Topic of the month:
Reflections on autumn

Topic of the month

At the end of the month, we are happy to present our reflections on the experience of autumn—when the days are much shorter and gloomier. In the Music section, you can read about Rosalía's intriguing "Berghain" and The Doors' last album. The Art Corner features reflections on Chełmoński's works, while the literary section provides a review of "Fahrenheit 451" and explores its connections to autumnal feelings. Ecology column explains whether using paper straws actually helps the environment, and for the first time in our newspaper, you can read about astronomy! Check it out in the column "Whispers of the Universe."

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Topic of the month

Whispering: a Hidden Truth, or an Open Secret?

“ If you want to capture someone’s attention, whisper”. -TV commercial for Nuance by Coty, 1977 In our everyday life, we use several different types of speech. We, of course, adjust our vocabulary and level of formality when interacting with different people, but there is also much to be said about a more basic, almost primal quality of our speech. By this, I mean the very sounds that make up our language. The way we conduct soft-spoken conversations with close ones, scream o

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4 days ago

Cloudy Moods

Why fall is so depressing There is something about November that makes everything feel slower and more depressing. Why is that? The sky hasn’t been truly blue for weeks. Days grow shorter, nights colder, and our schedules busier, but… did it all disappear just because the sky became grayer? If all of this has you feeling a little more anxious, drained, hollow or unsettled, remember that you’re mimi. “Avery Kylie Grambs・+ the Inheritance Games.” Pinterest, 25 Oct. 2025, pin.it

Natalia Grynczel

4 days ago

The recipe for a cosy autumnal day

Have you ever been struggling with boredom, common cold or gloom during November? If your answer is yes, don’t worry. We’ve all passed through it. Infinite fog, rainy days and low pressure are typical for this time of the year. However, it doesn’t mean that you have to be stuck in a rut. Autumnal months don’t have to be that bad. In this article, you’ll find some tips on how to lighten up your “blue November day”. First of all, you need to demolish some stereotypes about fall

Pola Galińska

4 days ago

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Art Corner

To reflect is to feel- how did Chełmoński manage to capture autumn so well?

“We garner this poor hour of ease, Until love turn from us and die Beneath the drear November trees.” Ernest Dowson Autumn, especially its latter months like November, are the time for us to tie loose threads and prepare for upcoming stoicity. With winter approaching we slow down, reflect and feel more- I believe it to be so, as when we transition from a busy lifestyle of past months to peacefulness of winter, in this small time interval, we have the most room to ponder and r

Maja Witkowska

4 days ago

'Boy Bitten by a Lizard'

'Boy Bitten by a Lizard' by Caravaggio

Zofia Choromańska

Feb 27, 2023

James McNeill Whistler

The artwork of american painter who spent most of his artistic career in France - "Symphony in White, No. 2: The Little White Girl"...

Zofia Choromańska

Dec 13, 2022

Bookmarked Realities

The temperature at which paper burns 451°F

By four o’clock the day is already slipping away when I leave school and the sky is red along the horizon, smoke held in the cold air like a breath no one lets go. I think of fire, of firemen who burn houses, books, ideas. No one shouts. No one protests. Somewhere there is only a whisper, thin as a page, carrying a book out of the blaze. I read “Fahrenheit 451” in November. It’s a small excuse for a theme, maybe, but the world outside matched the pages inside. The colours of

Joanna Makowska

4 days ago

Consumed by Desire The Great Gatsby and the Allure of Wealth.

The Roaring Consumption The 1920s were a decade of glitter and excess, an age of jazz, dancing, and newfound freedom. After the First World War, America was booming. Factories produced more than ever, cities grew, and people believed there were no limits to success. It was a time when wealth became a symbol of happiness, and consumerism turned into a new religion. The more you owned, the more you were. This was the age of the “American Dream,” when everyone wanted to be someo

Joanna Makowska

Oct 27

Hit the Road to the Literary World. When Fiction Becomes a Journey You Can’t Escape

“Hit the road” they said. Explore. See the world. But what if the world I’m interested in isn’t the one with flights or mountains or seaside towns, but a place where the streets are made of paragraphs and the skies are filled with metaphors? What if my journey didn’t begin with a suitcase, but with a library card? That’s how I ended up in Maycomb, Alabama. A town where summer is endless, justice is unpredictable, and children ask better questions than adults do. Harper Lee’s

Joanna Makowska

Jun 24

Collaborative Sciences Project

IB DP Class of 2026 (DP III G) Collaborative Sciences Project is an interdisciplinary work of the science courses taken by students in...

IB DP Class of 2026

Jun 17

Collaborative Sciences Project

Ecology

Were the paper straws actually worth it?

Every person who has ever been to a fast food place knows the torture that is drinking from a paper straw. The horrible feeling of anticipation as you wait for your straw to inevitably fall apart and the disgusting aftermath of trying to drink from something that is basically a wet noodle. But after years of surviving this torment has it finally achieved something? The great news Wikipedia Contributors. “Green Sea Turtle.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 6 Nov. 2025. This Oc

Kinga Zujko

4 days ago

The vauquita - the most critically endangered porpoise in the world

According to the porpoise conservation society there are less than 30 vaquitas remaining in the wild. This makes vaquitas the most critically endangered marine mammal species in the world. What exactly is this creature and why has it come so close to the edge of extinction? What is the vaquita? Vaquita a-z-animals.com Accessed on 24.10.2025 https://a-z-animals.com/media/2025/01/Ca-heo-chuot-vaquita.jpg The vaquita (phocoena sinus) is a species belonging to the family of

Kinga Zujko

Oct 27

Fashion and Pop Culture

''Month of fashion'' time of over consumptionism or moment for art and history

The turn of September and October is known in the fashion world as the "month of fashion." However, in an era when enormous amounts of clothing are being produced, we should consider whether it is truly necessary. It's just a cultural hype. Pinterest, pl.pinterest.com/pin/297026537945132172/ . Accessed 26 Oct. 2025. The "month of fashion" is a term relating to a sequence of fashion weeks happening at the beginning of autumn in four cities, which are called the capitals of fa

Maria Grochowska

Oct 27

Summer 25 trends

What's going to be on this summer? Summertime is definitely a period of intense travelling and exploring. Hot weather during long...

