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Art as part of a resistance movement
“I thought I knew what viral was, but I was wrong,” John Mavroudis says, laughing. “I turned away from my Twitter and Facebook notifications for a day because I was …
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Rising from the ashes, the Greek restaurant that’s a home away from home, but better
It was just days before Mother’s Day, Spitiko’s busiest day of the year, that the South Melbourne institution was engulfed in flames, causing severe damage to the front kitchen and …
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How Maria Mercedes’ career came full circle
By now, the TV audience is used to the aesthetics of the talent show and the arena conditions; the contestants hoping to see their star shine, the studio audience cheering …
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Calling all contemporary Greek music lovers
Melbourne is a fair distance from Greece, but when an OPEN JAM ‘Καφενειο’ session is underway, you’d be convinced otherwise. Organised by Anna Vithoulkas in the heart of Northcote each …
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Vasiliki Mitropoulos: The Last of the Bonegilla Girls
The Last of the Bonegilla Girls by Victoria Purman captures what life was like in Australia in the late 1950’s through the lives of four friends from different cultural backgrounds. …
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The 17-year-old behind the sought-after all natural candle line
Balancing a career with schooling is no easy task. But Aristidis Tsoulakos is proving otherwise. Currently in Year 11, the teenager recently launched his own business, Fos Candles, named after …
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Melbourne cafes now selling the most expensive coffee in the world at $150 a cup
Melbourne is synonymous with good coffee, but how much money are consumers willing to part with for their morning cuppa? How does $150.00 sound? Yes you read right. According to …
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New ‘Greek Mark’ of labeling for olives and olive oil
New legislation in Greece that was introduced back in August enables a quality mark that will distinguish Greek olive products in foreign markets. The mark is awarded by the Elgo-Dimitra …
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Christos Tsiolkas: ‘If you can’t see the humanity in the other person then I’m scared of you’
Christos Tsiolkas’ short story Tourists, published in his fifth book Merciless Gods, features an Australian couple Bill and Trina visiting an Art Gallery while on holiday in New York. Bill …
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Birdman dives into Athens and gets personal
On recently opening a sleek new Japanese pub in the burgeoning multicultural foodie neighbourhood just below Syntagma Square, Athens butcher and chef Aris Vezene told Neos Kosmos that the motivation …