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65º nordur. Episode 1: the blizzard
65º nordur. Tour around Iceland This is, somehow, a story about circles. It takes place at 65º north, right below the arctic circle. It gives an account of a trip around the Icelandic ring road, route nr 1. And it … Continue reading
The theory of two enemies (as seen by a Polish witness).
“One of the school-board’s favourite questions that were randomly put to us at the classes during the Soviet times was: ‘what is the purpose of the theory of two enemies?’ And depending on the answer we provided, our parents could be arrested … Continue reading
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Ukrainian endurance
It’s Kiev. The tunnels under the main crossings, and the subway passages, are stuffed with peasants and babushkas trying to sell their measly produce to a crowd of hurried and indifferent passers-by who scarcely take any notice of them or … Continue reading
Kurwing around
In view of its success among a few of my acquaintances, I’m proud to introduce to the world my coined term (copyright pending) kurwing around. Probably any Pole will easily identify its meaning; but it might not be so obvious … Continue reading
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Writers and readers
. As a writer, there are two ends in the range of literary concern: when you mainly think about the reader, and when you mainly think about yourself. And, as most things in this life, none of the extremes is … Continue reading
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Do widzenia, Warsaw. (Do widzenia, Poland.)
. A farewell to Warsaw (and somehow to Poland as well). Goodby Warsaw, I’m leaving you today. Goodby, goodby, goodby. Goodby all you people. There’s nothing you can say to make me change my mind. Goodby. (“Adapted” from Pink Floyd) … Continue reading
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Programmed obsolescency
. La obsolescencia programada es una de las más flagrantes manifestaciones de la hipocresía de las naciones capitalistas. El hecho de que la industria fabrique productos diseñados para fallar, estropearse u obsolescer en uno u otro sentido al cabo de … Continue reading
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Affording the truth
And it’s true: most of what we do in our social life, if not everything, is conditioned by our desire, is targeted to make us desirable, to look nice and appealing to women; and the fact of already having one, … Continue reading
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