Εισαγωγη – Introduction Σημερα κλεινω εξι χρονια απο την ημερα που αρχισα αυτο το μπλογκ, και ανασυρω απο την μνημη
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The ruins of Greece – Τα ερείπια (χαλάσματα) της Ελλάδος
“Only ruins remain and the beauty of the natural environment.” Lord Byron ΧΑΛΑΣΜΑΤΑ Γύρισα στα ξανθά παιδιάτικα λημέρια, γύρισα στο
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Today’s post is based on an answer I gave to an assignment in Professor Youngman’s online course “Understanding Media by
Continue reading“We must obey the forces we want to command” Francis Bacon
In this post I present two arguments relevant to Bacon’s thesis. With each argument I offer a quotation and an
Continue readingVive le terroir! Family reunion dinner in Marathon, Greece
Terroir is a concept almost untranslatable, combining soil, weather, region and notions of authenticity, of genuineness and particularity — of
Continue readingVaroulko Restaurant, Athens, Greece
I visited the restaurant recently, on the occasion of the visit to Athens of dear family members. As it happens,
Continue readingA short history of fishing cod in Newfoundland
Cod fishing has its history. Like everything else. Even a butterfly in Costa Rica has history, eventhough its life is
Continue readingWitold Gombrowicz: Pornografia
Existentialism tries to re-establish value, while for me the “under-value,” the “insufficiency,” the “under-development,” are closer to man than any
Continue readingVoyage to Cythera: A film by Theo Angelopoulos
Angelopoulos’ movie is not a journey to a destination. It is a journey to infinite emptiness. Spiros is a
Continue reading“There are no fascists in Greece! I go around so many years and have never met one!”
In light of the recent developments in Greece, the resignation of the General Secretary of the Council of Ministers,
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