Life is hard – but Bob Dylan makes it easier to live

Life is Hard The evening winds are still I’ve lost the way and will Can’t tell you where they went

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Alvaro Mutis – Writer, Novelist, Poet

Today I want to pay tribute to one of my favourite South American writers, Alvaro Mutis. By way of introduction

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Melange with Anchovies – Συνθεση με γαυρο

Today I will cook a melange with one my favorite small fish, the anchovy (gavros in Greek). The idea of

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Remembering Eugene Ionesco (Eugen Ionescu)

“Explanation separates us from astonishment which is the only gateway to the incomprehensible” This is what my friend Ana wrote

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The Greek Problem: aphorisms – Αφορισμοι για το Ελληνικο Προβλημα

    αυτο το αρθρο αφορα την παρουσα κριση που ταλανιζει την Ελλαδα   προεκυψε οταν εγραψα ενα σχολιο σε ενα αλλο

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Thermopylae by Cy Twombly and Constantine Cavafi

Today I present a sculpture named “Thermopylae”, made by Cy Twombly, paired with a poem by the Greek poet Constantine Cavafi. Twombly was a

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

To the Women and Men on Earth and beyond, I wish the happiest Valentine’s Day Love is a hard, difficult

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Georgian Cheese Bread – Khachapuri

Today I want to share with you the experience of preparing Georgian Cheese Bread, which is delicious, simple, and accompanies

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