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The Dream Time
World + People
Dreams and Visions

The Dream Time

We present you with an alternative history of the world, in which humans join hibernating animals with a deep sleep through the winter months.
Adam Węgłowski
Oh Silence, Oh Deathly Silent Uproar!*
World + People
Science

Oh Silence, Oh Deathly Silent Uproar!*

Noise is all around us. So it has been, ever since we swapped our hunter-gatherer lifestyle for city-living – which is where the ancients’ complicated relationship with silence began…
Paweł Janiszewski
How Much Jesus Is There in Jesus?
Art + Stories
Opinions

How Much Jesus Is There in Jesus?

Helen K. Bond talks about the historical Jesus, why he is a natural ally for children on climate strikes, and how early Christianity can be likened to a countercultural movement.
Tomasz Stawiszyński
Eyes of Green
World + People
Nature

Eyes of Green

Trees can live for hundreds – and in some cases, tens of thousands – of years, making them the most well-versed historians… if only we could communicate with them.
Adam Węgłowski
Nothing Fixes Itself
Art + Stories
Experiences

Nothing Fixes Itself

The writer Almudena Grandes talks about the exhumation of Franco, her best-selling novel “The Ages of Lulu”, and why Spain must confront its fascist past.
Aleksandra Lipczak
2nd November 1848
Art + Stories
Experiences

2nd November 1848

On this day in 1848, Edgar Allan Poe was in a decidedly bad place. With a string of successful literary works behind him, what exactly was causing the writer’s melancholia?
Adam Węgłowski
22nd October 1909
Art + Stories
Experiences

22nd October 1909

On this day in 1909, Poland’s most important shrine – the Jasna Góra Monastery – was broken into; the painting of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa was stolen. But who committed the theft?
Adam Węgłowski
Empire of the Alexandrinas
World + People
Science

Empire of the Alexandrinas

We present you with an alternative history of the world. In the 706th year since the founding of Rome, our world was changed beyond recognition—by a certain library, which was rescued by a famous volunteer fireman.
Adam Węgłowski
Cat Compendium
Humor + Variety
Variety

Cat Compendium

The earliest cats first appeared around 30 million years ago, and their domesticated species are as popular as ever today. We present a randomly-chosen selection of cats that have changed history – at least for some people.
Katarzyna Sroczyńska
Buy “Przekrój”, Sir
Art + Stories
Experiences

Buy “Przekrój”, Sir

This cover could be a work by Terry Gilliam of Monty Python fame. It is a more polite version of the same style – conservative pen strokes, psychedelic colours and subversive content. “Advertise in Przekrój” – meet 1991 again, with us!
Ewa Pawlik