January 18, 2009
December 17, 2008
Janek Wiśniewski Padł
Poland’s 1970 shipyard protests occurred on 17 Dec. Janek Wiśniewski, the subject of the song above, was actually named Zbigniew Godlewski. He was 18 years old, lived in Elbląg, and worked at the Paris Commune Shipyard [now Gdynia Shipyard].
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December 13, 2008
Stan Wojenny
On 13 Dec 81, Prime Minister General Wojciech Jaruzelski declared Martial Law in Poland, closing the borders, instituting military patrols, imposing a strict curfew, and censoring all media. Food and other necessities were scarce and rationed, and any travel without a permit was prohibited.
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July 25, 2008
Elsewhere
SI-Bashing Pol a Real Beach Bum: OMFG, the Jersey shore has words with Staten Island!
Shipyards to Sheratons in Gdansk: is it a coincidence that I designed the Sheraton hotel chain’s first web site at my first real job? I no longer think so.
“Poster Boy”: Artist, Vandal, Maker of Funny Things: is this the next Banksy?
Fading Fast: Painted Wall Signs Are Disappearing, But Is Restoration the Answer?: on preserving [or not] ghost signs in the Bay Area.
Great Lakes Urban Exchange: GLUE is an information clearinghouse “founded to promote the power, aid in the positive transformation, and address the shared challenges of similarly-storied older industrial cities situated in the Great Lakes watershed.”
A Locally Grown Diet With Fuss but No Muss: chronicling the emerging “lazy locavore” movement.
Missed Connections: maps of Craigslist’s Missed Connections; lots of Missed Connections in stores across the country; what does that say about people’s social outlets?
