The Greek painter Stelios Faitakis has painted a mural for the Danish Pavilion in the 54th Venice Biennale. It is
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Greece 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 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 reading29 July 2011: Τhe Greek National Team in Women's Water Polo are the World Champions
We are the World Champions! – Ειμαστε Παγκοσμιοι Πρωταθλητες! The Women’s Water Polo National Team of Greece has won the
Continue readingThe Deus ex machina in the Greek drama is not a God
The Greek Economy has been sick for many years now. In the past 18 months this illness became critical and
Continue readingAthens, a dying City: Story without end (UPDATED 14th May 2011)- Αθηνα, μια Πολη που πεθαινει: Δεν εχει τελος αυτη η ιστορια: ΝΕΑ ΕΚΔΟΣΗ 14 Μαιου 2011
In the early hours of Tuesday, 10th May 2011, in the center of Athens, a man was attacked and robbed
Continue readingLunch at my cousins': a Greek lunch celebrating the coming of Spring
Today I went to my cousins’ for lunch. D & K as they are known in the world are a
Continue readingAnchovies with fresh oregano and garlic – Γαυρος στο φουρνο με φρεσκια ριγανη και σκορδο
“Primum vivere, deinde philosophare” goes the Latin saying, and it is right (although I personally have difficulty following it all
Continue readingThe wonderful world of greek football – Updated (II) 8 May 2011
7th May 2011, Corinth, Greece Hooligans of Olympiacos shot and injured Panathinaikos fans with Kalashnikof AK-47 assault rifles. The trigger
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