Byzantium in Venice: Stelios Faitakis' Imposition Symphony (2011)

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.

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Real 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

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Objects 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

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29 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

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The 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

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Athens, 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

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Lunch 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

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Anchovies 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

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The 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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