3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (339+ words) The exhibition unfolds within the Museum’s permanent galleries, where works by forty contemporary artists enter into dialogue with ancient inscriptions and sherds (ostraca) used in the practice of ostracism, from the Ancient Agora of Athens and the Kerameikos. The starting…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (657+ words) “L’homme n’est rien, l’œuvre tout!” — “Man is nothing, the work everything!” So wrote Gustave Flaubert to George Sand in December 1875. And as aphoristically as this introduces us to the way we ought to approach the aesthetic phenomenon as it emerges…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (548+ words) NEW YORK – The Hellenic Film Society announced the return of the New York Greek Film Expo, a celebration of Greek cinema taking place October 8-18, at premier venues in New York and New Jersey. This year’s Expo includes a tribute to…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (277+ words) SACRAMENTO, Calif. The “Key to the City” was presented by Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty to Greek-American businessman and philanthropist Angelo K. Tsakopoulos, in recognition of his decades-long presence and contributions to California’s capital city. The honor coincided with Tsakopoulos’ 90th birthday…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (553+ words) The installation — specially created for an exhibition of the work of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who died Aug. 14 at age 97 — is titled “Infinity Mirrored Room — The Hope Of The Polka Dots Buried In Infinity Will Eternally Cover The Universe.” The…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (338+ words) ATHENS. Popular Greek laïko singer George Mazonakis has died at the age of 54 after suffering cardiac arrest. He was pronounced dead today at Elpis Hospital, where he was taken after suffering the cardiac episode. According to reports, Mazonakis was rushed…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1691+ words) HOUSTON, TX – The Holocaust of the Seven Village area of ‘Santa’ in Pontos constitutes one of the most tragic and, at the same time, least-known pages in the history of Pontian Hellenism. If someone does not come from Santa or…...

6+ day, 58+ min ago   (379+ words) NEW YORK – The rough seas of the dating scene these days is the focus of the New York Times article by Catherine Pearson. In the spotlight she placed seeker Joseph Pascaretta, and matchmaker Maria Avgitidis, founder and chief executive of…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (226+ words) The National Herald President of Greece Inaugurates 54th Book Festival at ‘Pedion tou Areos’ Park in Athens, ATHENS – Constantine Tassoulas, the President of the Hellenic Republic, in his speech inaugurating the 54th Book Festival, stressed that “the future belongs…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (159+ words) ATHENS – An “open-air museum” is bringing Κea’s history, traditions, cultural heritage and contemporary issues into public spaces, making them part of the everyday experience of residents and visitors, at the initiative of the Municipality. Starting in 2022 and running through 2025, the…...