Poland 20 years later

Jun 01, 2009 22 Comments by

Krzysztof KieÅ›lowski’s domestic-scale epic Dekalog (The Decalogue) showed life in Poland in the simultaneously dull and precarious late 1980s*. The series provides a fascinating window on Polish culture and everyday life on the eve of the fall of communism. An in-depth analysis of shifts in social patterns and ways of life between 1988 and today [...]

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Behold! The wonderous new skyline of Warsaw

Mar 27, 2009 4 Comments by

Nowe centrum Warszawy: szkło, wieżowce, fontanny For 20 years a team of crack (addicted) architects has been hard at work behind closed doors on the 33rd floor of the Palace of Culture and Science. They recently revealed the 328th version of plans to beautify Plac Defilad and this time they really are trying to hide [...]

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