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Greek extra virgin olive oil for the win!

At the EVO International Olive Oil Contest (EVO IOOC) in Paestum, Italy this year, 70 per cent of the Greek extra virgin olive oils that entered won awards. The United …

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Photographer Tina Vlahos on celebrating the female form

Tina (Kostantina) Vlahos is a young fashion and portrait photographer, based in Melbourne and roaming the globe at every chance with a camera in hand. Apart from the distinct use …

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The hybrid paradox: both fascinating and disturbing

Looking back through history at humanity’s response, it is clear that there is something disconcerting about animal-human hybrids. One need only look at literary representations such as Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein …

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Back to the basics of the Mediterranean diet

A few weeks ago, a colleague and I attended the book launch of The Mediterranean Diet: Recipes from Mediterranean Kitchens, in a booked-out event organised by the Italian Museum in …

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International cinema, with a Greek accent

The 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) program launched this week, filling the city’s movie buffs with anticipation. As usual, it features some of the finest works of cinematic art …

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Antipodean Palette: Showcasing the Greek community’s diversity, through art

Imagine a world of creativity, imagination, fantasy; what would that world look like? A world where colour, texture, and design is freely used to create magic. No structure, no musts, …

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Nightfall: A performance validating the child’s perspective

Before heading down to La Mama theatre this week with your little one to watch Nightfall, take a moment to recall all those stories your parents would narrate of you …

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When in Paros, join the Marpissa Festival

The Routes in Marpissa Festival is a three-day annual event that takes place at the Marpissa settlement on the island of Paros. Now in its ninth consecutive year, it will be  held on …

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Two Australian women are bringing the Ancient Greek baths philosophy to Melbourne

Melbourne will soon be welcoming a new relaxation and wellness space: Olympia Daily. As the name hints, it is inspired by the famous Greek Baths in ancient Olympia – the …

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Kaliopi Stavropoulos: ‘Music saved my life’

Kaliopi Stavropoulos has kept her first guitar, the one she started playing when she was just a child, the scratch marks on one side paying testament to the difficulty she …

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