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Karolina Sofulak

She is a graduate of Philological and Cultural Studies of Western Europe at the University of Warsaw, as well as interdisciplinary studies in opera directing and musical theater at the Ludwik Solski State Drama School and the Academy of Music in Krakow.
A Tart Beauty
Soul + Body
Good Food

A Tart Beauty

It grows on the honeysuckle shrub; it has a bluish-purple color and a jug-like shape. This diminutive berry is a joy to eat and good for one’s health.
Renata Lis
Bushidō, or the Idealized Way
Art + Stories
Experiences

Bushidō, or the Idealized Way

The book “Bushido: The Soul of Japan” was a bestseller in the West. But what did its author – a Japanese economist, diplomat and politician – really know about the way of the samurai?
Piotr Żelazny
It Pays to Be Tolerant
World + People
Dreams and Visions

It Pays to Be Tolerant

From cannabis coffee shops to the windows of Amsterdam’s red light district, the Netherlands is famed for its tolerance. But what does Dutch tolerance actually refer to?
Kamil Bałuk
In the Valley of the Gods
Art + Stories
Fiction

In the Valley of the Gods

Director Lech Majewski talks about his experiences with the Navajo people, the importance of artists in cinema, and his latest film “Valley of the Gods”.
Jan Pelczar
Black Heart Sutra
Art + Stories
Fiction, Art

Black Heart Sutra

What do Bruce Lee, chess, and the Black Lives Matter movement have in common? The answer is, of course, the cult hip hop group, Wu-Tang Clan.
Piotr Żelazny
A Time to Shed Our Scales
Art + Stories, World + People
Dreams and Visions, Opinions

A Time to Shed Our Scales

Father Maciej Zięba of the Polish Catholic Church talks about the difficulties of the pandemic, dealing with change, and his experiences in the Solidarity movement of the 1980s.
Kamil Bałuk
All That Jazz in Me
Art + Stories
Experiences

All That Jazz in Me

Polish actor Joanna Kulig talks about her love of jazz music, balancing her personal and professional life, and her role in the Netflix miniseries “The Eddy”.
Mateusz Demski
The Republic of Friendship
Art + Stories
Opinions

The Republic of Friendship

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.
Paulina Wilk
The Bulb Bubble
Art + Stories
Experiences

The Bulb Bubble

In the 17th century, so-called ‘tulip mania’ swept the Netherlands. Bulbs became the hottest property on the market, before everything fell apart. Why exactly did these palm-sized bulbs cause such a commotion?
Kamil Bałuk
To Be a Dolphin
World + People
Nature

To Be a Dolphin

Dolphins are, by all accounts, awe-inspiring creatures. Perhaps they are even more intelligent than us human beings…
Mikołaj Golachowski
When Will I Learn to Fly, Mum?
World + People
The Other School

When Will I Learn to Fly, Mum?

Anna Grąbczewska, President of the Children’s University Foundation in Poland, talks about the curiosity of children, why school doesn’t work for everyone, and how we can change teaching methods for the better.
Aleksandra Pezda