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Annie Krasińska

29th March 1857
World + People
Science

29th March 1857

On this day in 1857, a young Indian soldier in an infantry regiment of the British East India Company decided to take a stand against his British masters. His actions kickstarted a major rebellion.
Adam Węgłowski
6th February 1936
World + People
Science

6th February 1936

On this day in 1936, the Olympic flame burned from up high, announcing the start of the Winter Olympics hosted by… the Third Reich. The games were a propaganda coup for Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party.
Adam Węgłowski
Ideas from the Void
Art + Stories
Art

Ideas from the Void

On the eve of receiving her award from the Society of Illustrators, regular “Przekrój” illustrator Joanna Grochocka talks about the glory days of Polish illustration, what inspires her, and how she finds an original language for her art.
Przekrój
Sumtumn
World + People
Nature

Sumtumn

In Catalonia, as elsewhere, the climate is rapidly changing. So too, is the type of energy that increasing numbers of Barcelona residents are buying.
Paulina Maślona
The World Can Be Changed
World + People
Nature

The World Can Be Changed

True, it wasn’t us, but corporations that destroyed the Earth’s climate. Having said that, let’s start acting now, because there is no time to waste and no-one else will do it for us.
Julia Fiedorczuk
Silence Is Within Us
Humor + Variety
Variety

Silence Is Within Us

“Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence,” instructs Max Ehrmann in his “Desiderata”. But why is the poem so popular in Poland?
Renata Lis
A New Year from an Old World
Art + Stories
Experiences

A New Year from an Old World

The year 1989 was especially significant for the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. We take a look at the prognoses “Przekrój” made in our final issue of the 1980s.
Ewa Pawlik
Take Your Brain for a Walk
World + People
Science

Take Your Brain for a Walk

The human brain is a remarkable feat of natural engineering, capable of controlling our actions and emotions; responsible for our wildest creations. All of which also means that we should do our best to take proper care of it.
Magdalena Salik
Culinary Meditation
Soul + Body
Good Food

Culinary Meditation

On lazy days – when you want to cook without effort and take time to read or day-dream – it’s good to know some methods for kitchen action with no action at all.
Monika Kucia
Everything Is Snow
World + People
Science

Everything Is Snow

With a head full of astrophysics and the help of a certain method called ‘abstraction’, it’s possible to suggest that everything – including you, Dear Reader – is snow.
Łukasz Lamża
In the Clouds as in Beehives
World + People
Science

In the Clouds as in Beehives

When, in the winter months, we see snowflakes fall from the sky, their patterns look so intricately delicate. What exactly is the secret to their hexagonal form?
Tomasz Sitarz
He Who Asks Doesn’t Photograph
Art + Stories
Art

He Who Asks Doesn’t Photograph

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.
Ania Diduch, Wojtek Wieteska