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Songs of my tribe: From Eskenazi to Elly Kokkinou
Last year before the onset of the pandemic, I was apprehended by an older acquaintance singing to my children, the lyrics of Roza Eskenazi’s immortal song: Πρέζαόταν πιεις. «Σαν μαστουρωθείς, …
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Lockdown will be missed on some level
Melbourne is out of lockdown and hopefully we will not need to experience another one, or not as long. We dust off and prepare to make this city again the …
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Q&A with Dean Kalimniou: A behind-the-scenes look at the Diatribe
The Diatribe has it’s own cult following. Come rain and come shine, for the last 20 years it has appeared as a weekly staple of Neos Kosmos newspaper. Written by …
The ‘wog’ years: When the bookish ethnic girl met the Anglo high school beauty
“You should write a book!” I wonder how often it is that people recommend book-writing to each other and if they are sincere when making such suggestions. Or perhaps there’s …
Pfizer jabs available including at Prahran’s Greek church hall, as elderly Greek Aussies do it like Katerina Sakellaropoulou
Eighty-eight-year-old Oakleigh residents, Panagiota and Spiros Houpis gave the thumbs up to getting their first Pfizer vaccination, at an Oakleigh clinic, in Melbourne’s south-east, today Monday 18 October. The Greek …
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International borders are about to open, but our research shows the plight of stranded Australians is not over
Australia’s international borders are due to reopen next month for people returning to states with 80 per cent vaccination rates. Australian citizens and permanent residents who are fully vaccinated with …
Maria Callas, a statue for a legendary diva
«καὶ ἐμοσχοποίησαν ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις καὶ ἀνήγαγον θυσίαν τῷ εἰδώλῳ, καὶ εὐφραίνοντο ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις τῶν χειρῶν αὐτῶν». Acts 7:41 Standing on Dionysou Areopagitou Street, close to the Odeon …
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The beautiful Greek house where nobody lives anymore
The last time I saw Mr Aleco* he was so clean that not even a mosquito would sit on him. That’s what the Greeks say. “Είναι τόσο καθαρός, που ούτε …
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Flying fish of Baloukli, and life’s painful lessons stored in my shed
It was a sunny summer August morning at the prestigious Greek Baloukli hospital of Istanbul, a historic facility established in 1753 that still reflects the pride of the few remaining …
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Keeping Greece’s region specific traditions alive in the diaspora
As the first Greek immigrants arrived on the shores of Australia, they carried with them more than just a suitcase with some clothes. A collection of regional traditions were brought …