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Soren Gauger

is a Canadian translator, writer, essayist, residing in Krakow. Translates Polish literature into English.
A Dog’s Life
World + People
Dreams and Visions

A Dog’s Life

The dogs of Przekrój are not limited to our beloved current furry friends (Nero, Lula, Hegel). In fact, dogs at our magazine have a long history of serving as guides, cartoon inspiration, and even (yes, really) loyal editors.
Sylwia Niemczyk
At Your Own Pace
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

At Your Own Pace

Running, jumping, gardening, even caring for animals: these are all physical activities that can benefit our mental health. Psychotherapist Anna Cichoń shows us how to do them in healthy doses.
Kamila Kielar
On the Enjoyment of Work
World + People
Dreams and Visions

On the Enjoyment of Work

We mainly talk about work as a threat. Maybe for a change, let's talk about how work can give us value and meaning.
Paulina Wilk
When the Brain Is Dying

When the Brain Is Dying

Out-of-body experiences, meeting the dead, colorful visions. Many people experience similar experiences at the time of clinical death. But what is really at the end of the tunnel: light or darkness?
Wojciech Glac
The Organization of Imaginary Nations
World + People
Dreams and Visions

The Organization of Imaginary Nations

On a drizzly Friday, the congresspeople in the Capitol building were clashing over the American public debt and 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
A Time for Questions
World + People
Dreams and Visions

A Time for Questions

Halfway through life, we begin to feel not only its burden, but also the burden of what we have not experienced. Maturity comes when we stop denying our own finitude.
Adam Aduszkiewicz
Great Writing
World + People
The Other School

Great Writing

More-or-less at the same time as the invention of the wheel, a second, perhaps even better, idea was born: writing things down.
Maciej Wesołowski
Power Points
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
Who’s Afraid of Czech Women Writers?
Art + Stories
Opinions

Who’s Afraid of Czech Women Writers?

“Czechs! You know what they are? . . . Grinning beasts!” says Councilor Murarick in Closely Watched Trains. Can we still see this in their literature?
Anna Maślanka
Kindness Is a Superpower
Soul + Body
Good Mood

Kindness Is a Superpower

Kindness evolved to help us survive, says Brian Hare, evolutionary anthropologist. How can we exhibit it today so that it continues to work to the advantage of the human species?
Paulina Wilk
Who Meows at Whom
World + People
Dreams and Visions

Who Meows at Whom

From Satan's spawn to a beloved pet overlord—the change that has taken place in the way we perceive cats has more to do with us than with them.
Renata Lis
The Goatherd and the Cave
World + People
Science

The Goatherd and the Cave

The story of the Dead Sea Scrolls is full of intrigue: an extraordinary desert discovery, a mysterious cult, wars both ancient and modern, a treasure hunt, and an international affair.
Aleksandra Woźniak-Marchewka