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In Tumulus and Wilderness
Art + Stories, World + People
Fiction, Nature

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
Day at the Anatomy Museum
Art + Stories
Art

Day at the Anatomy Museum

“gorgeous guys don’t go about in massive jars— / a thought the Anatomy Museum refutes.” A poem by a contemporary Polish poet.
Tomasz Pietrzak
COVID-19 Has Transposed Us to the Future
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

COVID-19 Has Transposed Us to the Future

What can the sudden, unexpected emergence of the coronavirus tell us about attitudes towards death and societal inclusion?
Miha Mazzini
We’re All Going to Die
Art + Stories
Fiction

We’re All Going to Die

A short story not only for children.
Łukasz Kaniewski
Sadness Is Not a Disease
World + People
Science

Sadness Is Not a Disease

Allan Horwitz talks about the murky relationship between Big Pharma and psychiatry, the history of diagnosis, and the problems with pathologizing regular human emotions.
Tomasz Stawiszyński
I Lost a Friend
Art + Stories
Fiction

I Lost a Friend

Dogs are more than man’s best friend – they teach us something about each other, too. One of our authors laments a loss in this article from the 1960 edition of “Przekrój”.
Jan Stoberski
The Trouble with Too Many Bodies
World + People
Science

The Trouble with Too Many Bodies

As the global population continues to grow, an uncomfortable question arises: where do we find the space to continue storing the deceased?
Paulina Wilk
Without End
Art + Stories
Opinions

Without End

Death is, of course, an intangible concept while we are living, yet we seem to distance ourselves from even talking about it.
Zbigniew Libera
The Various Incarnations of Reincarnation
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

The Various Incarnations of Reincarnation

A belief in metempsychosis (or the transmigration of souls) has held popular appeal across many cultures – both ancient and modern; through Judeo-Christian and Dharmic religions.
Tomasz Wiśniewski
Reconciliation by Light
World + People
Dreams and Visions

Reconciliation by Light

The Christian celebration of All Saints’ Day is not usually practised in the Anglosphere. But for Poles (and others in Central and Eastern Europe), it is an important holiday that puts death in its place and looks towards life.
Paulina Olszanka