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Jewels of Tears and Loss
Art + Stories
Experiences

Jewels of Tears and Loss

Between the Middle Ages and the turn of the 19th century, the custom of wearing mourning jewellery flourished, especially among the British elite.
Tomasz Wichrowski
Descendants of the Sun
Art + Stories
Experiences

Descendants of the Sun

Inca customs around death and the afterlife not only involved mummification – they were also influenced by beliefs in the cult of the sun.
Tomasz Wiśniewski
No Cards for Father’s Day
Art + Stories
Fiction

No Cards for Father’s Day

Talking to ourselves about death is difficult enough, let alone raising the topic with our children or parents.
Mikołaj Łoziński
When Will You Die?
Humor + Variety
Variety

When Will You Die?

Reveal when you’re going to die – or, indeed, if you’re already dead – in this personality test from the Everything’s Gonna Be Alright trio.
Everything’s Gonna Be Alright
Sooner or Later We All Face Death
Soul + Body, Art + Stories
Wellbeing, Opinions

Sooner or Later We All Face Death

Ignoring the inevitability of death does not lead to happiness. On the contrary, remembering this difficult subject can help one live a joyful life.
Warren Ward
My Plans for Suicide
Soul + Body, Art + Stories
Wellbeing, Experiences

My Plans for Suicide

Death is, in fact, banal! One of authors suggests a major reversal in how he evaluates his life in this article from the 1967 edition of “Przekrój”.
Jan Stoberski
10 Great Films About the Afterlife
Art + Stories
Opinions

10 Great Films About the Afterlife

What comes after death? From “Orphée” to “Beetlejuice”, these 10 films imagine the unknowable.
Leigh Singer
The White Lady Comes After Dark
Soul + Body, Art + Stories
Good Mood, Fiction

The White Lady Comes After Dark

In Latin America, the unique concept of death is a combination of Indigenous beliefs and those imported by the Spanish colonizers.
Maciej Wesołowski
funeral
Art + Stories
Art

funeral

“to dust you won’t return / not quite.” A poem by a contemporary Polish poet.
Ida Dzik
In Tumulus and Wilderness
World + People, Art + Stories
Nature, Fiction

In Tumulus and Wilderness

The Białowieża Primaeval Forest is one of the oldest forests in Europe. It is also home to a number of centuries-old burial mounds.
Jędrzej Wojnar