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Despite Poland’s ‘concrete calamities’ there is hope, says Alex Webber

As part of a wider ambition to humanise Warsaw’s city centre, plans for Plac Pięciu Rogów (for the sake of ease, I’ll call it Five Corners from now on) had promised for the provision of a cosmopolitan enclave filled with “shade-giving trees, fountains, benches and outdoor art installations.” Zdm.waw.pl

Throw a dart at a map and the chances are it will land on a town that has been perverted by concrete: Leżajsk, Parczew, Wągrowiec, Końskowola, Skawina, Bartoszyce, Skierniewice – the list of shame could fill a phone book. But, are things slowly changing?

‘Some people say this place is unlike any other cinema’: the history and the uncertain future of Warsaw’s famous Atlantic cinema

It survived the Second World War and communism, but will it survive the next few years?

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Culture | Life

Netflix braces itself for national backlash from diehard fans over its remake of legendary film Znachor

In anticipation of reaction to its modern-day take on the 1982 classic about an outstanding surgeon who loses his memory following an attack, Netflix posted on social media: "Ladies and gentlemen, Your Honour, this is Leszek Lichota as Rafal Wilczur. Znachor is coming to Netflix in the second half of the year."

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  • Armed forces get new commander
  • Poland should boycott Olympics if Russians, Belarussians take part

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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