Superficially, at least, Constantine Cavafy’s enigmatic last poem, completed just days before his death in 1933, On the Outskirts of Antioch, focuses upon an episode in the life of the …

Some years ago, I was re-reading Stratis Myrivilis’ classic anti-war novel Η ζωή εν τάφω (Life in the Tomb), a harrowing account of life in the trenches of the Macedonian …

I don’t know about you, but I am incensed but not unduly astonished at the poor reception afforded by Europeans to Greece’s worthy contribution to the Eurovision song contest. In …

Most nights I read to my daughters from a rather tattered and worse for wear storybook by Georgia Tarsouli, entitled Στης Μαμάς την Αγκαλιά. It has been in my custody …

The image of the Three Hierarchs on the small oval icon can barely be seen. This is because the metal backing has begun to rust and the oxidisation has spread …

Ακροβασία, renderable in English as “tightrope walking,” literally signifies walking on tiptoes. In his recently released poetry collection of the same name, poet Dimitris Troaditis takes the reader upon a …

Recently, the speaker of the Greek Parliament stated that among other organisations, Pan-Mac (Pan-Macedonian Association) signed a letter addressed to the Greek government in which its members were threatened with …

The woman in the photograph accompanying this text is captured in that act of bidding goodbye to her sister. As her sister is long gone, the young woman, now an …

Towards the end of his life, the great scholar of what is referred to as the Greek Enlightenment, Adamantios Korais, wrote: “The increase and spread of education in the French …

Eaton Mall does not exist. It has never existed. Instead, if GPY& R advertising agency, on behalf of Public Transport Victoria (PTV) are to be believed, the space occupied by …