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Name: Kazimierz Funk, Ph.D. In the game: 1884 — 1967. Claim to fame: Discovered vitamins. Let’s start with the origin of the word “vitamin”. Nope, unlike Poppa Gus would have you believe, it’s not quite Greek. The word “vitamin” is actually a portmanteau of the words vital and amine. Vital, because these molecules were [...]
Living with a psychiatric patient
This week in Heniek’s hard drive: Feliks Falk’s 2009 thriller, Enen (released in the States as Case Unknown). As always, massive spoilers ahead! Dr. Konstanty Grot (Borys Szyc), a young psychiatrist, finds an amnesic patient in his newly-assigned ward. Ambitious and eager to make a name for himself, Dr. Grot quickly takes it into [...]
The Polish Ambassador
Electro-heads: listen up! There’s a new kid on the block. He’s Polish and rocks a blue-white-yellow, polyester onesie like it’s nobody’s business. David Sugalski (aka The Polish Ambassador/Ample Mammal) is a bit of an underground name. Dig deep into California’s electro scene, or, you know, YouTube… and there he’ll be. The music’s pretty good: [...]
Introducing Cosmopoles
Cosmopolitan: Familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures. Pole: Well, you know. A Polish person. The two merged: Something magical. Let me fill you in. Poland has been around for a while. Over a millennium, in fact. In that time, Poles have done some pretty amazing things while scouring the [...]
Everything starts well but ends horribly
This week on Heniek’s Hard Drive: Walerian Borowczyk’s 1975 drama, Dzieje Grzechu, a film showcasing a long, accelerating path through evil until the protaganist finally dies full of regret and despair in a jail cell. I know, right? Exciting stuff. First, you’re a young lady in the prime of life and then, before you [...]
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