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Inhuman Slaughter
Inhuman Slaughter
How Warriors Dehumanize Themselves
Reading / society
History suggests that, in order to kill, people must reject their natural reflexes—often by taking on an animalistic identity.
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Stop Singing in the Shower
Stop Singing in the Shower
The Global Water Crisis
Magazine / society
Access to clean water is far from a universal right across the globe. We must urgently address this, before it’s too late.
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Fasting to the Rescue
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Cassandra ’72
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Say Yes to the World
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Bravo, Okinawa!
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Przekrój Magazine
Society
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Is War Natural?
Is War Natural?
On Human Aggression
Reading / society
While some scholars suggest that war is an innate, biological phenomenon, others argue that it is rooted in social and cultural factors.
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Van Gogh from Czortków
Van Gogh from Czortków
The Life of Leopold Lewicki
Magazine / culture
Even though he was deported from France and expelled from the Kraków Academy of Fine Arts, Leopold Lewicki’s artistic talent was nonetheless remarkable in all its grotesque glory.
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Iron People
Iron People
A History of the Celts
Magazine / society
The history of the Celts stretches back thousands of years and across the breadth of Central and Western Europe.
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The Patter of Raindrops
The Patter of Raindrops
The Symbolism of Rain
Magazine / society
The sounds of rain can feel comforting and relaxing. Yet in the face of changing weather, rain can also be harbinger of environmental disaster.
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ENJOY house
Media / Photo
This series by New York artist Shelli Weiler presents forms of escapist amusement as hostile and uninhabitable environments. Subjects and spaces are produced in the pursuit of ideals, where sites for entertainment are fashioned by their shortcomings. Through the negation of colour, this series focuses on how the construction of fantasy inevitably entails its own failure.
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2nd November 1848
2nd November 1848
Anniversary of the Month
Reading / science
On this day in 1848, Edgar Allan Poe was in a decidedly bad place. With a string of successful literary works behind him, what exactly was causing the writer’s melancholia?
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November in History
November in History
Diary of an Eternal Pessimist
Reading / society
Our eternally pessimistic correspondent gives his historical highlights for the month of November.
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I Collect Signs of the End
I Collect Signs of the End
An Interview with Leszek Koczanowicz
Magazine / society
Philosopher and political scientist Leszek Koczanowicz talks about the different aspects of societal fear and anxiety, and how this is connected with Sherlock Holmes.
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A Dip in the Ice Feels Rather Nice
healthy living
A Dip in the Ice Feels Rather Nice
An Interview About Cold Water Swimming
Reading / society
Andrzej Hrycaj, a cold water swimming instructor specializing in the Wim Hof Method, explains what we can gain from taking an ice cold dip.
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Who’s Afraid of Helmut Newton?
Who’s Afraid of Helmut Newton?
A Conversation About His Photography
Reading / culture
Art historian Ania Diduch and photographer Wojtek Wieteska talk with two curators of Helmut Newton about the nature of the German’s nude and fashion photography.
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Walden
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“Walden” is a photography series by American photographer S.B. Walker that draws philosophical inspiration from Henry David Thoreau’s book.
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A Canadian in Bratislava
A Canadian in Bratislava
A Conversation with Ben Pascoe
Reading / society
Ben Pascoe, the Canadian founder of ‘Next Apache’, a cult café and second-hand book store in Bratislava, talks to Łukasz Grzesiczak about why he loves living in Slovakia.
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A Note of Nature
Mind the climate
A Note of Nature
Natural Inspirations in Music
Magazine / culture
Musical compositions inspired by the sounds of nature can bring relief, while simultaneously raising awareness of issues related to climate change.
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What Comes After Growth?
Mind the climate
What Comes After Growth?
An Interview about Food Sovereignty and Cooperativism
Magazine / society
Wojciech Mejor – a leading figure in the Polish post-growth movement – talks about food sovereignty, food cooperativism and alternatives to capitalism.
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Fiedorczuk
Fiedorczuk
Against Apocalypse
Reading / society
What does the word ‘apocalypse’ mean? And how can we understand it in the context of an Earth hurtling towards climate catastrophe?
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Life-Giving Dust
Mind the climate
Life-Giving Dust
From the Sahara to the Ocean
Magazine / science
Saharan dust is a phenomenon that starts in the desert and brings multiple benefits to oceans and plants across the whole of the globe.
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“Przekrój” for Beginners
“Przekrój” for Beginners
A History of the Magazine
Magazine / culture
“Przekrój” revisits the story of our magazine – from a cramped tenement block in post-war Kraków, to the relaunched and revitalized quarterly in modern-day Warsaw.
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Matured into Immaturity
Matured into Immaturity
The Life of Zbigniew Lengren
Magazine / culture
The illustrator and cartoonist Zbigniew Lengren ran a 50-year comic strip in “Przekrój”. His daughter remembers his remarkable life.
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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 ♫
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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.
CzytajHealing Exercises from Tibet
healthy living
Healing Exercises from Tibet
How to Practise Tsalung
Reading / society
Tsalung – a Tibetan yogic practice – combines both breathing and physical exercises to further support meditation and mindfulness.
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Garden Greens
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Garden Greens
Five Healthy Spring Leaves
Magazine / society
Spring is the perfect time to pick the leaves of nettle, starwort, dandelion, common yarrow and sheep’s sorrel.
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Beehive Medicine
Beehive Medicine
The Benefits of Apitherapy
Magazine / society
Bees produce honey, wax, pollen and propolis, among others. Apitherapy shows us how to use these products to enrich our own health and wellbeing.
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Breathe In, Gently
healthy living
Breathe In, Gently
The Problem with Excessive Breathing
Magazine / society
Excessive breathing can entail too little carbon dioxide in our body, which can lead to numerous health complications. This can be solved with diaphragmatic breathing.