Archive for 'Culture'
Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy Posted by Kasia on Jan 15, 2012
Commuters in Warsaw were treated to a rare sight this week when they were greeted by people collecting for WOŚP’s charity event without any trousers. According to Fakt, travellers getting on and off the city’s metro were approached by hoards of trouser-less youths bearing collection boxes as part of WOŚP’s annual ‘No Pants Subway Ride’…
Jerzy Kosiński – someone you should know Posted by Kasia on Jan 13, 2012
Born in Łódź, 1933, Jerzy Kosiński stands out as one of the 20th centuries great literary talents, with a life story every bit as sinister and dramatic as his books. Originally named Jerzy Nikodem Lewintopf, his life was turned upside down with the outbreak of WWII. His father chose to hide his families Jewish blood…
Fraudulent marriages in Poland Posted by Kasia on Jan 12, 2012
I never really heard about “bogus marriages” in Poland, but I guess it is really happening… As many as 31 people were implicated in a bogus wedding racket that married Nigerian men to Polish women for EUR 5,000. Investigators said they suspected 20 fraudulent marriages had taken place between 2005 and 2007 in Warsaw, Pruszków and…
President Komorowski to visit Chicago, Davos, New York in 2012 Posted by Kasia on Jan 11, 2012
In 2012 Poland’s President Bronisław Komorowski will lead a Polish delegation to a NATO summit in Chicago, attend the Economic Forum in Davos and take part in a UN General Assembly session in New York. In late January the Polish president will go to Davos and in early February to Munich to attend an international…
Wrocław Guitar Festival Posted by Kasia on Jan 10, 2012
Not as romantic as the violin, nor as revered as the piano, not as resonant as the saxophone or clarinet, yet the young, brash and dynamic sound of the guitar can claim to be more versatile than all of the above, being the queen of everything from flamenco to heavymetal music. This is certainly the…
Lego Concentration Camp Posted by Kasia on Jan 8, 2012
The Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw has caused something of a stir by purchasing the controversial ‘Lego Concentration Camp’ set designed by artist Zbigniew Libera. Reports in Fakt state that the museum bought the set from a private art collector in Norway for EUR 55,000 and plans on making it one of its main…
Deadly New Years celebration on Polish roads Posted by Kasia on Jan 3, 2012
Hopefully all of you had a great New Years weekend, spent either at home or out at a party:) Unfortunately, every year, people drink and drive and that’s when we have not so happy ending… According to the Polish police, the New Year’s Eve weekend just witnessed a greater number of overall, and fatal, road…