On The Trip You Are Taken
On the trip you are taken
By the horseman of the night
Anything that he offers you
You must refuse outright.
And if you thirst, don’t drink
From the world below
The forgetfulness cursed drink,...
Southern Cross (Stavros Tou Notou)
In the nor-wester the waves boiled;
we were both bent over the map.
You turned and told me how in March
you'd be in other latitudes.
A Chinese tatoo drawn on your chest;
however you burn it, it...
Olympia Dukakis Likes Her Familiar Roles, Especially on Stage
- The Associated Press
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- February 03, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - The 79-year-old Academy Award-winner Olympia Dukakis has a tendency to return again and again to the same plays and the same roles. By her count, she’s done Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s...
Greek Casseroles: The Ultimate Comfort Food for Winter Days
- Georgia Kofinas
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- January 27, 2011
In winter, our bodies require much more energy-filled nutrients to deal with the cold weather and thus, what we eat is very much dictated by the temperature outside. Whether we are sitting in an offic...
Greek Film 'Dogtooth' Up For Foreign-Film Oscar
- The Associated Press
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- January 25, 2011
LONDON (AP) — A Greek dystopia, a tale of Algeria's struggle for independence and a Danish study of friendship and fate are among five films competing for the Academy Award for best foreign language f...
Attenberg and Apnea: Greek Movies Go Beyond Borders
- Sylvia Klimaki
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- January 09, 2011
THESSALONIKI – These are tough times economically in Greece, and entertainment venues are suffering as well, including the well-regarded Thessaloniki Film Festival (TIFF,) but some optimism remains. “...
Modern Dialect Linked to Ancient Greek
CAMBRIDGE, England, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- U.K. researchers say an endangered Greek dialect is a "linguistic goldmine" because of its closeness to ancient forms of the Greek language.
Linguists at Cambrid...
New Year's Day Celebrations in Greece
- ANA- MPA
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- December 31, 2010
In the eastern Mediterranean nation of 11 million, New Year's Day many celebrations are influenced by local folkloric traditions, the Orthodox Church and the occasion of the feast day of St. Basil, wh...
Onassis Foundation Shows The Art of Dialogue
- Sylvia Klimaki
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- December 04, 2010
ATHENS – All Europeans, Dusan Sidjanski said in fluent Greek, are Greeks. Sidjanski, Honorary President of the European Cultural Centre and Special Adviser to the President of the European Commission,...
Greece Welcomes Inclusion on UNESCO List
Greece has hailed the inclusion of the Mediterranean diet on the list of UN "intangible" world treasures this week after a joint bid with Italy, Morocco and Spain.
"We are particularly pleased by t...
Existential Snapshots: QT1LS3DNK (Video)
- Sylvia Klimaki
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- November 12, 2010
ATHENS- For a photo exhibit of her work exploring the most basic parts of human existence, Catherine Vafias chose a title that is as sure to catch the eye as are her pictures. QT1LS3DNK is the encrypt...
Film Revisits Guerilla Group's Past, But Is Greece Ready?
- Anthee Carasavva - Los Angeles Times
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- October 24, 2010
Reporting from Athens — Mindful of any suspicious movements, a lanky man emerges from obscurity toting a bulky black bag. He crosses the four lanes of a busy boulevard, enters Greece's biggest port an...
Contemplating the Object
only if there are objects
can there be a constant form of the world
(the most beautiful
is the object that does not exist)
the cons...
Philosophy: Old Answers to New Questions
- Milena Faustova - The Voice of Russia
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- October 05, 2010
The World Philosophical Forum is now under way in Athens. It started on October 4 and will close on the 8th. Its motto is “The best ideas of philosophy – for the good of people”.
It is no coinciden...
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