Istanbul: Lust, Attraction and Attachment
Istanbul is alternately seductive and modest, attractive to men and women alike, and not inclined to be controlled by either of her two families, Asia and Europe. Kinia Adamczyk offers her Istanbul top 13.
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2010 Vol. 2 No.1 — Spring / Travel
2010 Vol. 2 No.1 — Spring / Books
Rome’s Most Faithful Daughter
She was, it appears, a rather difficult child, always willful, sometimes disobedient and frequently unpredictable…
2010 Vol. 2 No.1 — Spring / Books
Stadium: the Devil’s Playground
A black author provides a rare look at race relations in Poland.
2010 Vol. 2 No.1 — Spring / Books
The Ice Road: An Epic Journey from the Stalinist Labor Camps to Freedom
With the Soviet dystopia as background, the book reads like a terror-filled adventure – all the more so because it’s non-fiction.
2010 Vol. 2 No.1 — Spring / Features / Music
Jazzing Up Chopin’s Classic: Romantic Inspirations with a Twist
Chopin starts from a simple melody and then, releasing his imagination, departs from the main theme and plays one variation after another… Part of our series of articles for the Year of Chopin – 2010.
2010 Vol. 2 No.1 — Spring / Books
Chopin with Cherries Review
Maja Trochimczyk has gathered together poems to commemorate Chopin’s 200th birthday – and they’re as inspiring as they are exhilarating.
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2010 Vol. 2 No.1 — Spring / Poetry
Chopin with Cherries: A Tribute in Verse [selected poems]
Part of our series of articles for the Year of Chopin – 2010.
2009 — Winter / Features
The Noble and Compassionate Heart of the Maharaja Jam Saheb Digvijay Sinhi
Between August 1942 and November 1946, close to 1,000 Polish children and their guardians lived in idyllic settlements on the Kathiawar Peninsula in India not far from the summer residence of the Maharaja Jam Saheb Digvijay Sinhi. They had come at the Maharaja’s invitation from orphanages in Ashkabad, the capital of Turkmenistan, and Samarkand.
2009 — Winter / Features
Two Generations: 1989 and 2009
Don’t stifle the natural optimism of kids, Kris Kotarski finds out in conversations with some very young Poles.
2009 — Winter / Features
Spy versus Spy: a Kuklinski Saga
It could be said that conflict between opposites ultimately assumes a new place in the universe. One can arrive at many examples of opposing forces taking on transformations, even often fleeting ones – evil versus good, black versus white, women versus men, yin versus yang, communism versus capitalism, etc. Who would think that my surname, Kuklinski, could be poised in such a contest of antipodal proportions?
2009 — Winter / Travel
Barcelona in Detail
Barcelona is a city that begs to be enjoyed – visually, intellectually, and culinarily. It is also a city of endless and varying details.
2009 — Winter / Travel
Brussels: A City of Happiness?
Joyful, savory, unpretentious and inspiring – here is my definition of the EU capital.
2009 — Winter / Features
The Anthracite Coal Region: a Living Reflection of Polish History
“This place is like a time capsule. You guys still talk about Lemkos and Galicia. We don’t even talk about that stuff,” said exchange student Lyudmyla Sonchak during an ethnic festival near Minersville, Pennsylvania.
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