Introduction The Smyrna 1922 burning and butchery is a tragedy. Tragedies cannot be described adequately. But the statements of eyewitnesses
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Christos Giannaras: fragments – Χ. Γιανναράς: κομμάτια κι αποσπάσματα
Ο Χρήστος Γιανναράς δεν είναι πια μαζί μας. Το άρθρο που ακολουθεί δημοσιεύτηκε την 19/12/2010. Ο λόγος του είναι τόσο
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The “Baboulas” tavern in Rhodes – Η ταβέρνα του “Μπαμπούλα” στη Ρόδο
Ο «Μπαμπούλας» ήτανε μια ψαροταβέρνα στην περιοχή Κόβα στην πόλη της Ρόδου, που το βράδυ λειτουργούσε σαν μπουζουξίδικο. Ο πατέρας
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Takashi Murakami: Mr Superflat in Palazzo Grassi, Venice
During a 2011 trip to Venice , I visited Palazzo Grassi’s exhibition “The World belongs to you” where I saw
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Harakiri School Girls: by Makoto Aida
“It is spirit, not painting” Makoto Aida Makoto Aida’s work “Harakiri School Girls” is a composition that recurs in the
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Thomas Schütte’s “Großer Geist Nr. 13”
Geist can mean zeitgeist, the Holy Spirit, a powerful mind, clergyman or ghost, and is used to describe the science
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Fried lamb offal with yogurt and spicy aubergine
This is a dish that I love. It is simple, easy, and tasty. But it requires fresh high quality lamb
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Thomas Schutte’s “United Enemies”
Thomas Schutte is one of my favourite modern sculptors. Back in 2012 I visited his exhibition “Faces and Figures” in
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Fragments of Hoelderlin’s “In lieblicher Blaue – In lovely blueness”
“In lieblicher Blaue” is one of Hoelderlin’s last poems. I have selected fragments of the poem and present them with
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Chillida: Gruss an (Hommage à) Heidegger
Δοκεί δε μέτα τι είναι και χαλεπόν ληφθήναι ο τόπος “It appears, however, to be something overwhelming and hard to
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