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Greek and Turkish State Theaters to Collaborate for the First Time
The General Directorate of Turkish State Theaters and the Greek Municipal Theatre of Piraeus will co-produce Shakespeare's epic love story Romeo and Juliet.
Collaborating for the First Time
Speaking at the 2024 Theater Everywhere launch of the Turkish state directorate in...
Celebrities
Zuckerberg’s Cattle Business: Feeding Macadamia Nuts and Beer to Cows
The social media tycoon Mark Zuckerberg has established a new business venture with cattle producing expensive meat at his ranch in Hawaii.
He recently boasted of raising “world-class” beef cattle on his sprawling luxury Hawaiian hideaway.
The Meta billionaire posted a...
Greek News
Netflix Trailer on Alexander the Great Series Just Released
The trailer of Alexander: The Making of a God was released ahead of the six-part docudrama debut on Netflix on January 31st.
It promises to reveal the “extraordinary life of Alexander the Great,” per the official synopsis. In particular, it...
Greek News
The Places Where Gold Can Still Be Found in America
Searching for gold in America with a metal detector is a favorite pastime for thousands who dream of striking it rich.
Finding gold can be a challenging and rewarding experience as shown in the recent example of an amateur metal...
Animals
What is Takahe, the Extinct Prehistoric Bird That Came Back to Life
The takahe, a notably large and exceptionally rare flightless bird, was thought to be extinct until fairly recently. This remarkable species has experienced multiple instances of what could be called "resurrections" throughout its relatively brief history known to humanity....
Europe
Leonidas Kestekides, The Greek Confectioner Who Conquered the World
The story of the world-famous Leonidas chocolates and pralines is as rich as the confections themselves. It all began with a Greek chocolatier Leonidas Kestekides, who created the great confections because he ultimately just "wanted to spread some happiness."
The...
Celebrities
Bill Clinton Sex Tape Claims Used to Discredit Epstein Trial Witness
Newly unsealed documents show that Jeffrey Epstein's defense team used a witness' claims about the billionaire keeping sex tapes against her.
In a fresh spate of released court documents surrounding Jeffrey Epstein and a number of rich and famous faces,...
Celebrities
German Football Legend Franz Beckenbauer Dies Aged 78
Franz Beckenbauer, the German football icon who won the World Cup as both a player and a manager, has died at age 78.
The World Cup winner died on Sunday, January 7th, his family confirmed, as tributes flooded in from...
Celebrities
Elon Musk’s Greek Tweets and What They Mean
Elon Musk has made a habit of using Greek words or letters to post on X, formerly Twitter, sending his millions of followers scratching their heads over the meaning.
In January 2023, he tweeted Omega (Ω), the last letter in...
Greek News
Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things” Triumphs at the Golden Globes
Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things won the award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy at Sunday’s Golden Globes ceremony held at the Beverly Hilton.
This was the film’s second win of the night after Emma Stone won the Best...
Greece
Pontic Greek Still Spoken by Thousands in Northern Turkey
Pontic Greek, which closely resembles Ancient Greek still lives on today, in communities near Turkey's Black Sea coast.
Ancient Greece
Rice, Alexander the Great’s Gift to the Western World
Rice is one of the most important foods worldwide, with everyone aware of its value all over the globe, but this pearly white cereal took a long time to become part of ancient European cultures, with many years passing...
Celebrities
Hollywood Actor Dies in Plane Crash
Hollywood actor Christian Oliver, who had a role in the new Indiana Jones movie, was confirmed to have been killed in a plane crash in the Caribbean.
Hollywood Actor Christian Oliver Died Alongside Two Daughters
The German-born actor, who had starred...
Culture
The Story Behind Maya Angelou’s Greek Last Name
Famous African American poet and author Maya Angelou, who recently became the first black woman to appear on a US coin, has a distinctly Greek last name.
Likely one of the most famous modern American poets, Angelou was born in...
Life
American Teenager Becomes First Human to Beat Tetris
An American teenager from Oklahoma has become the first human player to beat Nintendo's classic video game Tetris, thirty-four years after its release.
Willis Gibson posted a video on his YouTube channel of the moment he reached level 157, causing...