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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!

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352 results
Reading
Reading
Reading / culture
What’s Your Faith?
What’s Your Faith?
Reading / culture

Reveal what (or whom) you believe in with this playful quiz from the Everything’s Gonna Be Alright trio.

Everything's Gonna Be Alright

Reading / culture
Change Your Tune
Change Your Tune
Reading / culture

The Everything’s Gonna Be Alright collective presents a handful of tips for those whose singing aspirations reach beyond the shower.

Everything's Gonna Be Alright

Magazine / culture
Italo Calvino, “Mr. Palomar”
Italo Calvino, “Mr. Palomar”
Magazine / culture

“In fact, he spends whole weeks, months in silence.” An excerpt from Italo Calvino’s “Mr. Palomar,” illustrated by Joanna Grochocka.

Joanna Grochocka

Reading / culture
A Consciously-Planned Coincidence
A Consciously-Planned Coincidence
Reading / culture

The Polish photographer discusses the importance of memory and childhood in the visual arts.

Aleksander Hudzik

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The Cake
The Cake
Reading / culture

Some unsolved mysteries—especially those made from flour, sugar, butter, and eggs—can end up being remarkably delicious.

Matthew Coachinger

Reading / culture
Chess
Chess
Reading / culture

On the existential despair of a supercomputer, which is forced to play tournaments again and again—and never lose.

Matthew Coachinger

Magazine / culture
With My Naked Eye
With My Naked Eye
Magazine / culture

The acclaimed American art photographer looks back at his career, and the cultural and temporal influences that have shaped it.

Wojtek Wieteska

Magazine / culture
Beware of Antiquity
Beware of Antiquity
Magazine / culture

The capital of North Macedonia was reconstructed as an ancient city in the 21st century—an expensive project that was backwards looking and ignored its inhabitants’ needs.

Stach Szabłowski

Magazine / culture
Shed Your Skin
Shed Your Skin
Magazine / culture

In his latest book “The Last White Man,” novelist Mohsin Hamid crafts a meditation on how external transformation can lead to an internal metamorphosis.

Paulina Wilk

Magazine / culture
Splendor and Magic
Splendor and Magic
Magazine / culture

From crystal balls to mysterious skulls, the transparent variety of the mineral quartz was for centuries believed to be imbued with mystical powers.

Tomasz Wichrowski

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