Dialogue
Big troubles with the small intestine for the Easter soup
The chopstick was to blame. It was too thin for the intricate task: It was no match for the slippery offal. The few grams of small intestine almost didn’t make …
Archbishop Makarios, the church’s role in St Basil’s and an opportunity to improve practices in Aged Care
This past weekend thousands of Greeks and other Orthodox Christians celebrated their Easter. They did so at a time when the Greek Church in Australia is going through a difficult …
What were the Spartans like? Note to Lego Masters: they didn’t build city walls
In the second episode of the current season of the TV show Lego Masters, contestants were asked to build a castle — then watch it be destroyed by a bowling …
Multiculturalism: The Greek questions which went unheard at the Multicultural Leaders Forum
There were over 100 community leaders from around Australia and representatives of 30 media publications at the multicultural community forum with Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services …
Life –
Ancient Greeks and Romans got a surprising number of things right about the spread of disease
From packed train carriages to busy shopping centres, being crammed together in often poorly ventilated spaces had become so normal that it has taken us a long time to get …
Sport –
It’s time to recognise the 1906 Athens Games as official Olympics
Tokyo 2020 was meant to be the fourth time I attended an Olympic Games. Japan and the Games would have been my chance to see my godson, koumbaro and their …
An atheist at Greek Easter
My beliefs are inconsistent with my actions, I do not believe in god, yet I participate in Greek Easter Πάσχα. I attend the ecclesia – the body of citizens – …
An Easter message from Greece
Dear compatriots, I am very happy because the great feast of Orthodoxy, Easter, gives me the opportunity to contact you once again, the Greeks who live and work abroad, and …
Prostate pangs and tales of Greek men bonding
Did you hear the one about the 87-year-old Greek man who went to hospital emergency for anaemia and came out with a catheter? Did you hear the bit about how …
Intra Muros: The modern murals of our Greek heritage
Very little survives by way of ancient Greek murals. While many are described by the ancient traveller Pausanias, and while the art of the mural as pertains to Greece is …