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Connecting the Dots
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Connecting the Dots
The Chinese Meridian System
Magazine / society
Traditional Chinese medicine teaches of the meridian system – a series of pathways that connect the human body and mind, and through which ‘qi’ life energy flows.
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Fragile Women
Fragile Women
An Interview with Mathilda Gustavsson
Reading / society
Mathilda Gustavsson, author of “The Club”, talks about her journalistic work uncovering the Jean-Claude Arnault rape scandal at the heart of the Swedish Academy.
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What a Blast
What a Blast
On the Didgeridoo
Magazine / culture
A 1000-year-old musical instrument, created with the help of termites and played by using a seemingly impossible breathing loop. We present: the didgeridoo.
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Looking Through the Language Lens
Looking Through the Language Lens
An Interview with Ireneusz Kania
Magazine / culture
Polyglot Ireneusz Kania talks about teaching himself 20 languages, reading original Buddhist texts, and why he dislikes English.
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The Un-Prison
The Un-Prison
Life Inside Uruguay’s Most Progressive Prison
Reading / society
Punta de Rieles is home to around 600 prisoners, 38 small businesses and a thriving inmate community. It also has some of South America’s lowest recidivism rates.
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The Reverie of Rambo
The Reverie of Rambo
On Surprise and Beauty
Magazine / culture
According to Heraclitus, gods live everywhere – even in those things we find repugnant. We might find some surprising insight in the worldview of John Rambo, too.
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A Marriage of Glaciers
A Marriage of Glaciers
Water Conservation in the Mountains
Reading / science
In the high-altitude region of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan, local villagers have devised a novel solution to water scarcity – grafting their own glaciers.
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September in History
September in History
Diary of an Eternal Pessimist
Reading / society
Our eternally pessimistic correspondent gives his historical highlights for the month of September.
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Yoga for the Voice
Yoga for the Voice
Why Singing Is Good for the Mind
Magazine / society
From Gregorian chant to Buddhist mantras, a writer explores the therapeutic properties of singing.
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Wilk
Wilk
What Are You Reading, Mr President?
Reading / society
We imagine a world in which politicians read books, leading to a greater capacity for imagination, truth, and caring for the country.
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A Toast to Tradition
A Toast to Tradition
The Joys of a Polish Wedding
Reading / society
The Polish wedding reception (or ‘wesele’) is a thing of legend that has to be experienced at least once in a lifetime. It’s also an evening of joy, full of the warmest Polish traditions.
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A Splash of Pepper Vodka
A Splash of Pepper Vodka
A Polish Approach to Illness
Reading / society
In Poland, a number of folk remedies exist for treating common health ailments. Far from being useless, these remedies do have health properties and help people deal with the drag of being unwell.
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20th September 1519
20th September 1519
Anniversary of the Month
Reading / science
On this day in 1519, Ferdinand Magellan set sail for the Maluku Islands under the banner of Spain. Yet his attempt to circumnavigate the globe was seemingly doomed from the start...
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ENJOY house
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This series by New York artist Shelli Weiler presents forms of escapist amusement as hostile and uninhabitable environments. Subjects and spaces are produced in the pursuit of ideals, where sites for entertainment are fashioned by their shortcomings. Through the negation of colour, this series focuses on how the construction of fantasy inevitably entails its own failure.
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How Do We Know Whether We Are Progressing Spiritually? ♫
Media / Audio
“The power of egoism is so strong, that we constantly forget who we truly are: pure being and consciousness.” Original text by Marshall Govindan Satchidananda.
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Energy Travels Vertically ♫
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In the summer of 1920, a young Indian swami boarded a ship from Bombay to Boston. The yogi’s spiritual teachings went on to change the lives of millions. Original text by Paulina Wilk. Read by Konstancja Dangel. Translated by Mark Ordon.
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A Puzzling Artwork (1)
Reading / culture
We present a new quiz series, involving a mysterious image connected to an artist. The works of the artist in question often depict hidden symbols, intended to influence the viewer’s psyche...
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Hurricane-Proof Homes
Hurricane-Proof Homes
Preparing for Extreme Weather
Magazine / society
America’s coastal cities are already threatened by hurricanes, and global warming will only make this worse. How can architects adapt to this reality?
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Teenage Heroes
Teenage Heroes
Three Remarkable Children
Magazine / society
Today’s youth are often maligned by the older generations, yet many of them have the drive and ability to fearlessly change the world.
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Poematic
Confession
Reading / literature
“They shriek and compete / for who has the most sins.” A poem by a contemporary Polish poet.
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Non-Fiction
A Time Bomb Explodes
Reading / literature
In this extract from Mariusz Szczygieł’s “Not There”, the author visits The Dead People’s Shop in Budapest, Hungary, where he considers making a purchase.
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The Neighbourly Kindness of the Soul
Reading / society
An excerpt from Paramahansa Yogananda’s commentary on the Bible.
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Escape to the Apocalypse
Escape to the Apocalypse
Our Obsession with the End Times
Reading / society
Abrahamic eschatology teaches us that the end of the world is coming. Maybe that’s why we’re so captivated by catastrophe in the West.
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The Pygmalion Effect
The Pygmalion Effect
When Art Comes to Life
Magazine / culture
According to the ancient myth, the king and sculptor Pygmalion fell in love with an ivory statue of his own creation. What do such legends tell us about the human psyche?
