entertainment
Basketball
NBA’s Kevin Durant, Hollywood’s Emma Stone Witness Greek Passion
NBA's Kevin Durant and Hollywood's Emma Stone traveled to Greece for different reasons, but they ended up on Wednesday night at a basketball game in Athens where they witnessed first-hand the passion of the fans.
Durant, one of the best...
Greek News
Greece Drops a Whopping 38 Places in Press Freedom Rankings
Greece dropped 38 places in the world rankings of press freedom according to the annual report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published on Tuesday.
Greece dropped from 70th place in 2021 to 108th in 2022 and has become the lowest...
Celebrities
Vampire Diaries Star Nina Dobrev in Santorini Vacation Gateway
Actress Nina Dobrev, who became known for starring in the supernatural drama series The Vampire Diaries has been enjoying a romantic gateway in Greece's Santorini.
The 33-year-old actress was in the company of her snowboarding champion beau Shaun White, who...
Celebrities
Angelina Jolie Visits War Victims in Ukraine
US Actress Angelina Jolie was spotted at numerous locations in the city of Lviv, in war-torn Ukraine on Saturday April 30.
Hollywood
The Moment Alec Baldwin is Told that Cinematographer Was Killed
Dramatic footage was released on Tuesday of the moment Alec Baldwin was told that cinematographer Halyna Hutchins had died after being shot by a gun he was holding on the set of Rust.
Police in New Mexico have made public...
Culture
Los Angeles Greek Film Festival Kicks Off on May 9th
The 16th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) will be held on May 9th to May 15th this year featuring in-person screenings and events. A virtual film program of screenings and exciting webinars follows from May 12th to...
Business
Elon Musk’s Free Speech Utopia
By Eric Heinze
Elon Musk is the planet’s number one billionaire. If anyone can turn cyberspace into heaven—or hell—of free speech “absolutism” via a US$44 billion (£35 billion) Twitter takeover, then surely he’s the man. Right?
When free-market elephants like Musk...
Business
Netflix Subscribers Fall for First Time in a Decade
Streaming giant Netflix lost subscribers in the first three months of this year after years of explosive growth, sending the company's shares plummeting.
Netflix announced it lost 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter. The drop represents a huge miss for...
Celebrities
Will Smith Banned from Oscars for Ten Years
Will Smith has been banned from the Oscars for ten years after the American actor slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage at the awards show in late March.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced the 10-year ban...
Greek News
David Cronenberg: The Experience of Filming in Greece
Renowned Canadian David Cronenberg, a film director, spoke recently about his experience of filming his latest and highly anticipated movie “Crimes Of The Future” in Greece.
Cronenberg, one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body...
entertainment
The “Greek Goddess of Bollywood”: Elli Avram
Greek actress Elisabet Avramidou Granlund left her home in Sweden at the tender age of 21 to move to India to become an actress in Bollywood. This is quite unusual, one might say, as the immigration route for most...
Celebrities
Bruce Willis Gives Up Acting After Brain Condition Diagnosis
Bruce Willis, 67, has been diagnosed with aphasia a brain condition that affects his ability to understand language and will be stepping away from acting, his family announced on Wednesday.
In a statement posted to social media, his family said:...
Greek News
Media Freedom in Greece Deteriorates, International Report Warns
Media freedom in Greece is highly problematic and it has deteriorated since the election of the center-right New Democracy in 2019, an international report published on Monday says.
According to the report by Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR), challenges to...
Movies
“King Otto”: Film on Greece’s 2004 Soccer Triumph Premieres in the US
“King Otto”, the film on Greece's 2004 football triumph, premiered in the US on Friday after widespread critical acclaim and theatrical success worldwide.
On Wednesday the real protagonists of perhaps the greatest upset in world sports history gathered at the...
Celebrities
Greek Piano Prodigy Stelios Kerasidis Composes Moving Anti-War Melody
Stelios Kerasidis the 9-year-old Greek pianist, composed a moving instrumental to send an anti-war message to humanity.
Inspired by his favorite composer Frederic Chopin and his famous etude opus 10 in F minor, the Greek prodigy sends a message for...