Matthew Nimetz, the United Nations “special” envoy on the tedious issue of what to call the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) has a better job than even Joe DiMaggio did, although it was pretty special to play center field for the New York Yankees in the 1930′s and 40′s, live in a luxury hotel [...]
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Cypriots Cede The Right to Rebel
Habitually, people will go to extremes to protect their national identity and country from repression, whether threatened from forces within or from the outside. If not dealt with effectively, social oppression will quickly grow and create an underclass where a powerful influential elite will constantly enjoy access to privileged opportunities and remain on top; just [...]
How To Pass The Golden Dawn Crazy Test
Buoyed by surveys that show the number of insane people in Greece is rising, the Nazi Golden Dawn party is set to start recruiting new members and will be scouring mental hospitals, soccer fan clubs, brothels, porn theaters, gun clubs, alleys, and looking under rocks, so if you look like a snake and are stranger [...]
The Slow Death Of Greece’s KKE Communists
If she weren’t so obtuse, you could say that Aleka “Irrelevant” Papariga, who has dragged Greece’s Communist party down so low you’d need a microscope to find it – appropriate when you’re looking for amoeba anyway – saw the handwriting on the wall (Commie Go Home!) when she decided to step down as its non-leader. [...]
Greece and Cyprus Leave Eurozone, Adopt Dralira
Saying they would no longer put up with being told what to do and to keep imposing pay cuts, tax hikes, slashed pensions and seizing bank accounts so that foreign bankers putting up bailout loans could be paid back, Greece and Cyprus have decided to quit the Eurozone and adopt a new currency, the Dralira. [...]
Is Cyprus a Victim of Institutional Discrimination?
The “pundits” in the Eurogroup that devised the “plan” to “save” Cyprus by confiscating people’s money directly from their bank accounts, said and keep saying that the measure is not going to serve as a template for other European Union countries facing similar problems and that Cyprus was a unique case that required an one time [...]
Cyprus Runs Up The White Flag To Bankers
On Feb. 25, conservative lawyer Nicos Anastasiades, promising Cypriots he would never allow foreign entities to steal money out of their bank accounts to pay for mistakes the banks made, was easily elected the island’s new President. On March 25 – Independence Day in Greece and now Surrender Day in Cyprus – someone dressed like [...]
Cypriots Give Samaras Ammo Against Troika
The resounding 36-0 rejection (not counting 19 cowards who sat on their hands and wouldn’t take a stand) by the Cypriot Parliament of a tax that would have confiscated up to 9.9 percent of bank account deposits could provide Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras with bargaining chips as he readies to continue negotiations with the [...]
Food is Culture.
*By Peter Economides - My cultural immersion happened on Sundays in South Africa in the world’s largest kitchen with brothers and sisters and cousins and uncles and aunts. Around a huge table. Food. Wine. Conversation. Laughter. Celebration. Noise. Arguments. Surprises. Friends. Debates. Love. Life … Well I thought it was the world’s largest kitchen because I [...]
Cyprus’ Election Empowers The Politocracy
For some, the elections in Cyprus have ended in absolute euphoria. For others, it was a dismal disappointment. For better or worse, the people have made their choice and Nicos Anastasiades, the DYSI candidate and a familiar face in the Cyprus’ political scene for the last 32 years, was elected President of the Republic [...]
Greek Pilot’s Heartbreaking Letter: “Who I Fly Οver the Aegean For”
A letter written by a Greek Air Force pilot reflecting the harsh conditions that Greeks are living in recently went viral on the Greek cyberspace. The pilot explains what motivates him to go to work everyday and risk his life for a small sallary that he saw being reduced after the recent austerity cuts. Read the [...]
What Greek Anarchists Really Want: Nothing
It should come as no surprise that the four young punks who robbed two banks in northern Greece and reportedly are involved in yet another terrorist offshoot in Greece were anarchists, the type who believe there shouldn’t be a government, except for when it comes to getting benefits like roads, hospitals, schools, post offices and [...]
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Calendar – Exhibits, Concerts, Fun
- Greek-By-Choice Pedro Olalla Honored May 20, 2013
- AHEPA Day Celebration Hosted In Athens May 20, 2013
- Greek Gastronomy Days At Benaki Museum May 20, 2013
- Open Call for Greek Designers May 19, 2013
