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Are You an Accepting Type of Person?
Are You an Accepting Type of Person?
Personality Test
Magazine / society
Reveal how accepting you really are – of lint on your clothes and of the world, but also of the results of this personality test from the Everything’s Gonna Be Alright trio.
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COVID-19 Has Transposed Us to the Future
Reading / feuilleton
What can the sudden, unexpected emergence of the coronavirus tell us about attitudes towards death and societal inclusion?
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A Bird’s-Eye View on Biebrza and Narew
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A Secret Offer
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Eucalyptus Is Burning Portugal
Society
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The Shortest Short Stories
Reading / culture
During a rainy July or a cold August, it’s a nice idea to read about holidays, mice, scarecrows, Wrocław and washing machines. A handful of the shortest short stories from the Everything’s Gonna Be Alright collective.
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Christmas wafers
Media / Photo
Bownik’s project violates the taboo, using the Christmas wafer as just a regular canvas for his drawings. Through the process of re-scaling, his work shows how cult objects transform into a completely new matter that loses its original context.
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The “Unseen” Photography of Robert Frank
The “Unseen” Photography of Robert Frank
An Interview with Martin Gasser
Reading / culture
Curator Martin Gasser talks about the death of his long-term collaborator Robert Frank, how he conceived his latest exhibition, and the value of ‘unseen’ photographs.
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The Transatlantic Is Losing Steam
The Transatlantic Is Losing Steam
The Shifting Geopolitics of Atlantic Waters
Reading / society
In an age of profound political and climate change, might transoceanic power soon shift to the Global South?
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Cartoons
Marek Raczkowski's drawings
Discover what Polish humour is about. Check out Marek Raczkowski's cartoons translated by Marek Kazmierski.
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20th July 1969
20th July 1969
Anniversary of the Month
Reading / science
On this day in 1969, a certain Mr Armstrong touched down on the moon and spoke about a giant leap for mankind, but how was all of this observed in communist Poland?
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July in History
July in History
Diary of an Eternal Pessimist
Reading / society
Our eternally pessimistic correspondent gives his historical highlights for the month of July.
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A Flip-Flop on Spitsbergen
Mind the climate
A Flip-Flop on Spitsbergen
The Future of the Barents Sea
Magazine / science
One of the world’s greatest ecosystems is dying before our eyes due to global warming. Our Arctic correspondent recounts the tragedy of the Barents Sea.
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Non-Fiction
The Real James Bond
Reading / literature
In this extract from “The Birds They Sang”, Stanisław Łubieński explores the origins of James Bond’s name, which – surprisingly enough – was borrowed from an American ornithologist.
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Poematic
Could Have
Reading / literature
A poem by a Polish Nobel Prize winner, translated by Stanisław Barańczak and Clare Cavanagh.
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The Art of Translation with Antonia Lloyd-Jones
The Art of Translation with Antonia Lloyd-Jones
The Valdemar Questionnaire
Reading / literature
Antonia Lloyd-Jones speaks with Valdemar about grisly murders, the elegance of Polish, and the lanky ghost of Józef Czapski.
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Mind the climate
Greta Thunberg: Let’s Use Nature to Fight Climate Change
Media / Video
All around us are magic machines that suck carbon out of the air, cost very little and build themselves. Trees – in all their gorgeous variety and spectacular beauty – can make a massive difference to the world, if we accept one condition: we have to leave fossil fuels in the ground, where they belong.
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The Limits of Clean Energy
Magazine / science
If the world isn’t careful, renewable energy could become as destructive as fossil fuels.
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What Comes After the Flood?
Mind the climate
What Comes After the Flood?
An Interview with Marcin Popkiewicz
Magazine / science
Marcin Popkiewicz, co-founder of a Polish climate science portal, talks about ecotourism, the fight against disinformation, and a possible future world.
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A Rightful Balance
Mind the climate
A Rightful Balance
Environmentalism in the Films of Studio Ghibli
Reading / culture
Studio Ghibli – the Japanese animation film studio – may be known for its fluffy mascots such as Totoro, but beneath this cute veneer are a series of films with serious ecological concerns.
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What Does the Amazon Rainforest Have to Say? ♫
Media / Audio
American acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton takes us on a sound trip to the first quiet park on Earth, where we can hear the gentle sounds of the Zabalo River, nestled deep in the Amazon rainforest.
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Mr Barker, Oedipuss and Us ♫
Media / Audio
We have more in common with cats and dogs than some people think – especially when it comes to cheekily deceiving each other. Original text by Ludwika Włodek.
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The Oak Chronicles ♫
Media / Audio
An encounter with an ancient oak tree named Bartek, as experienced and retold by a biologist and poet. Original text by Urszula Zajączkowska.
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Life in a Sealed Jar. A Brief History of Terrariums ♫
Media / Audio
Closed terrariums are currently in vogue for urban gardeners, but their history runs all the way back to 19th-century botany. Original text by Joanna Dobkowska.
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Healthy Living
Summer Meditations
Reading / society
A psychologist outlines four meditation exercises for the summer months.
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Why You Should Find Time to Be Alone With Yourself
Magazine / society
Don’t confuse loneliness with time by yourself.
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Five Ways to Deal With Self-Isolation
healthy living
Five Ways to Deal With Self-Isolation
Coping with COVID-19
Reading / society
Some practical advice on handling the pressures of self-isolation, social distancing and lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Anxiety Virus
healthy living
The Anxiety Virus
An Interview with Martyna Goryniak
Reading / society
Psychological coach and therapist Martyna Goryniak talks about what exactly anxiety is, why it can be harmful, and how we can try to mitigate it during the COVID-19 pandemic.