Marek Kohn
@marekkohn.bsky.social
Writer: science, society, diversity, identity. Latest book: The Stories Old Towns Tell. Latest revised book: Dope Girls. No srach.
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The Belgian government is called Arizona. Central Brussels currently full of people protesting against it
October 14, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The Belgian government is called Arizona. Central Brussels currently full of people protesting against it
'Are you writing in Polish?' No, Bluesky, I'm trying to reply to a post in English by @benstanley.eu , why do you ask? now let me get back to complaining about ios26 pls
September 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
'Are you writing in Polish?' No, Bluesky, I'm trying to reply to a post in English by @benstanley.eu , why do you ask? now let me get back to complaining about ios26 pls
Splendid reconstruction at Tustan Fortress in the #Ukrainian #Carpathians – not of the fort, but of the camp made by the archaeologists who investigated it in 1970. Material culture and way of life authentically represented; Volga in surprisingly good nick #HillfortWednesday
September 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Splendid reconstruction at Tustan Fortress in the #Ukrainian #Carpathians – not of the fort, but of the camp made by the archaeologists who investigated it in 1970. Material culture and way of life authentically represented; Volga in surprisingly good nick #HillfortWednesday
The flag of St George tops the Bhangra Fusion outfit off perfectly, don't you think?
Well done and thanks @bestfootmusic.bsky.social for yesterday's Summer Fusion Festival in Brighton yesterday ☀️
Well done and thanks @bestfootmusic.bsky.social for yesterday's Summer Fusion Festival in Brighton yesterday ☀️
September 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The flag of St George tops the Bhangra Fusion outfit off perfectly, don't you think?
Well done and thanks @bestfootmusic.bsky.social for yesterday's Summer Fusion Festival in Brighton yesterday ☀️
Well done and thanks @bestfootmusic.bsky.social for yesterday's Summer Fusion Festival in Brighton yesterday ☀️
I bought some dried mushrooms in the Ukrainian Carpathians, but not the ones in the tub on the right, this isn't a fairy tale 🍄
September 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I bought some dried mushrooms in the Ukrainian Carpathians, but not the ones in the tub on the right, this isn't a fairy tale 🍄
A week ago I was eating grapes from a Ukrainian kitchen garden (= small farm in UK city terms) and thinking I should follow the example in my own small way back home
so ... rose hip syrup (too early, but best I can do)
soundtrack: The Ukrainian Shelf 5: Food
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwOD...
so ... rose hip syrup (too early, but best I can do)
soundtrack: The Ukrainian Shelf 5: Food
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwOD...
August 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
A week ago I was eating grapes from a Ukrainian kitchen garden (= small farm in UK city terms) and thinking I should follow the example in my own small way back home
so ... rose hip syrup (too early, but best I can do)
soundtrack: The Ukrainian Shelf 5: Food
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwOD...
so ... rose hip syrup (too early, but best I can do)
soundtrack: The Ukrainian Shelf 5: Food
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwOD...
'These are not images of this reconstruction': renovation work in Lviv's old town confronts passers-by with a street screen showing the aggressor's destruction of #Ukrainian built heritage.
August 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
'These are not images of this reconstruction': renovation work in Lviv's old town confronts passers-by with a street screen showing the aggressor's destruction of #Ukrainian built heritage.
Though we do have at least one account of a pagan fire ritual during the early Christian era. What they did in C4 France was basically the same as what Ukrainians have done in this century, only they didn't have car tyres to set alight.
June 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Though we do have at least one account of a pagan fire ritual during the early Christian era. What they did in C4 France was basically the same as what Ukrainians have done in this century, only they didn't have car tyres to set alight.
Brains on speed. Deconstructing dopamine. A racing driver watches himself win a race, sitting on his own shoulders 👀 magazine.goodwood.com/issues/gwood...
May 2, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Brains on speed. Deconstructing dopamine. A racing driver watches himself win a race, sitting on his own shoulders 👀 magazine.goodwood.com/issues/gwood...
Flags in Flagstaff, Arizona, making a statement about US foreign relations – Stars and Stripes 🇺🇸 flanked by Greenland 🇬🇱, Canada 🇨🇦, Mexico 🇲🇽 and Ukraine 🇺🇦 – outside the Weatherford Hotel
April 28, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Flags in Flagstaff, Arizona, making a statement about US foreign relations – Stars and Stripes 🇺🇸 flanked by Greenland 🇬🇱, Canada 🇨🇦, Mexico 🇲🇽 and Ukraine 🇺🇦 – outside the Weatherford Hotel
thank you, my sermon today will be on 'What Would Jesus Drive?'
