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Big Nobody is a brutally funny novel about teenage loss, trauma, and resilience in the Greek-Cypriot community in 1970s London. Alex Kadis talks immigrant parents, feeling like a misfit, and embracing her Greek identity.
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Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius wrote a self-improvement guide that still resonates. Aaron Poochigian’s fresh, relatable translation of Meditations is perfect for these outrageous times.
Aaron Poochigian website
Aaron Poochigian Instagram
Poet Aaron Poochigian On the Book That Changed His Life
Aaron Poochigian Facebook
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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Rockets rain down on Greek churches every Easter in the Rocket War of Chios.
Traditional 'rocket war' welcomes Orthodox Easter on Chios Island
The Great Rocket War
Easter Rockets on Chios Island, Greece
Chios "Rocket War" lights up Easter amid safety fears
George Tatakis: Vrontados Chios - An Easter Story to Remember
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Angie Xidias of One Bean Marketing and artist Ramona Pintea spotlight the impact of women on the Greek Revolution, in a groundbreaking exhibit at the Hellenic Museum of Michigan, March 19 - May 17, 2026.
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Comedian and gay icon Gus Constantellis rocketed to fame impersonating his Greek mom on social media. After she died, he wrote My Greek Mom’s Recipe in tribute. Part memoir, part cookbook, it’s a funny, heartbreaking glimpse into their complicated relationship, and in managing grief, the Greek way.
Greek Moms on Easter (2022 Edition)
Actual Greek Moms on Easter
Gus Constantellis book tour
My Greek Mom's Recipes: She Died. I Wrote This Cookbook
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Hephaestos: Mighty lord of fire and metalwork, inventor and metal-smith of the gods. Cheated on, rejected, and ridiculed, like a country music anti-hero, he keeps looking for love in all the wrong places.
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Kathryn Gauci’s quest to find traditional Greece drew her to the Dodecanese Islands in 2005. Her memoir, An Aegean Odyssey, intertwines history, cuisine, traditions, and breathtaking landscapes with stories of the people she meets along the way as she explores the road less traveled.
Kathryn Gauci
Greek Shop Signs
Kathryn Gauci's books
Colours of Aegean Dreams: A Greek Odyssey
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He was a consummate character actor in films, an iconic TV detective, a storyteller, a gambler, a singer, a family man, a lover. He was larger than life and when ethnics were still being stereotyped, he made it cool to be Greek.
Telly's Coffee House [No. 8, 1952-12-30]
Telly Savalas' Ghost Story
Birdman of Alcatraz Movie clip - Death of a Canary (1962)
The Young Savages (1961) trailer
Kelly's Heroes 1970s BestTrailer
Telly Savalas Interview/Kojak/How did you get into acting? Today 1971
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We’re sharing some of the most popular Greek customs for New Year’s through Epiphany. Καλή Χρονιά και Χρόνια Πολλά!
Northern Greece's Pagan Customs of Christmas
Ιερέας "λούζει" τους πιστούς με αγιασμό
Young Men Dive for the Cross at 117th Epiphany Celebration in Tarpon Springs
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Where else can you take part in ancient traditions, sing Byzantine Christmas songs while lighting bonfires and evading evil Christmas goblins? Join us for a very Greek Christmas.
Northern Greece's Pagan Customs of Christmas
Κάλαντα Σμύρνης
Greek Christmas Traditions
George Tatakis: Black and White. Photography in Greece
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Sean Bryan was a nineteen year old backpacker in Athens, Greece in November 1973, when he witnessed what became a pivotal moment in modern Greek history: the student uprising that led to the eventual overthrow of the military regime.
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November 17, 1973, a Greek army tank crashed the gate of the Polytechnic Institute of Athens, where students were protesting the military dictatorship crippling Greece. It was the largest public protest against the regime, which toppled 8 months later. Today we celebrate those students and their sacrifice. ζήτω η Ελλάδα!
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When the Underworld goddesses of vengeance are invoked, nothing will stop them. Then things get Phríke: Tales and terrors of the Erinyes, hounding heroes to their doom.
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Her colleagues denounced the celebrated actress as a collaborator. Was she a traitor, a hero, or the victim of her rivals’ greed and ambition?
Music and photo montages below:
Γιατί φταίει η γυναίκα - Ελένη Παπαδάκη
Τρελλή θεατρίνα - Ελένη Παπαδάκη
Θέλω μαμά ένα αντρούλη - Ελένη Παπαδάκη
Ελένη Παπαδάκη - Μ' αυτά τα λόγια σου λιγώθηκα
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Η εκτέλεση της ηθοποιού Ελένης Παπαδάκη στα Δεκεμβριανά
ΕΛΕΝΗ ΠΑΠΑΔΑΚΗ-ΟΙ ΗΘΙΚΟΙ ΑΥΤΟΥΡΓΟΙ ΚΑΙ ΟΙ ΕΚΤΕΛΕΣΤΕΣ ΤΟΥ ΕΓΚΛΗΜΑΤΟΣ
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Independent filmmaker Laurie Criego talks about her first feature length film, screenwriting, Greek gods, the environment and having hope in difficult times.
Beach Entertainment Productions
Mother Nature & the Doomsday Prepper trailer
Indelible
Monitored
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St. Kassiani was a brilliant theologian, masterful poet, rebel, feminist, brutal social commentator. She continues to instruct the Orthodox faithful to this day.
The Hymn of Kassianí (medieval melody) - Cappella Romana
Kassiane Hymn for Christmas - The Women of Cappella Romana
Hymns of Kassianí, the world’s earliest music female composer: 9th-century - Cappella Romana
Bizancio Maravillosa Biblioteca
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Influential hymnographer, poet, and champion of her faith, St.Kassiani was a devout, fearless, badass holy woman, and feminist.
Hymn of Kassiani
The Hymn of Kassianí (medieval melody) - Cappella Romana
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Award-winning Photographer George Tatakis travels throughout rural Greece documenting Greek culture, traditions, and traditional dress. He shares his adventures, what he’s learned about our culture, and why black and white.
Black and White Photography/George Tatakis
Exploring Greece's Unseen Corners - New York Times
George Tatakis - YouTube
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Why Greeks bound the fight for independence to the Feast Day of the Annunciation. And how the sacrifice and faith of the Virgin Mary resounded with the Greek fight for liberty.
Theodoros Vryzakis The Bishop of Old Patras Germanos Blesses the Flag of the Revolution, 1865
Traditional Greek Recipe: Bakaliaros Skordalia
Bakaliaros Skordalia/Cod Fritters with Garlic Potato Dip
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Where did stuffed grape leaves originate? Who started the ancient fad of rolling up food in leaves? it’s another food fight, as we investigate claims and age old recipes.
Deipnosophistae - Gulik translation
Deipnosophistae - Bill Thayer site
How to Harvest and Preserve Fresh Grape Leaves
Greek Dolmades - Stuffed Vine Leaves Recipe
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