Writer of icons
From EK Pictures, Poland, a marvelous group of photographic retrospectives. In Writer of Icons (Pisarz ikon), they have photographed the life and work on Ivan Shishman, 50, a father of seven, and artistic restorer from the town of Izmail, Ukraine. Ivan was a one time communist, and later the owner of a video shop specializing [...]
Station wins Murrow Award for Polish Legacy Project reporting
From WBFO: WBFO receives two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) honored WBFO Wednesday with two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. WBFO’s coverage of the crash of Flight 3407 in Clarence was honored in the breaking news category. Reporters who contributed to our first day coverage were News Director [...]
From the Cosmopolitan Review (and exciting news)
From the December 2009 issue of the Cosmopolitan Review, published by the alumni of Poland in the Rockies, a biennial symposium in Polish studies held at Canmore, Alberta. Cosmopolitan Review Turns One Work on this issue was in full swing before we suddenly realized that this is actually an anniversary issue. Cosmopolitan Review has turned [...]
Catching up
On some older news in my inbox: The irony From Reuters: Republicans urge Obama to roll back “Buy American” Republicans urged President Barack Obama on Thursday to roll back “Buy American” provisions of this year’s economic stimulus package that they said were delaying public works projects and costing American jobs. “Clearly these provisions are creating [...]
The latest issue of The Cosmopolitan Review
The latest edition of The Cosmopolitan Review has been published. The Cosmopolitan Review is published by the alumni of Poland in the Rockies, a biennial symposium in Polish studies held at Canmore, Alberta. This editions features include: EDITORIAL: Between Past and Present, Poland and North America This summer at CR, we took the time to [...]
Excuse me professor…
From the New Moment New Ideas Company, a TV commercial for the Government of the Republic of Macedonia, Ministry of Education and Science, part of a series of commercials aimed at promoting education.
Latest from CNN’s Autumn of Change: Poland
A cultural tour of Krakow A well-known photographer takes CNN’s Fred Pleitgen on a cultural and pictorial tour of Krakow, Poland. Embedded video from CNN Video
Videos from CNN’s Autumn of Change: Poland
Lights, camera … Poland CNN’s Fred Pleitgen visits a Polish film school that has produced some of the world’s greatest filmmakers. Embedded video from CNN Video Polish economy going strong CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen on the state of the Polish economy, which is faring much better than its neighbors. Embedded video from CNN Video Polish cuisine [...]
Pascha – a restoration
Thomas Smith, who Twitters here, points to an interview with Armenian author, poet, theologian, and gardener Vigen Guroian from American Public Radio’s Speaking of the Faith. The interview with Mr. Guroian, entitled Restoring the Senses, explores Easter as “a call to our senses.” Mr. Guroian discusses “his Eastern Orthodox sensibility that is at once more [...]
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
Premiering Sunday, April 19 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network Based up the true story of Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker in the early 1940s who is credited with saving the lives of 2,500 Jewish children during World War II. During the war Irena Sendler was able to move women in [...]
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