Kukuczka
Jerzy Kukuczka climbed the Himalayan crown – all 14 of the 8000-meter peaks – discovering new routes and ascents along the way, because as he said: “I like very much taking the undiscovered paths.”
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2012 vol. 4 no. 1 — Spring / Films
2012 vol. 4 no. 1 — Spring / Books
The Idea of Galicia: History and Fantasy in Habsburg Political Culture
Larry Wolff’s rich and engaging tale about Galicia and its four ethnic groups – Poles, Austrian Germans, Ruthenians and Jews – all of whom assigned a different meaning to the “idea” of Galicia. Reviewed by Lukasz Wodzynski.
2012 vol. 4 no. 1 — Spring / Books / Music
Chopin: Prince of the Romantics
Historian Adam Zamoyski has updated his biography of Chopin, giving us a comprehensive portrait of the composer, the man, the patriot, and the lover. At once scholarly and sensitive.
2012 vol. 4 no. 1 — Spring / Films
Polish Movie Nite presents Julian Myers: Introduction to Possession
Polish cinema, viewed and reviewed by Americans, leads them to a better understanding of “the complexities of contemporary Poland.”
2012 vol. 4 no. 1 — Spring / Films
Polish Movie Nite presents Marcella Faustini: An Introduction to The Theatre of Tadeusz Kantor
Polish cinema, viewed and reviewed by Americans, leads them to a better understanding of “the complexities of contemporary Poland.”
2012 vol. 4 no. 1 — Spring / Bulletin Board
Spring 2012 Bulletin Board
• Polish-German Relations
• Ice Warriors – Poland’s Adam Mickiewicz Institute publishes its first comic book
• Quo Vadis 2012 in Calgary, Canada
• Freedom Climbers author Bernadette McDonald in Montreal + Ottawa
• The Slavic Performing Arts Heritage Festival at Luzerne County Community College in Shamokin, PA – Writing Competition
2011 Vol. 3 No. 4 — Winter / Features
Bogusław Schaeffer: Poland’s Renaissance Man
Pushing the boundaries for the past six decades, Bogusław Schaeffer was still blazing the way at the Edinburgh Fringe last year with “one of the best productions since the festival was launched several dozen years ago.” Magda Romanska profiles a Renaissance man.
2011 Vol. 3 No. 4 — Winter / Films / Interviews
Agnieszka Holland talks to Eva Stachniak at the Toronto International Film Festival
The director of In Darkness speaks about films, music, identity, and the challenge of making a complex story simple, but not simplistic.
2011 Vol. 3 No. 4 — Winter / Features
Hacienda Santa Rosa: a Polish Refuge in Mexico
A harrowing 20-thousand kilometer odyssey ended with an unforgettable welcome in Mexico. Piotr Piwowarczyk, who is making a film about it, tells the story.
2011 Vol. 3 No. 4 — Winter / Features
Polish Global Village Happy Hour
Polish Happy Hour in DC has a community-building aspect to it but it’s an event without speeches. Co-founder Marcin Zmudzki, who also started the Polish Global Village mailing list, stresses the spontaneity and inclusiveness. Justine Jablonska attended on assignment – but is going back for the sheer pleasure of it.
2011 Vol. 3 No. 4 — Winter / Features
Iskra
College graduates look back on their freshman year and know this: Wouldn’t it have been great to have a network right from the start? A spark. An idea, A conversation. Action. A new initiative in Canada’s Hamilton-Toronto area – and it’s spreading.
2011 Vol. 3 No. 4 — Winter / Commentary
Our Stories, Our Voices
Stories are like literary genetics, essential to one’s identity. But how does a storyteller rise above competing voices, break through non-stop background noise, and seduce an audience? Justine Jablonska looks at the issues and offers some possibilities.
2011 Vol. 3 No. 4 — Winter / Interviews
Chatting with Chicago WTTW’s Dan Soles
Are we ready to celebrate Polish-American Heritage Month? Chicago’s PBS station WTTW is. Justine Jablonska speaks to station Chief Television Content Officer Dan Soles and reports on what we can contribute.
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