Tag: culture

The Happy Minimalists
World + People
Dreams and Visions

The Happy Minimalists

The Pirahã people of the Amazon River basin live in the present. They also speak a unique language, which sparked a linguistic war with the likes of Noam Chomsky.
Maciej Świetlik
Bathing in Trees
Soul + Body
Breathe In, Wellbeing

Bathing in Trees

Green spaces – such as forests, parks and fields – have a positive effect on our health and wellbeing, enabling us to cleanse ourselves of the dirt of modern existence.
Paulina Wilk
A Drinking Deer
Soul + Body
The Four Elements

A Drinking Deer

From natural springs flow a sort of mysticism; a keen mixture of their purity and rumoured life-giving properties. Where do such tales come from?
Monika Kucia
The Heart of the Desert
World + People
Nature

The Heart of the Desert

In Europe, buildings tell the most interesting stories, however in Australia, the rocks, coastlines and trees hold a fascinating history. Here, the culture is magically enchanted in nature.
Aleksandra Reszelska
Frustrating and Fascinating Questions
World + People
Dreams and Visions

Frustrating and Fascinating Questions

Jonathan Safran Foer, author of “We Are the Weather”, talks about pursuing an environmental way of life, the power of poetry, and how he engages in constructive conversation about climate.
Julia Fiedorczuk
A Canadian in Bratislava
World + People
Dreams and Visions

A Canadian in Bratislava

Ben Pascoe, the Canadian founder of ‘Next Apache’, a cult café and second-hand book store in Bratislava, talks to Łukasz Grzesiczak about why he loves living in Slovakia.
Łukasz Grzesiczak
The Pious Bird
Art + Stories
Experiences

The Pious Bird

The stork – with its long legs and white body – is recognizable to many people across the globe, owing to its migration between Europe and Africa. In Lithuania, it is more than just a national symbol.
Wailana Kalama
The Stalker’s Daughter
Art + Stories
Art

The Stalker’s Daughter

The work of Soviet film-maker Andrei Tarkovsky is widely acclaimed – and with good reason. But what should we make of the role of women in his film “Stalker”?
Renata Lis
War, Never Again?
Art + Stories
Opinions

War, Never Again?

What can art do about fascism? Where does the border between artistic creation and propaganda lie? And can the latest exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw answer either of these questions?
Stach Szabłowski
Emotional Illusions
World + People
Dreams and Visions

Emotional Illusions

Eva Illouz talks about the privatization of emotion, the mistakes of the contemporary Left, and the age of immunity to truth.
Tomasz Stawiszyński