Aleksandra Lipczak

Ally Girls
World + People

Ally Girls

Three teenage girls from the Indigenous communities of the Americas are raising environmental awareness all around the world.
Aleksandra Lipczak
Memories of Violence
Art + Stories
Fiction

Memories of Violence

Michel Laub – author of “Diary of the Fall”, among other books – talks about inheriting trauma, the situation of Jewish people in Brazil, and the mechanisms of violence.
Aleksandra Lipczak
Pessimism Is Irresponsible
Art + Stories
Opinions

Pessimism Is Irresponsible

Anne Applebaum talks with Aleksandra Lipczak about being a ‘Polish mother’, and her fascination with Poland, politics and history.
Aleksandra Lipczak
Nature Is Not Nice
Art + Stories
Opinions

Nature Is Not Nice

Writer and poet Andri Snær Magnason talks about Iceland’s sacred cows, the importance of his grandmother, and his latest book “On Time and Water”.
Aleksandra Lipczak
An Archaeologist and a Citizen
World + People
Dreams and Visions

An Archaeologist and a Citizen

Iranian archaeologist and academic Leila Papoli-Yazdi talks about being a female archaeologist in Iran, the history of Polish refugees in Persia, and learning about taboo sexualities by excavating ruins.
Aleksandra Lipczak
Nothing Fixes Itself
Art + Stories
Experiences

Nothing Fixes Itself

The writer Almudena Grandes talks about the exhumation of Franco, her best-selling novel “The Ages of Lulu”, and why Spain must confront its fascist past.
Aleksandra Lipczak
The Map of Violence Is Mutating
Art + Stories
Experiences

The Map of Violence Is Mutating

Óscar Martínez talks about criminal control of migration in Mexico, the realities of life in El Salvador, and why the subjects of reportage are its real heroes.
Aleksandra Lipczak
A Life in Song
Art + Stories
Experiences

A Life in Song

The singer-songwriter Violeta Parra pioneered the renewal of traditional folk music in her native Chile. She left behind a number of albums, as well as a trail of heartbreak.
Aleksandra Lipczak