
What supervising an undergraduate thesis taught me about how the system works (or doesn’t).
Our neighbours continued to suffer while we enjoyed the Easter holiday. What has Slovakia learned?
The parallels between Russia’s approach to Ukraine and Hitler’s to Czechoslovakia in 1938 are uncanny.
There is no moral to this tale, other than to cherish those you love.
Our capacity for indignation – or compassion – seems exhausted just when we need it most.
Should we pity or fear those who see the world through the distorting lens of the conspiracy media?
- 1. Layoffs continue, possibly hundreds of AT&T jobs may be at risk
- 2. On the Slovak-Ukrainian border, an American feels pessimism but also sees potential
- 3. IBM to lay off hundreds in Bratislava
- 4. News digest: Prominent MP threatens journalist with dismissal, accuses RTVS of 'jihad'
- 5. “Countess” Rošková, former Smer MP, convicted of fraud
- 6. Hidden gems in the east: Smuggling museum, 'Croatian' lake, and guitar heaven
- 7. Romanian coffee chain announces big plans in Slovakia
- 8. In Bratislava, a ship-like art gallery on the Danube gives you a full-spectrum experience
- 9. Last Week: Fico does right by Ukraine, for once
- 10. Ukrainian men illegally cross Slovak-Ukrainian border to avoid war
- 1. Last Week: Fico does right by Ukraine, for once
- 2. Pellegrini is a farce of Trump
- 3. Layoffs continue, possibly hundreds of AT&T jobs may be at risk
- 4. How to start Slovak family history research
- 5. Romanian coffee chain announces big plans in Slovakia
- 6. IBM to lay off hundreds in Bratislava
- 7. No other monument in Bratislava like this, its future uncertain
- 8. In Bratislava, a ship-like art gallery on the Danube gives you a full-spectrum experience
- 9. How a Slovak doctor helped a small Kenyan hospital
- 10. Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners
- 1. IBM to lay off hundreds in Bratislava
- 2. Speaking clearly
- 3. Last Week: Fico does right by Ukraine, for once
- 4. How to start Slovak family history research
- 5. Pellegrini is a farce of Trump
- 6. Slovak Matters: I don't eat skirts, and other language mishaps
- 7. Romanian coffee chain announces big plans in Slovakia
- 8. Layoffs continue, possibly hundreds of AT&T jobs may be at risk
- 9. 10 projects that are changing the face of Bratislava
- 10. No other monument in Bratislava like this, its future uncertain