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Welcome to “Przekrój”!

In case you’re wondering where you are, and especially since you probably can’t pronounce the name of this website, here’s a little help—“Przekrój” (pronounced “p-SHEH-crooy”) is the oldest society and culture magazine in Poland, now available in English.

“Przekrój” Magazine brings English-speaking readers some of the best journalism from across Central and Eastern Europe, in the fields of wellbeing, art, literature, science, ecology, philosophy, psychology, and more. Take a break from the speed and intensity of the daily news and join us!

Sylwia Niemczyk

is an editor and journalist; a reader and a flâneuse.

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Don’t Stress the Mess

Don’t Stress the Mess
On Environmental Psychology

Magazine / society
Environmental psychology – the study of how our natural and built surroundings influence us as individuals – suggests that too much order can be of social detriment. Sylwia Niemczyk
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The Fabricating Mind

The Fabricating Mind
When Memory Fails You

Magazine / science
As the pioneering work of Elizabeth Loftus shows, memory is fallible – and can, in fact, be replaced by imagination when we are asked to recall past events. Sylwia Niemczyk
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Trembling Bodies
healthy living

Trembling Bodies
The Life of Alexander Lowen

Magazine / society
Alexander Lowen – the creator of bioenergetic analysis – developed a psychotherapeutic technique that placed equal focus on the importance of both mind and body. Sylwia Niemczyk
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Reality Is Much Scarier than My Films

Reality Is Much Scarier than My Films
An Interview with Sion Sono

Reading / culture
Japanese director Sion Sono talks about the importance of humour in his films, the realities of cruelty and suffering, and what he is afraid of. Sylwia Niemczyk
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Backwards
healthy living

Backwards
A New Direction in Walking

Magazine / society
Walking backwards has many health benefits – it strengthens our muscles, is an efficient form of exercise, and can even prevent disease. Sylwia Niemczyk
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Roots That Heal
healthy living

Roots That Heal
Indigenous Medicine in the Amazon

Magazine / society
In the face of a global health crisis, the Secoya – an Indigenous peoples living in the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazon – have turned to the Amazon rainforest for help. Sylwia Niemczyk