World + People

Przekrój: Our History At a Glance

Przekrój is the oldest Polish magazine about culture and society—operating since 1945 and valued by millions of readers. At its height, weekly circulation reached 700,000 copies.

Art + Stories

Opinions

A Time of Fragility

The time when girls become teenagers entails a period of rapid changes – both hormonal and societal. Yet it also reveals the incredible brightness of adolescence.

Kamila Dzika-Jurek

World + People

Nature

A Lesson in Wonder

In 1962, the marine biologist Rachel Carson published her seminal book on the ecological effects of pesticides, “Silent Spring”. As a result, she advanced the global environmental movement, but was unfairly discredited by her political opponents.

Julia Fiedorczuk

Soul + Body

Breathe In

Let the Waves Flow

Your thoughts are not your enemy. Let them come and go like waves on the ocean. Spiritual teacher Swami Jyothirmayah tells Agnieszka Rostkowska how to keep peace of mind.

Agnieszka Rostkowska

World + People

Science

December in History

Our eternally pessimistic correspondent gives his historical highlights for the month of December.

Adam Węgłowski

Awareness is like a flashlight and it flashes on things.

– Ram Dass

World + People

Dreams and Visions

The Organization of Imaginary Nations

It was a Friday in fall. On this drizzly day, the congresspeople in the Capitol building were clashing over the American public debt. The threat of bankruptcy was hovering over the country. Meanwhile, on the enormous lawn in the center of Washington, almost a million smiling people were plunged in serene meditation.

Paulina Wilk

Humor + Variety

Variety

The Application

If there’s anything in life that’s worth having, it’s a pen––especially one from the dollar store. Say what you want, but dollar stores are simply the best. I often pop in with a dollar bill in my pocket, just to revel in the fact that I can finally afford everything. I don’t buy anything. I […]

Matthew Coachinger

Soul + Body

Breathe In

Space for Joy

Peace is within us, as is joy. Sylwia Niemczyk asks Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, spiritual teacher and founder of the Art of Living Foundation, about tough times and ways to deal with them.

Sylwia Niemczyk

He who wants to do good knocks at the gate; he who loves finds the gate open.

– Rabindranath Tagore

If it were possible to eliminate all the errors in the world, take into account all circumstances and predict all consequences, then science would become unnecessary, and life would be boring and repetitive. Without mistakes, there would be no evolution or diversity. We would either be at a standstill, or completely extinct.

Szymon Drobniak

Soul + Body

Breathe In

Power Points

Imagine that all it takes is a ten-second gentle touch to set off or cure ailments like headaches. “It’s possible,” says Ayurvedic doctor Nisha Manikantan in conversation with Agnieszka Rostkowska.

Agnieszka Rostkowska

Life is given to us, we earn it by giving it.

– Rabindranath Tagore

Art + Stories

Fiction

The Trick

A horror story about an eye that drew the author into a trap.

Matthew Coachinger

Postcards from the Woodstock of the Mind

Art + Stories

Art

Postcards from the Woodstock of the Mind

Margaret Atwood says to save stories like pieces of bent wire; popstar Dua Lipa recommends a shelf of novels. This is the Hay Festival, full of creativity and hope.

Natalia Domagała

PRZEKRÓJ Foundation

PRZEKRÓJ Foundation wants to provide thrills that result in sparks of conscious growth. In addition to funding the magazine, we engage in art projects, performances, films, festivals, workshops, and exhibitions, where we regularly meet our Readers. We want to help others foster a fuller, more conscious relationship with themselves and the world.

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