Jan Pelczar
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Script Hunting
Script Hunting
An Interview with Tomasz Bąk
Magazine / science
Neurolinguist Tomasz Bąk talks about the letters and symbols of various world alphabets, as well as how brain diseases can affect language.
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Tall Dark Stranger
Tall Dark Stranger
Pandemic Diaries
Reading / society
As the pandemic continues, one of our contributors imagines a future in which social isolation, lockdown and climate change have all become the new normal.
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Introducing Ludwik
Introducing Ludwik
A Cat Lover’s Surprise
Magazine / society
A cat lover has a surprise after dating a dog owner – and increasingly finding himself walking man’s best friend.
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Revenge on the White Bourgeois
Revenge on the White Bourgeois
An Interview with Burhan Qurbani
Reading / culture
Director Burhan Qurbani talks about his latest film “Berlin Alexanderplatz” and the mirror it holds to contemporary German society.
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In the Valley of the Gods
In the Valley of the Gods
An Interview with Lech Majewski
Magazine / culture
Director Lech Majewski talks about his experiences with the Navajo people, the importance of artists in cinema, and his latest film “Valley of the Gods”.
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What’s in a Joke?
What’s in a Joke?
An Interview with Marcin Napiórkowski
Magazine / science
Humour scholar Marcin Napiórkowski talks about jokes in antiquity, liberal and conservative humour, and the importance of laughter.
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The Australian Alcatraz
The Australian Alcatraz
An Interview with Bartosz Twaróg
Magazine / society
Traveller Bartosz Twaróg talks about the unjust history of the Aboriginal peoples sent to Palm Island, where they were subjected to colonial violence for decades.
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The Best Routine Is no Routine
The Best Routine Is no Routine
An Interview with Harlan Coben
Reading / culture
Harlan Coben talks about writing crime during the pandemic, the global reach of Netflix, and the Polish-language adaptation of his novel “The Woods”.
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There Is Beautiful Light in the Dark
There Is Beautiful Light in the Dark
An Interview with Ilona Wiśniewska
Magazine / society
Reportage journalist Ilona Wiśniewska talks about living in the north of Norway, experiencing the northern lights, and preparing for the polar night.
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To Give Back Love
To Give Back Love
An Interview with Bartosz Bielenia
Reading / culture
Bartosz Bielenia – star of “Corpus Christi”, Poland’s Oscar candidate – talks about the act of impersonation, his lifelong fascination with performance, and the loss of Robin Williams.
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Listening to the Stars
Listening to the Stars
An Interview with Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil
Magazine / culture
Polish composer Grażyna Pstrokońska-Nawratil talks about an incredible moment in Nazareth, the importance of silence for composers, and the inspiring beauty of hearing the forest.
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We Live Inside the Sun
We Live Inside the Sun
An Interview with Paweł Preś
Magazine / science
Astronomer Paweł Preś talks about geomagnetic storms, drunk photons, and why the sun is much more powerful than we could ever imagine.
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The Man Who Tames the Elements
Mind the climate
The Man Who Tames the Elements
An Interview with Olafur Eliasson
Magazine / culture
Olafur Eliasson talks about recreating the sun, light in art, and engaging with the world beyond the gallery.