As I am collecting news items to feature in the new chapter of Absurdistan, I found an interesting drama regarding this year’s entry Eurovision song content. And I thought that maybe this week, instead of usual digest of the recent news, we can focus on that one thing, as in the lense of Eurovision – […]
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So at least for once Poland under the rule of PiS is Europe’s leader in something. Shame it’s in COVID-19, but it’s always something. Recently in Poland the number of death exceeded that of Great Britain – 548 vs 462. The number of infections is also similar (25571 vs 26860 respectively). But there is a […]
How censorship attempt dismantled a Radio Station
Back in the dark, communist times, the Polish band Maanam refused to play on the event organized by the communist party. To punish it, the communist regime banned its songs from the radio. The problem was, that the band was extremely popular and its songs, such as To Tylko Tango were at the top places […]
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Yet again Jurek Owsiak’s charity action Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy proved to be well rooted in the hearts of Poles. This year’s finale ended up with 175 938 717.56 zł raised, which is almost 50 000 000 more than a year before, which also been a record year. PiS constant rage against Owsiak seems to […]
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It’s official. Poland is no longer a country with rule of law any more. EU top court ruled, that Ireland might be right to refuse extradition of a Polish criminal, as due to PiS judiciary reforms, he might have his rights to fair trial compromised. And we can already see that he would not be […]
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One can think that in XXI century gay people are not a curiosity any more and women are no longer seen as a cattle and have their own rights. Nobody tells them what to do, or what they should wear. But there are still some countries in which religious leaders feel the right to lecture […]
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Poland is the most important thing for Poles. It is so important, that they want to spread Polishness all across the world. Voices that the West (or East, or Latin America, whatever) does not recognize the historical role of Poland could be heard from the right for quite some time as well. Every foreign mention […]
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Click here to see previous part of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far Finally, Poland decided to give shelter to the victim of religious persecution… Yes, yes, I can see some regular readers of this column murmuring to themselves “oh, not that old chestnut again, he could make […]
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Special edition to celebrate LVI National Festival of Polish Song in Opole in Kielce. Click here to see previous part of the series Click here to see all chapters of the series so far There used to be a time, when Festival of Polish Songs in Opole was exciting. This is the place where biggest […]
Brits claim to be music lovers but dance only to the beat of their own drum
Don’t get me wrong. Britain is one of the most important places in the history of popular music. Everyone will find a British band to their taste – from The Beatles to Macc Lads. If you find Iron Maiden too noisy, Capercaillie is there to calm your nerves. But Britain is not the only place […]