The most recent film in VBS.tv’s Rule Britannia series, made by Vice magazine editor Andy Capper (and London Scout) and director Leo Leigh (the talented son of Mike Leigh). Read More
Warsaw
aka The Phoenix City
Huggy hugs?
Dori | February 24th, 2010
A remake of the hit BBC series The Office, this is a mockumentary that documents the exploits of a paper supply company in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Made up of head chief Michael Scott, a harmlessly deluded and ignorantly insensitive boss who cares about the welfare of his employees while trying to put his own spin on company policy. Read More
Perfume Salon aims unique brands at Varsovian noses
Dori | February 23rd, 2010
Located on fashionable Mokotowska, alongside boutiques selling Dries Van Noten, Jil Sander and Comme des Garçons, Galilu Olfactory perfume salon is my true Warsaw gem. Read More
Keep me posted
Dori | February 22nd, 2010
Sorry, Ghettoblaster is a monthly club night in Warsaw, the capital city of Poland. It was created by the DJ duo of Sekta and Kosakot in 2006. The thing started as an underground party for friends. Two years later it became the biggest and most popular club night in the city. Read More
New Mitch&Mitch
Dori | February 18th, 2010
Mitch & Mitch was formed in 2002 by two musicians from the legendary Warsaw post-punk band Starzy Singers. They released their debut album entitled ‘Luv Yer Country‘ in 2003 followed in 2006 by ‘12 Catchy Tunes (We Wish We Had Composed)’ – an eclectic record which features music composed by some long-forgotten and ignored giants who had had a considerable influence on the group’s own artistic path. Mitch & Mitch have caused havoc with their extraordinary shows in countless cities across Poland and Europe. Read More
BIBA
Dori | February 17th, 2010
The most glorious fashion retailer of the 60’s and 70’s, Biba was the totally original brainchild of Barbara Hulanicki, a skilled fashion drawer-turned- designer born in Poland. Unlike most of the fashion conglomerates of today, the Biba business had humble beginnings. Starting off as a mail-order boutique with a few cheap garments cut all to the same tiny size, Barbara saw her designs take off in a big way. Read More
Polish blue pottery
Dori | February 11th, 2010
Young Poles have started to appreciate their traditional handcraft. After Alessi and a high-tech style dinnerware era here comes Boleslawiec!
Status mania
Dori | January 28th, 2010
Who cares what you’re doing right now? I’m always astonished by the amount of information people post on their facebook walls. I sense it gradually trashes my brain! Read More
Passports to be given live
Dori | January 26th, 2010
I like watching award ceremonies transmitted live. It’s always exciting. A little bit of fashion. A little bit of faux pas. Great.
Recently I watched Paszporty Polityki Awards. Polityka’s Paszport is an annual prestigious Polish award presented by the weekly magazine Polityka since 1993. Read More
Reverse
Dori | January 25th, 2010
Borys Lankosz’s award winning (11 awards at Gdynia Polish Film Festival, including Best Film and Audience Award) feature length directorial debut Reverse (Rewers) tells a story of three generations of women living together at the peak of Stalinist terror in 1950s communist Poland.
NEVER STOP BELIEVING
Dori | January 24th, 2010
New single on Gomma Dance Track!
The KDMS. London’s Soul Diva KATHY DIAMOND and 20 year old disco honcho MAXIMILIAN SKIBA from Warsaw have joined forces and started this new band. This first single features a remix by New York City’s legendary Disco DJ NICKY SIANO. Read More
Gazeta Wyborcza
Dori | January 23rd, 2010
“Gazeta Wyborcza” was founded in 1989 by a group of journalists and activists of the underground democratic opposition press as the platform for the first democratic parliamentary elections. Read More
Escape 2
Dori | January 23rd, 2010
Kampinos is a large forest complex located to the west of Warsaw in Poland. It covers a large part of the ancient valley of Vistula, between Vistula and Bzura rivers. Once a gigantic forest covering large part of central Poland, it currently covers roughly 240 km². Read More
Documentaries on HBO
Dori | January 18th, 2010
I can’t stand watching TV. Honestly. I watch news and documentaries. Series on DVD, sometimes. Polish HBO presents good docs on HBO Digital and HBO2 – original productions, but also others.
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Here comes the Young fashion
Dori | January 14th, 2010
