“People’s Oskar” award
Few would confuse the glitz of the Academy Awards with a ceremony held by a folk arts society in Poland, but Hollywood doesn’t want anyone else handing out Oscars. So the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is demanding that Poland’s Association of Folk Artists stop giving out what it calls the “People’s Oskar.” Waldemar Majcher of the Association of Folk Artists said Monday the...
Read MoreTraditional Pączki
Donuts are a traditional food the week before Lent or the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. For many Polish families pączki are a treat for Sundays, holidays and other special occasions. The following pączki recipe is one that I have come up with by trying different ones in Polish cookbooks. This is the hard part of writing down a yeast recipe. I watched my mom so much that I knew what that dough...
Read MoreTax laws in Poland
Tax return season is here! Some of us have already done it, others wait until last minute…. Today I wanted to tell you a little more about taxes in Poland, since the system is slightly different than in USA. An individual pays tax on his income as a wage earner or as a self-employed person. The tax for an individual who meets the criteria of a “permanent resident” in Poland will be...
Read MoreThe Chair of the Year 2011
I was not aware of the “Chair of the year” award…I looked into this a little more…. The Warsaw Voice has been granting its annual Chair of the Year award to distinguish people, institutions or even objects that have exerted the most important influence on the life of Poles over the course of a year. As a symbol of the award, the statuette presents a film director’s chair. It was...
Read More“In Darkness”
In the last few decades, German and French filmmakers — reflecting, and in some cases, bravely advancing national attitudes — have examined the Holocaust with blunt candor and shades-of-gray maturity. Polish director Agnieszka Holland’s beautifully made and profoundly responsible “In Darkness” represents a rare cinematic attempt to address the Poles’ unhappy participation in World War...
Read MoreNational Museum in Cracow – new exhibitions
Today some news for all of you interested in art! In the Gallery of 19th Century Art in the Sukiennice Cracow, the Museum will be offering “Unfinished Conversations. On Jan Matejko’s Rejtan” (13.02 – 27.05.2012), an exhibition centred around the artist’s most controversial work, “Rejtan. The Fall of Poland” (1866). The painting became an inspiration for numerous artists and works...
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