Strona główna
Czytaj
Laugh Boldly!
Laugh Boldly!
An Interview with Sebastian Gendry
Magazine / society
Sebastian Gendry, creator of the laughter wellness method, talks about the everyday benefits of laughing, as well as its more profound properties.
Czytaj
The King of Krakowskie Przedmieście
The King of Krakowskie Przedmieście
The Life of Andrzej Partum
Magazine / culture
Andrzej Partum was an orphan and vagabond, a provocateur of the cultural establishment, and – to some people, at least – mentally ill. But he was above all an artist.
Most popular
- Czytaj
Jump!
Culture - Czytaj
From the Desert to Museums
Culture - Czytaj
Flying to Oz
Society - Czytaj
Forbidden Fruit
Society - Czytaj
Good Job, Mr Beaver
Science
Czytaj
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.
Czytaj
Poematic
Three Poems on the Warsaw Uprising
Reading / literature
“I’ll hide in the wall, I’ll go into the wall / like a centipede. / Everyone will die, and I / will survive.” Three poems by Anna Świrszczyńska (Anna Swir) from her 1974 collection “Building the Barricade”.
Czytaj
Poematic
it’s only sunday
Reading / literature
“those are your Sunday rules / that you kill the rooster...” Marcin Orliński presents a piece by a young Polish poet.
Czytaj
Are We There Yet?
Are We There Yet?
Why Our Perception of Time Changes
Magazine / science
Our perception of time can be affected many factors, including age, culture, and even what event we are waiting for. A writer investigates why exactly this happens.
Czytaj
Cartoons
Marek Raczkowski's drawings
Discover what Polish humour is about. Check out Marek Raczkowski's cartoons translated by Marek Kazmierski.
Czytaj
27th August 1939
27th August 1939
Anniversary of the Month
Reading / science
On this day in 1939, Poland was on the brink of war with Germany. But the country was also celebrating a famous football victory over their Central European neighbours, Hungary.
Czytaj
August in History
August in History
Diary of an Eternal Pessimist
Reading / society
Our eternally pessimistic correspondent gives his historical highlights for the month of August.
Czytaj
A Witch in Princess’s Robes
A Witch in Princess’s Robes
An Interview with Mona Chollet
Reading / society
French essayist and writer Mona Chollet talks about the history of witch hunts, how society is still patriarchal and oppressive, and why we need to convince women of their own value.
Czytaj
Professor Tutka Was a Journalist
archives
Professor Tutka Was a Journalist
Stories About Professor Tutka
Reading / culture
Professor Tutka – the fictional invention of the Polish writer Jerzy Szaniawski – was a popular character among “Przekrój” readers. Read the first story in the series, from 1949.
Zobacz
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.
Czytaj
Our Man the Witcher
Our Man the Witcher
The Genius of Andrzej Sapkowski
Reading / culture
The success of Andrzej Sapkowski’s “The Witcher” series might have blinded us to an important truth: at the very heart of the brand’s popularity lies nothing but excellent literature and the work of one talented man.
Zobacz
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.
Czytaj
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.
CzytajLoss 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.
Czytaj
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.
Zobacz
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.
Zobacz
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.
Zobacz
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.
Zobacz
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.
Czytaj
Healthy Living
Summer Meditations
Reading / society
A psychologist outlines four meditation exercises for the summer months.
Czytaj
healthy living
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.
Czytaj
healthy living
Are we morally obligated to meditate?
Magazine / science
A growing body of neuroscience research shows that meditation can make us better to each other.
Czytaj
healthy living
This incredible meditation will help solve your existential dread
Magazine / society
Existential dread, meet astronomical wonder.