April 27, 2025 at 6:59 AM
thank you, my sermon today will be on 'What Would Jesus Drive?'
And huge fun too. Though the opening hours are a bit of an issue.
April 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
And huge fun too. Though the opening hours are a bit of an issue.
Down in southern Arizona, indie bookstore Bisbee Books & Music has put #Ukraine right at the front of the shop 🤍💙 #BookstoreDay
April 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Down in southern Arizona, indie bookstore Bisbee Books & Music has put #Ukraine right at the front of the shop 🤍💙 #BookstoreDay
US bombers destroyed 40%+ of Rothenburg ob der Tauber #OTD 80 years ago. Most of these houses are post-war, but visitors to the 'fairy-tale' old town don't know or care – and the rebuild covers up the town's darker history.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/5n7bx9yh
Learn more: tinyurl.com/5n7bx9yh
March 31, 2025 at 10:34 AM
US bombers destroyed 40%+ of Rothenburg ob der Tauber #OTD 80 years ago. Most of these houses are post-war, but visitors to the 'fairy-tale' old town don't know or care – and the rebuild covers up the town's darker history.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/5n7bx9yh
Learn more: tinyurl.com/5n7bx9yh
Where did #DopeGirls the TV drama get its name, you ask? Well, it's from my book Dope Girls, and I got it from this 1922 newspaper article.
'And then there entered the dope girl. I have never before seen such a change in the features of any man or woman.'
'And then there entered the dope girl. I have never before seen such a change in the features of any man or woman.'
March 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Where did #DopeGirls the TV drama get its name, you ask? Well, it's from my book Dope Girls, and I got it from this 1922 newspaper article.
'And then there entered the dope girl. I have never before seen such a change in the features of any man or woman.'
'And then there entered the dope girl. I have never before seen such a change in the features of any man or woman.'
Three years on, my respect and admiration for the new #Ukrainian communities here is deeper than ever 💙💛 #Brighton #Hove #Sussex
February 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Three years on, my respect and admiration for the new #Ukrainian communities here is deeper than ever 💙💛 #Brighton #Hove #Sussex
There will be a gathering in Brighton on Sunday, and a rally in Trafalgar Square on Monday evening, marking the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion. We can stand with Ukraine at these too.
February 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
There will be a gathering in Brighton on Sunday, and a rally in Trafalgar Square on Monday evening, marking the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion. We can stand with Ukraine at these too.
This from @uilleamblacker.bsky.social is outstanding in its scope, depth and empathy. Yes, perhaps someone should juxtapose images of 2025 Gaza and 1945 Warsaw. It crossed my mind too when I saw the images and the statistics of destruction, all so shockingly similar. substack.com/inbox/post/1...
February 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This from @uilleamblacker.bsky.social is outstanding in its scope, depth and empathy. Yes, perhaps someone should juxtapose images of 2025 Gaza and 1945 Warsaw. It crossed my mind too when I saw the images and the statistics of destruction, all so shockingly similar. substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Asked yesterday whether it was the war or something earlier than drew me to Ukrainian culture.
Should have said both: the war, and an upbringing around a Polish diaspora committed to sustaining the nation in exile through culture.
But wasn't expecting that q at a talk about Dope Girls 😂
Should have said both: the war, and an upbringing around a Polish diaspora committed to sustaining the nation in exile through culture.
But wasn't expecting that q at a talk about Dope Girls 😂
February 11, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Asked yesterday whether it was the war or something earlier than drew me to Ukrainian culture.
Should have said both: the war, and an upbringing around a Polish diaspora committed to sustaining the nation in exile through culture.
But wasn't expecting that q at a talk about Dope Girls 😂
Should have said both: the war, and an upbringing around a Polish diaspora committed to sustaining the nation in exile through culture.
But wasn't expecting that q at a talk about Dope Girls 😂
Meanwhile Brussels-bound on ICE thx to Zug Chef who got the connection held for us after usual DB delay 🙏
February 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Meanwhile Brussels-bound on ICE thx to Zug Chef who got the connection held for us after usual DB delay 🙏
Out today in paperback from @yalebooks.bsky.social, indie purchase option tinyurl.com/43vpezu9
January 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Out today in paperback from @yalebooks.bsky.social, indie purchase option tinyurl.com/43vpezu9
