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Adapting Big Sisters: The Intermediality of YouTubers Autobiographical Advice
By Silke Jandl Introduction YouTube vlogger is the new dream job among teenagers (see for example here and here); in fact, over the past decade YouTubers have rapidly become prominent role models and their highly subjective advice is avidly sought after. The fan communities that have evolved around YouTube vloggers have proven not only to…
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It Don’t Mean a Thing if It Ain’t Got That Swing
By Martina Krénová On hearing the phrase “swing dance”, many imagine old Hollywood movies with dancers dressed in sailor’s uniforms, which is not untrue of swing dance and music, but it is only a part of the swing era which in some form has survived to today. When looking into the history of…
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Letter from Abroad: Studying in the Festival City
By Michaela Zikmundová “You can study that?” is usually the first question I get whenever I mention my current postgraduate programme to anybody. “Of course you can,” I reply. “And what city is better to study festival management than Edinburgh, right?”
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He Will Most Certainly Not Be Fine: Please Like Me as a Millennial’s Adaptation of Contemporary Australia
By Tereza Walsbergerová Chuck Palahniuk is not by far the only one who realises that being in one’s twenties can be extremely tough. In fact, there is one comedian in Australia who based his entire livelihood on this notion and even created a TV show around it. Josh Thomas’ Please Like Me is about…
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US Presidential Elections 2016
Written by Radka Michaláková, Barbara Ocsovayová, Šárka Panochová Edited by Šárka Panochová, Tereza Pavlíková This year is Barack Obama’s last year in the office of President of the United States. It is also his eighth year as President which means that he cannot run for the office again. And this year, more than in the…
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The Czech Sock in Bristol
An Interview with Chris White Written by Blanka Šustrová Edited by Martina Krénová Studying English language at university is not unusual these days for non-native speakers. But what if a young English-speaking man from Bristol decides to devote his college years to studying Czech language? It was a pleasure to ask Chris White what had…
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A Czech among (Czech) Texans
By Jan Beneš „Howdy,“ calls out the professor, and the lecture room, filled with one hundred and fifty students dressed in maroon or donning a piece of clothing with “Aggies” on it, quickly responds with another “Howdy.” The class may now begin. Welcome to College Station, Texas, a place you have probably never heard of.…
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Podcast: THE Medium for the Millennial Generation
by Tereza Walsbergerová In the last five years the popularity of radio podcasts had risen to the point where even Stephen Colbert acknowledged them on CBS’s The Late Show. What is so special about this seemingly mysterious and underground medium and why one may consider it the ideal medium for the millennial generation? This…
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Grantchester: the double trouble of a vicar-detective
By Martina Krénová What could go wrong when a handsome, charismatic vicar partners with a police detective to solve crimes? The duo of a flawed vicar loving cricket, whiskey, jazz, and women, battling his inner demons, and a highly practical police detective, who has a strong sense of duty to make the society better, stumble…
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Write Only What You Want to Write
by Martina Krénová edited by Blanka Šustrová Such are the words of Laura Dockrill who was kind enough to spare a few minutes to answer our questions. Writing is only one of her many accomplishments as she is a woman of numerous talents; apart from being an author, Laura is also a performer and…