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Homer meets the Ivory Tower: Joel Christensen to lead CUNY Graduate Center
Joel Christensen, Professor of Classical Studies at Brandeis University and a regular contributor to Neos Kosmos, will soon become Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at the City …
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Stroke can be stopped: Greek Australians need a new message
Every 11 minutes someone in Australia experiences a stroke. In many cases, even if the stroke is survived, it may lead to a long-term disability altering the patient’s life and …
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From Alexandria to Melbourne: The life and legacy of Nikos Nomikos, a poet of two homelands
Born in 1934 in the cosmopolitan port city of Alexandria, Egypt, Nikos Nomikos has lived a life that reads like a novel — marked by war, migration, poetry, and an …
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Parenting teens without fear: Dr Jari Evertsz on what works
How do you nurture happiness at home during the often turbulent adolescent years? How can parents and carers avoid the pitfalls that fracture relationships with teenagers? More importantly, how can …
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Finding the Mani and Patrick Leigh Fermor in Melbourne
Many readers will be aware of my love of Mani in the southern Peloponnese. I have travelled throughout the region, driving through its roads and lanes, across its mountains and …
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Panagiotis Yiannoudes: The reel life of a cultural bridge
Panagiotis Yiannoudes, a successful cinema entrepreneur, was a bridge between Cyprus, Greece, and Australia. For decades, he brought films, the spirit of Hellenic culture to the Greek Australian diaspora, while …
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Psara Island: ‘Freedom or Death’, where heroes are made
I visited Psara which has a history that dates back to the Mycenaeans for the commemoration of the tragic slaughter of locals in 1824. Some people are aware of my …
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The Greek influence etched into Melbourne’s urban fabric
From Federation Square to the lemon tree-lined streets of Oakleigh, the mark of Greek heritage runs deep in Melbourne. Whether in geometry, mythology, or post-war migration design, Greek influence has …
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Olga Kanitsaki: From war-torn Crete to healing in Australia
As one generation of the Greek Australian community succeeds the next, we are rapidly losing the living memory carried by those who migrated to Australia in the 1940s, ’50s, ’60s …
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Nafplion: A time capsule of Greece’s many selves
Eighteen years ago, when we lived in Greece, Nafplion was our go-to day trip away from the chaos of pre-Crisis Athens, where I worked as a banker. Driving through orange …