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A Celebration of the Feast
Art + Stories
Experiences

A Celebration of the Feast

We celebrate, therefore we are. From the Greek symposium to the Georgian supra, shared meals have long been integral to our social fabric. They are part of what makes us human, providing a timeless link to that which is sacred. 
Łukasz Modelski
A Question of Culture and Taste
Soul + Body
Good Food

A Question of Culture and Taste

There are no cultures in the world as durable—and at the same time, as constantly evolving—as cultures of anaerobic fermentation bacteria.
Łukasz Modelski
Together as a Team
World + People
Dreams and Visions

Together as a Team

For a long time, humans have been opting for permanent communities instead of brief alliances. Scholars still wonder who came up with this idea, when, and why.
Tomasz Wiśniewski
The Fifth Sense
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

The Fifth Sense

In Western culture, touch is often relegated to the lowest tier—in spite of the important role it plays in all areas of human life and existence.
Maciej Topolski
The Language of the Gods
World + People
The Other School

The Language of the Gods

It is one of the world’s oldest languages and belongs to the Indo-European family, meaning that Sanskrit is still alive and well today—at home and abroad.
Agnieszka Rostkowska
How to Build a Nation
Art + Stories
Experiences

How to Build a Nation

It was thanks to the efforts of patriotic scholars that the Bohemian language and culture were rescued from the Habsburg Monarchy.
Agnieszka Fiedorowicz
Culture in Crisis
World + People
Nature

Culture in Crisis

In times of crisis, painters and writers have channelled anxious expression through their art. What might this reveal about our present state of precarity?
Enis Yucekoralp
All the Queen’s Agents
Art + Stories
Experiences

All the Queen’s Agents

British soft power – as expressed through the likes of James Bond and the Queen – has led to the United Kingdom’s language and culture conquering the world.
Piotr Żelazny
Feathered Flirts, Avian Advances
World + People
Nature

Feathered Flirts, Avian Advances

Author and naturalist Jacek Karczewski talks about the sexual habits of birds, their symbolism in Europe, and why we must strive to describe animals in empathetic terms.
Stasia Budzisz
The World Is a Larch
World + People
Nature

The World Is a Larch

In many cultures and languages, trees – their roots, trunks and branches – carry great narrative significance.
Michał Książek