With a history of Polish migration dating back to the 1830s – and more than one million people of Polish descent in its metropolitan area today – Chicago is the traditional capital of the Polish ...

Explore the fascinating world of historical etiquette guides penned by strong, unconventional women. From Maria Wielopolska’s ...

Dive into the rich tapestry of Polish table culture with chef and historian Bogdan Gałązka. From medieval feasts to vegan ...

We explore the allure and complexities of utopian visions through the lens of reporters who journey to communities striving ...

‘Oh, I’m Popeye the Sailor Man!’ Most people know Popeye as a tough, spinach-eating sailor, a cartoon character created by American cartoonist E. C. Segar. But did you know who the real-life ...

Writer, novelist, playwright, translator, editor, publisher, educator, social activist. Halloween is fast approaching, so why not discover Polish women horror writers while you scare yourself silly.

The decadent and outlandish nobility known as the Polish Sarmatians are often said to have brought down the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth through their mistakes and hubris. The novelist Wojciech ...

From its birth in 1908, Syrena Record had gone on to rapidly earn a place in Polish and international recording history – and all within some six years before WWI pushed Europe into chaos. In the ...

There are two official languages in our country: Polish and Kashubian. In addition, we have dialects: Masovian, Lesser Poland dialect, Greater Poland dialect, Silesian, mixed ones in the east of the ...

A traveller, soldier, conspirator and exile, Beniowski was crowned king of Madagascar and proclaimed the island’s Ampansakebe (Emperor) by its indigenous people. Maurycy August Beniowski considers ...

With a history over 700 years old, Poland’s capital has dozens of historical palaces. Join us on a tour of eight particularly notable ones, highlighting the architecture, surroundings and history of ...

Many Polish rappers and their fans have noted links between Polish Romanticism and hip-hop, some going so far as to claim Adam Mickiewicz as the ‘original rapper’. From freestyle battles to ...