Life

While the economic crisis is still taking its toll on Greece, the capital city of Athens is at the center of the whirlwind. Poverty and unemployment, hunger and homelessness have increased in Greece the last few years bringing new...

Greek-Italian actress Valeria Golino, most noted for her role opposite Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in "Rain Man," has made her feature directorial debut with "Miele." The film, which hit Italian theaters last month and is currently screening at the...

Some of the top Greek businesses of the medical and hotel field joined their forces for the first time,  participating in the organization of the first event to promote Greek Medical tourism in Russia, under the title Greek Medical...

The Pan-Hellenic Association of Women Athletes Kallipatira, under the auspices of the Ministry of National Defense, awarded the mothers of the Greek Olympic Champions of Beijing and London, at the Thessaloniki War Museum, on the occasion of Mother’s Day. The...

Pictures of Megan Fox and her body double on the set of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" have everyone asking, "Who's that girl?" standing next to the famous Hollywood beauty. That "girl" is Greek-American model and actress Maria Papathanasiou. While shooting...

The International Conference MEDEEA-Mediterranean Energy Cities European Energy Awards that took place in Cyprus’ capital Nicosia on May 15-16 awarded the municipality of Malevizi in the Greek island Crete for its energy-saving policies. During the conference, projects were awarded, among...

Unfortunately, Cyprus has been excluded from this year’s Eurovision’s grand final which will be  held on May 18, in Malmö, Sweden. Despina Olympiou performed, An me thimasai (If you remember me) and ranked fourteenth in the first semifinal. The song...

George Loukos, President and Artistic Director of Athens Festival the last seven years, announced on May 15 the program of the 2013 festival, which will begin on June 1. Loukos was in the difficult position to organize the program in...

The 10th Thessaloniki Book Fair will be held from May 16 to 19 at the Helexpo Exhibition Center in Thessaloniki, Greece. It will be staged by the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Culture and Sports, the General Secretariat of...

On May 17, an entertainment event will take place at Larisa central square, aiming to help those in need. Poverty has many faces and more and more people are facing problems. Those people are next to us and need...

With Cannes 2013 underway in France, a debut clip from Greek-American director Alexander Payne's latest project, "Nebraska," was unveiled at the famed film festival. The Oscar-winning director shot the film in black-and-white in his hometown state. The plot centers on...

On May 14, the New York Times dedicated a 1,244-word dithyrambic tribute to Nick Galis, the legendary basketball player who “changed the face of basketball in Greece.” The American newspaper calls Galis the “Michael Jordan of Greece,” and reminds that...

Many women were awakened by Angelina Jolie’s preventive mastectomy in order to reduce the risk of breast cancer. What led her to this decision and which test literally saved her life? Is this test available in Greece and how...

A tribute to the great Greek poet, Giannis Ritsos will take place at the Interkult Theater in the capital of Austria, Vienna on May 21 and 22. The theatrical company …zur Sonne, the first Greek theatrical group in Vienna,...

The third and final film in "The Hangover" series is hitting theaters a day earlier than expected. Originally set for a U.S. release on Friday, May 24, Warner Brothers has decided to push the date up to Thursday, May...