Maria Grochowska

Jun 24

Met Gala 2025 and all you should know about it

Lately one of the greatest events in the fashion world, very often called ‘’the Oscars of fashion”- the MET GALA took place . The Met...

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May 30

Mayday at 625 feet: What happened to Flight 171?

On June 12, 2025, a passenger plane with 242 people on board crashed in Ahmedabad, India. Of the 230 passengers and 12 crew members, one...

Paweł Zapora

Jun 24

Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: Habemus Papam!

I announce to you with great joy: we have a pope! Cipriano , Gianni . 8 May 2025, www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/world/europe/pope-leo-cardin...

Paweł Zapora

May 30

What would happen if I had arrested my enemy?

“Thousands Take to the Streets in Turkey in a Week of Protests.” AP News , 26 Mar. 2025, apnews.com/article/turkey-mayor-protest-ekrem-im...

Paweł Zapora

Apr 17

International News

In This Episode...

What to watch during summer? 10 film recommendations!

As the summer is just around the corner, students all over the world rejoice. They will finally have time to rest from school. They will...

Karolina Niewiadomska

Jun 24

Anatomy of Cannes

May, in the world of cinema, can be characterized as the month of Cannes. The festival held there annually is one of the most prominent...

Natalia Prokop

Jun 2, 2023

Mostly Quiet On The Premiere Front

In the world of cinema, March is usually almost entirely dominated by the Oscars. Because of the fact that the Ceremony happens somewhere...

Natalia Prokop

Apr 3, 2023

Mathematics & Physics

When life falls into a bell curve

Have you ever had a teacher go over the test results after a particularly tough exam and list how many students received each grade?...

Joanna Makowska

Apr 17

Tutorial: how to make two exactly same balls from one that is also the same as them? The Banach-Tarski paradox.

“ The infinite in mathematics is always unruly unless it is properly treated.” Edward Kasner, 1878-1955 https://www.azquotes.com/quote/6...

Maja Witkowska

Mar 21

Music

Rosalía’s “Berghain” redefines what pop can sound like

Nicole Dzitkowska

4 days ago

The legacy of L.A. Woman and Jim Morrison

Paulina Wróblewska

4 days ago

Madison Beer Launches Her Comeback With Two New Singles

Nicole Dzitkowska

Oct 27

Neuropsychology Behind The Theme

Beneath the falling leaves: Why autumn makes us feel deeply.

It has been claimed that November moves quietly between the warmth of fading colours and the approaching chill of winter. Whispers drift through the air, and beneath the falling leaves, something inside us changes. As the days shorten, the world slows in a way that makes us overthink certain aspects. There is no doubt that this season causes us to feel deeply, perhaps in ways we are unable to truly explain. We may ask ourselves: ‘Why does this season affect us that much? How

Klaudia Aksiucik

4 days ago

Why do we have the need to fill the void? - A neuropsychological perspective of consumerism in eating disorders.

It is inevitable that we live in a world of extremes as well as abundance. When it comes to what we are exposed to through the Internet, a hidden message is passed on to us that we need more. More clothes, food, everything. This illustrates that there is a void that no amount of goods can fill, even though we have much more than we did in the previous decades. Psychology as well as neuroscience reveals that this is not just a simple mishap and it is the way it is for a specif

Klaudia Aksiucik

Oct 27

The urge to disappear: How travel becomes an escape from daily roles

When familiar places become a prison rather than a pleasure Home is supposed to be a place of genuine comfort, but why has it been assumed it is more like a mirror of everything that we are expected to be? We may be illustrated as the emotionally intelligent human beings who listen and soothe. The reliable friend who always shows up, or maybe even the disappointment who never quite measures up despite doing everything that can be done, but still somehow is not enough. These r

Klaudia Aksiucik

Jun 24

News from science

CRISPR cas9 – are designer babies our future?

For those of you who are fans of sci-fi and would like to see designer babies in real life just like in movies...

Lidia Czajkowska

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This Month In History

October's This Month In History

Defenders of The British Isles - How So Few Saved So Many

Patrick Anderson

Oct 30, 2022

Whispers of the Universe

Lions of the night sky. Big return of the Leonids.

November can seem boring because of cloudy or cold weather. That can be a great excuse for not looking at the beautiful night sky. Don’t be fooled by those stereotypes anymore! Keep watching the sky between 6 and 30 November. If you’re lucky enough you’ll be able to spot up to 15 colorful meteors per hour. How do they even appear in our sky? https://pin.it/CEi2r2oLZ Accessed on 23 Nov. 2025 Every 33 years or so a relatively small Comet 55P which is also called Tempel Tuttle

Magdalena Zubczyńska

4 days ago