9 Haunting Then-And-Now Photos Of World War II Europe

Dutch historian Jo Teuwisse creates these images by combining digitized photo negatives from the war with painstakingly framed photos of the same locations as they are today. (via thedailywhat.tumblr.com)

Raymond Sultan 7 months ago 295 responses

Obama Adviser Calls Romney’s Foreign Trip An "Embarrassing Disaster"

Obama campaign advisers slam Mitt Romney’s trip abroad as an utter failure.

Rosie Gray 9 months ago 24 responses

The Warsaw Uprising- An Entire City Stops

Every August 1st, the people of Warsaw, Poland pay homage to 200,000 of the fallen during the 1944 Warsaw Uprising against Germany.

Julian Shenoy 9 months ago 62 responses

Solidarity Trade Union Breaks With Walesa, Opposes Romney

After Lech Walesa endorses Romney, the trade union co-founded by the former Polish President says he doesn’t speak for them.

Zeke Miller 9 months ago 7 responses

Ron Paul Revolution Follows Romney To Poland

Even outside the U.S., Paul’s devoted followers give Mitt a hard time.

Rosie Gray 9 months ago 14 responses

Romney To Give Public Speech In Warsaw

On “The U.S.–Poland Relationship & The Values Of Liberty”

Zeke Miller 9 months ago 1 response

Poles Petition Romney To Visit Grave Of Conservative President

Conservative blog encourages its supporters to email the Romney campaign demanding a vist to Lech Kaczynski’s resting place.

Zeke Miller 10 months ago respond

Polish Online Wrath Swamps Conservative Columnist

Debbie Schlussel wrote recently of Polish complicity in the Holocaust, a subject on which Poles demanded and won an apology from President Obama. In response, outraged Polish readers overran her Facebook Page and knocked her website offline.

BuzzFeed Politics 11 months ago 3 responses

Jewish Figures Defend Poland

Groups including the Anti-Defamation League are with Poland on the “Polish death camps” issue. Daroff dissents: “Methinks the Poles doth protest too much about this ‘controversy.’”

Rosie Gray 11 months ago 5 responses

Poles Demand Obama Apology For “Polish Death Camps” Comment

The president referred to “Polish death camps” while awarding a posthumous Medal of Freedom to Polish professor Jan Karski, a hero of the anti-Nazi resistance. UPDATE: “The President misspoke,” says Vietor. But Polish leader wants a “clearer” apology.

Rosie Gray 11 months ago 38 responses

THE Most Disgusting Tissue Ads Ever

This just is snot a good idea. Via Poland.

copyranter a year ago 65 responses

New Australian Vodka Ads Mock Polish People

Poles: Good at Vodka. Terrible at everything else.

copyranter a year ago 10 responses

Obama’s Hint To Medvedev Rattles Poland

Obama’s Republican rivals aren’t the only ones alarmed by his hot mic suggestion that missile defense — implicitly, defending Eastern Europe from Russia — could be softened after his re-election. The headline in the largest Polish tabloid, Fakt: “Were they trading Poland? Puzzling Obama talk with Medvedev about the missile shield.”

BuzzFeed Politics a year ago 17 responses

Too Cool For The Stairs

Welcome to Polish nightlife.

BurnRed a year ago 148 responses

Anonymous Invades Polish Parliament

Pop culture is seeping into politics more and more every day. The Polish Palikota Party showed a united front, and abuse of office copier regulation, during parliament yesterday.

Donna Dickens a year ago 35 responses

DJ Granny Throws Elderly Disco Party

So much adorable. This is DJ Wika Szmyt, a 76-year-old Polish beat farmer who throws all night raves for senior citizens. And by “all night rave,” I mean very pleasant disco and samba dance party that is likely over in time for “Wheel of Fortune.”

Gavon Laessig a year ago 53 responses

Steve Jobs Is Alive

Alive and well and reading his own biography in a Polish bookstore. (Too soon?)

Brian Abrams a year ago 85 responses

First Transsexual Politician Takes Office

Anna Grodzka, who was born a man but underwent a sex change, took her seat at the Polish Parliament.

BurnRed a year ago 100 responses

Polish Parliament Candidate Strips For Votes In Ad

Never in my life have I wished more for the ability to read Polish. I don’t know what her campaign platform is but she’s got “All Press Is Good Press 101” down to an art.

Donna Dickens a year ago 11 responses

Han Solo Graffiti From Poland

Han Solo hates fascists. View Image ›

Sophia Walker - The Last Go... a year ago 34 responses

Goose Befriends Blind Dog

And now it’s the dog’s seeing eye goose. And the goose is named Buttons. And the dog is named Baks. And they’re inseparable. And they hug. And I’m going to die from insulin shock. Squee. View Image ›

Gavon Laessig 2 years ago 80 responses

Man Throws Dog Poop At Owner Who Didn’t Pick It Up

Is this man an urban folk hero or a feces-flinging psychopath? You be the adjudicator! Always pick up after your dog. Or else. Watch Video ›

Gavon Laessig 2 years ago 126 responses

International Star Wars Posters

A long time ago in countries far, far away, these Star Wars movie posters were hung. Apparently West Africa is a big fan of the television movie, “Ewoks: The Battle for Endor.” View List ›

Gavon Laessig 2 years ago 51 responses

Polish President Lech Kaczynski Killed In Plane Crash on news.yahoo.com ›

Poland’s president and 96 others — including the army chief of staff, the navy chief commander, the head of the national bank — were killed as their plane crashed while trying to land in Russia. Lech Kaczynski and the many other national figures were en route to the 70th anniversary of the massacre in Katyn, where thousands of Polish officers were murdered by Soviet secret police in 1940.

Reddit Top Links 3 years ago 46 responses

Racist Microsoft Ads In Poland

Microsoft’s website in Poland replaces a friendly looking black man found on their English site with a creepy looking white guy. Microsoft has since apologized and changed the image back, but that hasn’t stopped the Something Awful forums from taking it and running with it. View Image ›

Tanner Ringerud 3 years ago 1 response

Ninio the Gay Elephant

Poland is awash in zoo-related controversy because of Ninio, a very expensive 10-year-old elephant who is not inclined to mate with his lady peers. This is now a source of outrage. Poland: on the frontlines of sociopolitical revolution since 1939. Read More ›

Amanda Dobbins 4 years ago 3 responses

WWII’s Most Badass Soldier on community.atom.com ›

A Nazi-fighting, whiskey-drinking, cigar-smoking Polish artillery gunner. Who was also a bear!

Kate Zuparko 4 years ago 6 responses