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Thessaloniki alleyways and hearty northern Greek comfort food staples
It had been a long day and, as is often the case when travelling in Greece, a frustrating one. No doubt for my then six-year-old son, sweating in his new …
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Stolen figs, stolen spuds
I remember it well, particularly on a freezing day here in Chicago, though over three decades have passed. We anchored our boat at Molos, a small bay well south of …
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Vienna: where Greek first appeared in print
Given the Greeks’ large-scale migration to the area, the Austrian capital is historically one of the most significant for modern Hellenism.
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Roza of Smyrna revisited
Dean Kalimniou delves into Giorgos Kordelas’ popular drama and addresses a few basic incongruities in the film.
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Sojourn in La Grecia Salentina
Alexander Billinis’ love of Byzantine remnants took him on a journey through southern Italy where he encountered the Griko people, language and culture.
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Greeks in Hungary: a history in two acts
Alexander Billinis explores the Greek presence in Hungary; one of the oldest and most interesting in Greece’s modern diaspora.
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In the Balkans, beware the thaw of frozen conflicts
Alexander Billinis explores several factors that may be colluding to produce a violent thaw in the region in the near future.
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‘Rigas Feraios, My kind of hero’
Alexander Billinis reflects on the Thessalian Modern Greek hero’s history.
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Greeks in Utah, my home state
Having visited and written about Greek communities in various parts of the world, Alexander Billinis turns his attention back home, to his own Greek community.
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2017: A rejection of the mosaic, and a return to primary colours?
Greek American Alexander Billinis reflects on the state of world politics as we prepare to bid farewell to 2016.