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Olga Tokarczuk’s Books in a Nutshell
Reading / culture
A brief summary for those of you who haven’t read the Nobel Prize in Literature 2018 winner’s books until the very end.
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Time and Ice
Reading / culture
According to Icelandic legends, the world started with a frozen cow. From its udders came the four rivers that nourished the world. An Icelandic writer reflects on the glaciers of his homeland.
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short story
Medulla
Reading / literature
A short story involving a hip café, heartache, and large lush plants, written by one of our regular contributors.
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He Who Asks Doesn’t Photograph
He Who Asks Doesn’t Photograph
A Conversation About the Legacy of Robert Frank
Reading / culture
Art historian Ania Diduch talks with photographer Wojtek Wieteska about out of focus photographs, deckchairs, and colliding with the world at “Unseen”, an exhibition of Robert Frank’s work at the renowned gallery, C/O Berlin.
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Leaving Your Ego Behind
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The Stump Prophet
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Eyes of Green
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A Journey to the Source of Life
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Eyes of Green
Eyes of Green
21 Trees That Bear Witness to History
Reading / science
Trees can live for hundreds – and in some cases, tens of thousands – of years, making them the most well-versed historians… if only we could communicate with them.
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Paris Photo 2019
Media / Photo
Paris Photo is the most important art fair dedicated entirely to photography. The event attracts thousands of visitors as well as hundreds of galleries and artists. We present you with our selection of photos from this year’s 23rd edition of the Paris photography fair.
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The Stump Prophet
The Stump Prophet
The Sculptures of Heródek
Reading / culture
To some, Karol Wójciak was a local eccentric; to others, he was an artist with a singular aesthetic. To most, he was known as Heródek, the creator of wooden gnotek sculptures of angels and saints.
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short story
Ginkgo
Reading / literature
Haunted by its dreams, a young child is taken to the Ginkgo, where a wise teacher awaits it… A short story set after the Anthropocene epoch, on a green hill beyond the rusty mountains.
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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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Bedouins and Sandynauts
Bedouins and Sandynauts
A Kepler Base in the Desert
Reading / science
In the heat of Oman’s Dhofar desert, two very different groups of temporary inhabitants go through their monotonous yet important daily routines.
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Helping from the Kitchen
Helping from the Kitchen
A Food-Based Altruism
Reading / society
Changing the world might seem like a superhuman task, but it’s within all of our capabilities. When it comes to food, there are plenty of ways for us to make a difference through being altruistic.
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I Lost a Friend
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I Lost a Friend
On the Death of a Four-Pawed Companion
Reading / society
Dogs are more than man’s best friend – they teach us something about each other, too. One of our authors laments a loss in this article from the 1960 edition of “Przekrój”.
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It Should Be OK.
Media / Photo
Young people occupy an extraordinary place in the history of Września. They were the heroes of the Września children strike that later became a symbol of young people’s struggle for freedom – of the individual and the nation alike. Almost 120 years after those events took place, photographer Zuza Krajewska was invited to create this year’s edition of the Września Collection project. The artist decided to take a closer look at the contemporary generation of young Poles from Września.
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The Art of Translation with Ursula Phillips
The Art of Translation with Ursula Phillips
The Valdemar Questionnaire
Reading / literature
Ursula Phillips speaks with Valdemar about being a Slavic librarian, the inherent compromises of translation, and wrestling with Adam Mickiewicz.
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Izaak Feldwurm’s Manuscript
Reading / literature
In this excerpt from one of Piotr Paziński’s short stories, Pan Abram leads a mysterious search for a lost literary manuscript and its legendary author in what was once the heart of Jewish Warsaw, characterized by its ‘Bird Streets’.
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The Trouble with Too Many Bodies
The Trouble with Too Many Bodies
Contemporary Cemetery Solutions
Reading / society
As the global population continues to grow, an uncomfortable question arises: where do we find the space to continue storing the deceased?
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Without End
Reading / feuilleton
Death is, of course, an intangible concept while we are living, yet we seem to distance ourselves from even talking about it.
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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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Reconciliation by Light
Reconciliation by Light
On All Saints’ Day and Death
Reading / society
The Christian celebration of All Saints’ Day is not usually practised in the Anglosphere. But for Poles (and others in Central and Eastern Europe), it is an important holiday that puts death in its place and looks towards life.
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The Various Incarnations of Reincarnation
The Various Incarnations of Reincarnation
Is There Life After Death?
Reading / society
A belief in metempsychosis (or the transmigration of souls) has held popular appeal across many cultures – both ancient and modern; through Judeo-Christian and Dharmic religions.
