Dean Kalimniou
Dialogue –
Holy Week in the time of lockdown
“Today he who hung the earth upon the waters is hung upon a Tree, He who is King of the Angels is arrayed in a crown of thorns. He who …
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Mati vs Malice: The secret power of the evil eye undone by yiayia
“Φόρα και μια χάντρα θαλασσιά, να μη σε ματιάσουν τα νησιά,” Yiannis Kalatzis. “Of course your sister is sick,” my grandmother pronounced, dismissing my assertion that she was merely suffering …
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Artist Katrina Ginis and Daphne
I’ve always been troubled by the myth of Daphne and Apollo. A story of pride, lust and loss, it seeks to explain how the laurel tree came into being. Pursued …
Revolution Exported: Greeks who fought for Serbia
Just prior to his death by strangulation in the castle of Belgrade, Serbia, Greek visionary Rigas Pheraios is said to have uttered the immortal words: “I have sown a rich …
Features –
A Greek history of great plagues
“Everybody knows that pestilences have a way of recurring in the world, yet somehow we find it hard to believe in ones that crash down on our heads from a …
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Communion conundrum, Orthodoxy and Archbishop Makarios’ communique
If you are an average Greek Orthodox Christian in Australia, chances are that you will on average, take communion, only once a year, just before Easter. It seems therefore strange …
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Church, communion, coronavirus conundrum
If you are an average Greek Orthodox Christian in Australia, chances are that you will on average, take communion, only once a year, just before Easter. It seems therefore strange …
Life –
Antipodean goats, Giota and other musicians on Lonsdale Street
“Giota, who?” people in the crowd were asking themselves. “Γιώτα Νέγρα,” (the Negro) one of the Antipodes presenters, announced on stage. I was viewing Giota Negka’s keynote Antipodes concert from …
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Byzantine ‘New England’, a forgotten Anglo-Saxon colony
Mention the words “New England” and the mind conjures up images of privileged white adolescents being incited by non-compliant with the directives of the Education Department teachers, to rip pages …
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Greek Youth Summit: Keeping young people involved in the community
“The children now love luxury; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are tyrants, not servants of the households. They no longer rise when …