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Bydgoszcz buzz at Vintage Photo fest

Host John Beauchamp also hears about photographs from the lost archive of Himalayan climber Wanda Rutkiewicz. Archiwum Wandy Rutkiewicz/Courtesy Fundacja Fotografistka

In this edition of The Debrief, we’re in the central city of Bydgoszcz for the annual vintage photo festival.

Beer still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah! TFN steps back in time to explore some of Warsaw’s oldest bars

For a minority, the essence of the weekend rests in the foggy little bars that were established during Communism. Though fast dwindling in number, and left utterly winded by the lockdown, these have tapped a new wave of fans among a small group of people.

Keeping on track: tram museum takes people on virtual tour of vintage rolling stock

The virtual tour takes in eight trams, spanning some 70 years of design.

Vintage fashion market to hit Warsaw

A vintage fashion show and market will bring the styles of the past to Warsaw on May 30.

Pals looking to ‘blast away misconceptions about Poles’ with their stunning online poster shop

Projekt 26 was founded by friends Sylwia Newman and Harriet Williams, a Polish-British duo who live near each other in south-east London and bonded over their shared love for mid-century art and design.

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The Polish-English book “Auschwitz Bauleitung. Designing a Death Camp” sets out in shocking detail how the full potential of German technology and industry took part in building the death apparatus that claimed the lives of 1.3 million victims.

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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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