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Polityka, one of the oldest and best Polish weekly magazines, has launched its Kindle version. I’m not sure whether it’s available for other ereaders too, but the Kindle version is surprisingly good. Polityka – despite its title – doesn’t just focus on politics, but is a high-quality liberal weekly whose topics span a wide range: [...]

06 Dec, 2008

Chris Moyles and Polish prostitutes

Posted by: Michał In: links|p for press

Let’s turn the tables. Normally I write about something Poland-related here, but this time I would like you to give me the facts and, perhaps more importantly, the opinions. I was away and quite busy over the past few days, and only just noticed tonight while on the Tube home a storm brewing on the [...]

18 Nov, 2008

Racism or bad taste? Or a technical error?

Posted by: Michał In: p for press

“Did you know Barack Obama has Polish blood? Yes, his grandpa ate a Polish missionary” This is a ‘joke’ I heard in Poland last week. It was attributed to Poland’s Foreign Minister (!), Radek Sikorski. The politician later had to explain that he did not actually tell the joke, he only used it as an [...]

23 Oct, 2008

Londyńczycy – EastEnders come to Poland

Posted by: Michał In: p for press

This is supposed to be the biggest production to hit Polish TV in ages. Or possibly ever. “Londyńczycy” (Londoners) is a new soap which debuts on TVP1 (Polish equivalent of BBC1) tonight. It has been heavily promoted all over the country with massive billboards and – judging by how many UK papers have picked up [...]

21 Oct, 2008

Frieze frame

Posted by: Michał In: bits and bobs|it's a sign!

I went to Frieze Art Fair in Regent’s Park last Saturday and it was quite fun – as always with such things, a bit of a mind-blowing experience. But that’s to be expected from Frieze. What I didn’t expect to see was a Polish newspaper turned into a piece of art. I came across this [...]

06 Oct, 2008

Poland loves Bollywood?

Posted by: Michał In: links

Until a few years ago the term ‘Bollywood’ didnt mean much to an average Pole. Poland doesn’t have a large Indian community, at least not as numerous as its British counterpart. Hence Bollywood cinema wasn’t really big in Poland. Yet, to my surprise, Bollywood is now used as marketing tool by some media in Poland. [...]



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