History

  • Have you ever wondered why horoscopes in newspapers, apps, and websites always give perfectly fixed dates? Everything seems incredibly simple — from midnight to midnight, as if the entire cosmos operated according to our calendars and clocks. The problem is that the universe does not care about human dates at all.

  • Today, one of my biggest dreams is coming true — the premiere of my book!

  • Music has probably been with me since birth, but in Poland in the 1980s it was not easy to get. Real hits were not lying on store shelves. They were fleeting and almost impossible to catch.

  • Well, here we go again. This is already the third year in a row when, every December, this blog turns into a festive, critical–nostalgic hybrid. Tradition is tradition, even if it’s a secular one. So here’s a small reminder of this great saga.

  • Human history isn’t just a story about rising empires, new inventions, or the growth of art. It’s also — and maybe even more so — a long chronicle of conflicts. From the earliest times to today, whenever different ethnic, cultural, or religious groups collide, a spark appears. And too often, that spark turns into a…