Gianna Angelopoulos, in the light of her book, My Greek Drama, and her visit to the U.S.A was interviewed by NBC, where the first question asked was about the current situation in Greece and in particular the fact that 60% of young people are unemployed. “My heart is bleeding,” she said about the adverse conditions [...]
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Dendias Visits FBI and NYPD
Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias had a meeting with members of the FBI and other relevant departments of the United States where they discussed safety issues. On April 26, Dendias visited the Joint Operational Center of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the U.S. and the New York Police Department (NYPD) and was informed [...]
Boston Bomb Suspect Tweeted Greek Girl Calling Her “Greek Goddess”
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 19-year-old suspect who is in custody charged in the Boston Marathon bombings had sent Twitter messages wooing a Greek woman at the college he attended, according to his account messages. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev reportedly tweeted her a message on March 25 in which he called her a “Greek goddess.” She was not identified. “You are a [...]
More Children in Greece Going Hungry
NYT journal cited an article dedicated to poverty in Greece, on April 18. The article focuses on children who are going hungry as their unemployed families cannot afford expenses due to the crisis. The article refers to the personal experience of an elementary school principal, Leonidas Nikas who says: “I saw children picking through school [...]
Kalamata Olives From Italy in Miami
The Mayor of Kalamata, Panagiotis Nikas, received a strange phone call from America. It was from a Greek traveling to Miami, who told him that although he was delighted to be served a salad with Kalamata olives, he was displeased when the waitress told him Kalamata is in Italy. Michael Kormalos from the Greek island [...]
Archdiocese, AHEPA’s Sympathies to Boston Victims’ Families
The largest Greek-American association in the world, AHEPA expressed its deep condolences to the families of the victims of the terrorist attack in Boston. The President of AHEPA, John Grosomanidis, said “our thoughts are with the injured, their families, the people of Boston and all those affected by this violent attack” The announcement notes that [...]
Kyriakides Saw Boston Marathon Bombings
Dimitris Kyriakides, an Athenian whose father Stylianos won the 1946 Boston Marathon, had a front-row view of the bombings at this year’s race and related the moments of horror to the Greek media, including news site Newsit. Kyriakides said: “I was in the VIP seats with an American friend of mine. There had been four [...]
Greece and Troika Agreement in US Media
According to the U.S. media, there is satisfaction with the agreement dealt between The Greek Government and the Troika. The Joint Communiqué of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the European Commission and the European Central Bank are promoted by the U.S Media as well as the announcement of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who said that [...]
Composer Giannis Spanos Performs in NYC
Acclaimed Greek composer Giannis Spanos embraced with his music nostalgic moments and different generations of the Greek Diaspora in a unique concert held in New York in support of the Hellenic-American organization, which offers help to vulnerable groups of Greeks. The famous composer played memorable compositions sang by Chryssoula Stefanaki in the packed auditorium of [...]
Olive Wreaths For Boston Marathon Winners
Marathon winners of the 117th edition of the Boston Marathon, one of the world’s most prestigious and last one by a Greek in 1946 when Stylianos Kyriakides made a miracle comeback, will be crowned with olive wreaths from Greece on April 15. Marathon officials and former winners Greg Meyer and Joan Benoit gathered at the [...]
Comic Superheroes Posed As Greek Art
Nicholas Hyde, an artist from Portland, Oregon, has created art prints that show contemporary comic book superheroes as ancient Greek art, combining the past with today’s tastes. The artist, influenced by the numerous figures of the ancient Greek amphorae, decided to make his own version and created Batman, Spiderman and Thor, the heroes of Marvel [...]
Olympia Dukakis Undefined
The trailer of the documentary Olympia Dukakis Undefined, directed by Greek-Cypriot Harris Mavromihalis was screened at the Greek Press Office in New York. This is a feature length documentary which follows the life of the famous stage Academy awarded actress for the last two years. The documentary describes in an exclusive way the life of [...]
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