If there is one Olympian deity of which there exists no statue, then surely it is that of the goddess Metis, Zeus’ first wife. A daughter of the primordial water …

Antiquarians of all varieties often speculate for fun how ancient luminaries would have used social media–long, technical screeds from Pliny the Elder on Reddit; the Roman poet Martial, dishing out …

The pandemic has reset the industry. COVID-19 affected the way people think and live, but also the event industry as whole. To rejuvenate festivals such as Antipodes while we are …

I wrote this in Bucharest’s Henri Coanda International Airport while waiting for a connecting flight back home, to Australia. I found it hard to believe that I was in a …

For the last ten or so years I’ve seen my mum and dad care endlessly for their parents. They’ve gone with them to every doctor’s appointment, to support them and …

With the opening words “καλημέρα Βασίλη, συγνώμη για την ενόχληση, ξέρω πόση δουλειά έχεις, αλλά έχω ένα θέμα που θέλω να συζητήσω ..», Rekaris would call me most weeks. Rekaris …

“When Tasia came to Australia in the mid-Sixties, it was at the invitation of her newly married sister. The plan was for Tasia to help her sister with her baby …

Nick Kyrgios is through to his first grand slam final after Spaniard Rafael Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon with injury. If Kyrgios wins he will be the first Australian men’s singles …

I remember the first and only time I ever drew a swastika clearly. I was six years old and had recently watched the Greek classic film «Οι Γερμανοί Ξανάρχονται» (The …

Paris was sunny on July 1, 2022. At the Elysée Palace in Paris, Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese met with the French President Emmanuel Macron under a bright blue sky. …