2011 will mark the 200th anniversary of the death of the great German writer Heinrich von Kleist. Kleist was born
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1001 Ways to Die – (2) Jacqueline Du Pre, Cellist
Today I continue with the second part of the series, dedicated to the British cellist Jacqueline du Pre. She was
Continue readingIlllegal Immigrants in Greece: the real issues – Παρανομοι μεταναστες στην Ελλαδα: οι πραγματικες πτυχες του θεματος
Σημερα θελω να εκφρασω καποιες αποψεις και σκεψεις για το θεμα της εξ Ανατολης λαθρομεταναστευσης στην Ελλαδα. Αφορμη αποτελεσαν τα
Continue reading1001 Ways to Die – (1) Fritz Wunderlich, Tenor
Today I embark on a sequence of posts, under the title “1001 ways to die”. The inspiration for this came
Continue readingSchluss – An End: A song by Hans Werner Henze, to a poem by Michalis Katsaros
Today’s post is about a song, written by the contemporary German composer Hans Werner Henze, to words of a poem
Continue readingAbyss – The Loss of the Face
“If you stare long enough into the abyss, the abyss will stare back at you” Friedrich Nietzsche …the face is
Continue readingSea bass Sashimi with Yellow Split Peas Puree – Λαυρακι ωμο με φαβα
Today’s dish is simple, light, with delicate flavors of the earth and the sea. I got a very fresh sea bass and filleted it.
Continue readingBeheading of St John the Baptist – Ο αποκεφαλισμος του Βαπτιστη Ιωαννη
The itinerant John the Baptist has baptized Christ. In the Gospels, John announces the coming of Jesus and is therefore
Continue readingThe Sea – Η Θαλασσα
And then went down to the ship, Set keel to breakers, forth on the godly sea, and We set up
Continue reading2010 in review (as reported to me by WordPress)
Introduction This morning I received this review by email from WordPress. I found it interesting and decided to share it
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