Mozart’s opera buffa is a perplexing one, and in spite of appearances, a very dark one indeed. It is this
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Culatello: Il Re dei Salumi – The King of Salami
In late August of 2011, I was on my way to Milan’s Linate Airport to catch a flight. As I
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The landscape is barren. There are a few burned trees. But the symphony of colors enveloping the tortured landscape is beautiful, almost
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Στη συναντηση Ομπαμα – Ερντογαν στο Λευκο Οικο, συζητηθηκε και η αγορα των μετοχων του Παναθηναικου. Ιδου η στιχομυθια: Ομπαμα:
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(*) Salaam aleikum means ‘peace be upon you’. (*) Σαλαμ αλεκουμ σημαινει “πορευου εν ειρηνη”. Και ιδου, εντω μεσω της
Continue readingGreece as Manon Lescaut in the Louisiana swamps: "sola, perduta, abbandonata"
In the early hours of Friday, 2nd September 2011, the attempt to rescue Greece from bancrupty suffered yet another setback.
Continue readingRistorante "Il Colombaio", Casole d'Elsa, Tuscany, Italy
One hot evening in August 2011 I found myself in the garden of the restaurant “Il Colombaio” in the outskirts
Continue readingReal Greece – Part IV: Aegean Sculpture – A Church in the village of Marpissa, Paros, Greece
I was for a few days on the island of Paros, Greece, where one night I saw under the weak
Continue readingObjects that tell a story: (1) Carved Rosewood Sofa
Today I start a new series of posts, on objects that tell a story. The first object is a carved
Continue readingAlain Resnais' and Marguerite Duras' "Hiroshima Mon Amour"
‘I remember Hiroshima’ ‘You remember nothing’ “You saw nothing in Hiroshima. Nothing.” ” I saw everything. Everything.” It has been
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