In a world that the identity politics has wrought, lived experience is a trump (apologies for the use of a triggering word) card: your viewpoint or opinion on an issue …
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People have been telling stories and myths about their ancestors from the time immemorial; in fact the importance of knowing where you come from has been a universal attribute of …
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“The New York Times” asks the questions no one needs to ask, much less answer: The short answer is “No”, or at least it should be the answer. There is …
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On September 30, 1960, at 8:30 PM, ABC network aired the first episode of Hanna-Barbera-produced “The Flintstones”. The late broadcast hour was a recognition that initially “The Flintstones” were made …
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It’s been a rather rough three centuries for this formerly largest and one of the most powerful countries in Europe. During its golden age, Poland – or the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth …
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The dream of an US military base in Poland seems one step closer to reality: President Donald Trump said the U.S. is considering a permanent military presence in Poland, something the Eastern European …
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Dermot Turing, the nephew of the famous code breaker and one of the fathers of the computer, Alan (“The Imitation Game”, pretty good movie) writes about a very little known …
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Today is the 79th anniversary of the start of the Second World War, and as I was pondering on that date, I realised that with one exception, there is no …
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This is, or isn’t, good news for Poland’s historical capital: The Polish city of Krakow has been named as the favourite destination for a short-haul city break for Brits by …
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Add this to the annals of European dhimmitude and spinelessness: Polish media is reporting that the city of Vienna has rejected the Polish gift of a statue of King Jan III Sobieski, …
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For the sake of the movie I hope that Iwan Rheon who played the arch-bastard (literally and metaphorically) Ramsey Bolton in “Game of Thrones” is good enough actor to go …
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For non-Australians readers and/or non-beer drinkers, VB, or Victoria Bitter is/was one of the major brands of beer produced and sold in Australia, which its many detractors have rather rudely re-christened …
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Note: I have originally published this long post a year and a half ago, and since then it has become one of my and my readers’ favourite TDC stories. Today …
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Poland’s populist government is criminalising language and policing history: Polish lawmakers approved a bill on Friday that makes it a crime, punishable by up to three years in prison, to …
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