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Kalamaki: Bringing Athenian vibes to Windsor
When you think of Warragul, a country town located in Gippsland Victoria, Athens is one of the last things that comes to mind. Well, at least that was the case …
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Theo Angelopoulos’ ‘Landscape in the Mist’ makes top-100 list
BBC Culture issued a list of the ‘100 greatest foreign language films’ and Landscape in the Mist ranks in the final place. Made by late Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos, the 1988 road …
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Inspired by Homer, Dimitris Papaioannou’s ‘The Great Tamer’ heads to Australia
On the tube travelling on the northern line to Sadler’s Wells, I grab a copy of the Evening Standard and spot a review full of praise for the opening night …
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Greek cheeses and how to pair them
France is internationally famous for its cheese culture and its different varieties of the addictive dairy product, however, Greece has an equally interesting selection of cheese that not many outside …
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The rise of Assyrtiko on the Greek islands
Santorini and Assyrtiko are verses which are often sung about Greek wine, both within and outside Greece. However, Eric Asimov, the respected wine journalist, recently wrote in The New York …
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The concept of home through the eyes of a child of Greek migrants
“Photography has always been it for me,” says Anna Kiparis, who discovered her passion for the medium at the age of 15. The child of Greek migrants, she was raised …
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George Zangalis’ Ode to his Mother, a touching bilingual memoir
Here is an unimaginable scenario: At the end of the horrific civil war in Greece in the 1940s, the Zangalis family in the village of Drymades, in North Epirus, is …
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A work of Greek Australian literature gets a second life, through a vibrant translation
Dina Amanatides is a prolific writer whose literary works have spanned for over 60 years, encapsulating a variety of themes written in different genres, short stories, theatrical plays, haiku, poetry …
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The ultimate laikodimotiko glendi comes to Melbourne
Melbourne Greeks will be treated to a night filled with authentic laiko and demotic music on Saturday 10 November at the Nafpaktian House. The line-up features industry heavyweight Yiorgos Bekios, …
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Modern Greek Studies: Present state, future prospects
The European Society of Modern Greek Studies (ESMGS) co-organised with the Department of Modern Greek Studies at Lund University in Sweden, the 6th European Congress of Modern Greek Studies titled …