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Dreaming of Crystal Houses
Art + Stories
Art

Dreaming of Crystal Houses

In the mid-19th century, the British were planning a world fair to consolidate their empire’s reputation on the global stage. They needed a pavilion to house the exhibition in, and Joseph Paxton’s Crystal Palace did not disappoint.
Zygmunt Borawski
The Birth of Childhood
Art + Stories
Experiences

The Birth of Childhood

In Europe, the present generation of children have relatively comfortable lives. But the road to childhood was a rocky one, taking a few thousand years across the continent.
Andrzej Krajewski
Conceiving God
World + People
Dreams and Visions

Conceiving God

Countless deities exist across the various pantheons of human history; alongside those deities are written manifold origin stories. What might these mythologies tell us about how we view childhood?
Tomasz Wiśniewski
The Bulb Bubble
Art + Stories
Experiences

The Bulb Bubble

In the 17th century, so-called ‘tulip mania’ swept the Netherlands. Bulbs became the hottest property on the market, before everything fell apart. Why exactly did these palm-sized bulbs cause such a commotion?
Kamil Bałuk
On the Carousel for 400 Years
World + People, Humor + Variety
Science, Variety

On the Carousel for 400 Years

The carousel – a staple of modern fun fairs – has a long history in Europe. In fact, we can trace its origin all the way back to the 17th-century Ottoman Empire.
Adam Węgłowski
An Archaeologist and a Citizen
World + People
Dreams and Visions

An Archaeologist and a Citizen

Iranian archaeologist and academic Leila Papoli-Yazdi talks about being a female archaeologist in Iran, the history of Polish refugees in Persia, and learning about taboo sexualities by excavating ruins.
Aleksandra Lipczak
January in History
World + People
Science

January in History

Our eternally pessimistic correspondent gives his historical highlights for the month of January.
Adam Węgłowski
First Star of David
Art + Stories
Fiction

First Star of David

3 Smocza Street. David Spilman, an Israeli teenager, has memorized this address from the letters his grandma used to receive. But what waits for him in Warsaw, once the home of his grandma, on Christmas Eve?
Joanna Rudniańska
A New Year from an Old World
Art + Stories
Experiences

A New Year from an Old World

The year 1989 was especially significant for the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. We take a look at the prognoses “Przekrój” made in our final issue of the 1980s.
Ewa Pawlik
Antarctica, My Love
World + People
Science

Antarctica, My Love

Heaven is a place on Earth—it’s known as Antarctica, the freezing southern-most land where curiosity, cooperation and good will is in abundance between humans and animals.
Mikołaj Golachowski