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Hot dog with what?
  • August 21, 2012
In this image taken on July 30, 2012, hot dogs, from left, Greek spanakopita, Indian curry, taco and pizza are shown in Concord, N.H.
A Question that all Greeks Should be Able to Answer: Who Are the Evzones?
  • TNH staff
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  • March 29, 2012
NEW YORK - The Evzones were the elite Greek infantry soldier. Originating from the mountainous districts of Greece, particularly Epirus, the Evzones fought in Greece’s War of Independence, the Balkan ...
Faith
  • Chris Holaves
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  • March 08, 2012
A camel in the needle’s eye am I, A bumblebee with no theory of flight. Alone I cast my net to catch the light When others’ words discourage me to try For all these point to what is not in sigh...
Byzantium and Islam Exhibition to Open at MMA
  • Constantine S. Sirigos
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  • March 08, 2012
NEW YORK – The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “Byzantium and Islam - Age of Transition,” will open on March 14 in New York. The long-awaited exhibition is the latest in a series featuring the art of Byz...
Powerful, Intimate, Thoughtful 'An Iliad'
  • The Associated Press
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  • March 08, 2012
JENNIFER FARRAR,Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Greek poet Homer's 8th-century B.C. epic, "The Iliad," told the story of the mythical 10-year Trojan War, featuring two warrior heroes: the wrathf...
Cyprus’ Haris Epaminonda’s Exhibit at MOMA
  • TNH staff
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  • February 09, 2012
For her first solo museum exhibition in the United States (runs through Feb. 20), Berlin-based artist Haris Epaminonda (b. 1980, Nicosia, Cyprus) constructs a world based on connections between a thre...
Major Byzantine Exhibition Coming to America
  • ANA- MPA
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  • January 30, 2012
An exhibition tentatively titled "Byzantium - Masterpieces from Greek Collections" will travel to the US in the autumn of 2013, containing some 300 masterpieces from Greek museums, public and private ...
Transformational Objects
  • Melik Kaylan - Wall Street Journal
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  • January 04, 2012
Across from St. Patrick's Cathedral on 52nd Street in Manhattan stands a tall, black-glass high-rise. Enter the glitzy atrium lobby, descend a flight of stairs, and quite suddenly you are enveloped by...
Cyprus Poetry Joins Mariachi, Chinese Shadow Puppetry on UN List
  • The Associated Press
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  • November 29, 2011
BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Mexican mariachi music, Chinese shadow puppetry and poetic dueling from Cyprus were among the cultural traditions identified by the United Nations on Tuesday as in need of prote...
This Week's Poem: Mind Games
  • September 23, 2011
Mind Games I am a waterfall in the desert. A rain from a cloudless sky. A well known but unborn child. An insistence experience that you never had. I play mind games with your bra...
Archimedes' Hidden Writings to Go on Display
  • The Associated Press
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  • September 13, 2011
BALTIMORE (AP) — Long-hidden writings of the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes are ready to go on display at Baltimore's Walters Art Museum. Teams of scientists and scholars spent 12 years usi...
Venice: Greek Film 'Alps' Explores Grief
  • Colleen Barry - The Associated Press
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  • September 04, 2011
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos' latest film, "Alps," proposes a novel, if disquieting, technique for grief counseling. "Alps" is the name chosen to designate an ad-hoc group w...
Facebook Changes Mind on Movie Ad Featuring Lesbian Kiss
  • Hollie McKay - FOX News
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  • May 09, 2011
There are hundreds of Facebook pages devoted to kissing, lesbians, and love, not to mention pictures of lip-locking females in members’ photo albums seems to be a staple on the social networking site....
Niarchos Funds Thebes Big Dig
  • Julia Ferrante
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  • April 28, 2011
LEWISBURG, PA - Two Bucknell University professors have been selected to lead the first joint Greek-American archaeological dig in the ancient city of Thebes, Greece - the first such excavation of the...
Five-hour Leg of Lamb an Easter Time-saver
  • The Associated Press
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  • April 22, 2011
Easter dinner isn’t meant to be a rushed affair — and neither should the meat you serve. Which doesn’t mean you have to work particularly hard at it. This flavorful, slowly roasted leg of lamb from...
Tradition of the Red Easter Eggs
  • ANA- MPA
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  • April 20, 2011
For Orthodox Christians, the red Easter egg is much more than a celebration of the end of fasting -- it is an attestation of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Traditionally, Easter eggs are dyed t...
The Avant-Garde Artist Lynda Benglis Exhibits Herself Again
  • Angelike Contis
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  • March 10, 2011
NEW YORK - Of course it’s not allowed, but there is so much about artist Lynda Benglis’ work that makes you want to touch it. Oozing bubbles of latex and wax, modern totem poles with wild colors and g...
New Greek Film Wave Makes Splash
  • Dan Georgakas
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  • March 10, 2011
In recent years, Greek films have made cinematic headlines at every major international film festival. This would be a big plus for Greek culture at any time, but it is especially so at a time when th...
Tsangari Uses the Big Screen to Tackle Greek Taboos, Family Life
  • Leigh Dyer - Wall Street Journal
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  • March 03, 2011
Among the films recognized on the red carpet at the Academy Awards was the first Best Foreign Language nominee from Greece since the 1970’s: Dogtooth, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, is a surreal and di...
Greek Tavernas Remain True to Traditions of Apokries and Lent
  • Georgia Kofinas
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  • March 03, 2011
ATHENS- While this year’s celebration of Apokries may be somewhat thwarted by the climate of the recession, Greeks are preparing for the festivities which lead to the beginning of Great Lent. Cities h...
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