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A Beach at the End of the World
A Beach at the End of the World
The Unabashed Emotion of “Sun & Sea (Marina)”
Reading / culture
This year’s Venice Biennale Golden Lion winner came from the Lithuanian pavilion. The piece in question – an opera-performance on an artificial beach – encapsulates all the empathy and emotion that each of us might feel towards a world on its way to disaster.
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The Short Life of Inanimate Objects
The Short Life of Inanimate Objects
An Interview with Adèle Chasson
Magazine / society
Adèle Chasson, project manager at the Stop Planned Obsolescence (HOP) NGO, talks about the importance of empowering consumers, the recent legal proceedings against Epson and Apple, and why it might not be your fingernails that are responsible for laddered tights.
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This incredible meditation will help solve your existential dread
Magazine / society
Existential dread, meet astronomical wonder.
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Swimming Is Like Zen
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Swimming Is Like Zen
An Interview with Piotr Kieżun
Reading / culture
Swimming enthusiast Piotr Kieżun talks about the origin of swimming, changes in swimwear across the ages, and various swimmer writers and intellectuals.
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An End That Marks a Beginning
An End That Marks a Beginning
The History of the Ouroboros
Magazine / culture
The ouroboros, a serpent devouring its own tail, has been a symbol of cyclical renewal for thousands of years. A scholar presents its history across different cultures.
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A Drinking Deer
A Drinking Deer
The Water of Life
Magazine / society
From natural springs flow a sort of mysticism; a keen mixture of their purity and rumoured life-giving properties. Where do such tales come from?
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Buy “Przekrój”, Sir
Buy “Przekrój”, Sir
Our Magazine in the 1990s
Magazine / society
In the early 1990s, Poland was undergoing a political and economic transformation away from communism. Naturally, “Przekrój” had to adapt to the times, too.
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Touch the Earth Lightly
Touch the Earth Lightly
An Innovative Aboriginal Home
Magazine / society
In the village of Yirrkala, on the Gulf of Carpentaria, stands a striking house. Designed by the architect Glenn Murcutt it pays homage to the cultural heritage of its Aboriginal inhabitant.
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The Ancient World in Sport
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The Ancient World in Sport
A Round-Up of Ancient Sporting News
Magazine / society
Our correspondent’s sporting highlights from the ancient Olympic Games, including the greatest Olympian of all time, corruption and illegal gambling, and a healthy dose of bulls’ testicles.
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The Republic of Friendship
The Republic of Friendship
Closeness on the Margins
Magazine / Review
In her latest book “10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World”, Turkish novelist Elif Shafak tells the story of Tequila Leila – seemingly a nobody, but with a group of five misfit friends who seem to transcend life itself.
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Mind the climate
Greta Thunberg: Let’s Use Nature to Fight Climate Change
Media / Video
All around us are magic machines that suck carbon out of the air, cost very little and build themselves. Trees – in all their gorgeous variety and spectacular beauty – can make a massive difference to the world, if we accept one condition: we have to leave fossil fuels in the ground, where they belong.
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Mind the climate
The Limits of Clean Energy
Magazine / science
If the world isn’t careful, renewable energy could become as destructive as fossil fuels.
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Loss Is Such a Useless Word
Mind the climate
Loss Is Such a Useless Word
An Interview with Forrest Gander
Magazine / culture
American poet Forrest Gander talks about the climate, the role of poetry, and where we can find hope.
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What Comes After the Flood?
Mind the climate
What Comes After the Flood?
An Interview with Marcin Popkiewicz
Magazine / science
Marcin Popkiewicz, co-founder of a Polish climate science portal, talks about ecotourism, the fight against disinformation, and a possible future world.
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What Does the Amazon Rainforest Have to Say? ♫
Media / Audio
American acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton takes us on a sound trip to the first quiet park on Earth, where we can hear the gentle sounds of the Zabalo River, nestled deep in the Amazon rainforest.
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Mr Barker, Oedipuss and Us ♫
Media / Audio
We have more in common with cats and dogs than some people think – especially when it comes to cheekily deceiving each other. Original text by Ludwika Włodek.
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The Oak Chronicles ♫
Media / Audio
An encounter with an ancient oak tree named Bartek, as experienced and retold by a biologist and poet. Original text by Urszula Zajączkowska.
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Life in a Sealed Jar. A Brief History of Terrariums ♫
Media / Audio
Closed terrariums are currently in vogue for urban gardeners, but their history runs all the way back to 19th-century botany. Original text by Joanna Dobkowska.
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Our bodies are chronically in "threat mode"
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Our bodies are chronically in "threat mode"
But being kind recalibrates our nervous system
Magazine / science
Being kind to others positively impacts your physical and mental health, according to this groundbreaking research by Stanford professor Dr. James Doty.
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Healthy Living
Summer Meditations
Reading / society
A psychologist outlines four meditation exercises for the summer months.
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The Lost Art of Rest
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The Lost Art of Rest
How to Relax
Magazine / society
Smartphones, laptops and the capitalist work culture mean that it is increasingly hard to switch off. What activities provide us with the most rest?
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Concentration: Making Life Sacred
Magazine / society
A master yogi who was brought up in the West explains how to calm your mind and body in the times of the pandemic.