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Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos' film Poor Things has received Oscar nominations in eleven categories. In addition, the filmmaker himself has been nominated for Best Director, putting him in competition with Christopher Nolan and Martin Scorsese. The 2024 Oscar nominations were...

SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk paid a visit to Auschwitz following tirades of criticism leveled against him for endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory. Leading Jewish figures urged Musk to see the Auschwitz death camp for himself after the tech...

An estimated 4,000 ounces of gold believed to be on board a ship that sank off of the British Columbia coast in 1875 remains unclaimed 150 years after the disaster. SS Pacific was a wooden sidewheel steamer built in 1850...

The long-awaited blockbuster where Brad Pitt is set to "race" Formula 1 ace Lewis Hamilton, is being pushed back potentially to 2025. The ambitious collaboration between the Hollywood icon and the Mercedes F1 driver intended to capture the essence of...

Many outside of Greece believe that Mount Olympus—like Atlantis—is a myth that exists only in Greek mythology, Greek journalist and director Athina Krikeli said recently. Krikeli, who has lived in the United States for the past twenty-five years and has...

Greece, with its 6,000 islands and islets scattered in the Aegean and Ionian Seas, is full of honeymoon destinations. There are destinations that are ideal for honeymoon retreats where you can choose to explore the history, sunbathe on beautiful beaches,...

Olive oil, the gem of Greek cuisine and a real liquid gold for longevity, is often the target of fraud and substituted by other inferior oils. In order to spot instances of olive oil fraud, there are certain things...

The annual Patras Carnival, the largest in Greece, will open on Saturday with a ceremony at the main square of Aghios Georgios. This year's theme is "Be Unplugged!" and the events began on Wednesday, with the town crier riding on...

The DINKWAD (double income, no kids, with a dog) lifestyle trend could be the new "American Dream" for Millenials and Gen Z. So-called DINKWADs have become the latest sensation on TikTok and other social media apps. Acronyms for other variations...

The exact net worth of Athina Onassis, the only surviving descendant of Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, is unknown, but most analysts estimate it is now much less than one billion dollars. The life of the 37-year-old heiress has resembled...

According to Aristotle, the world was based on five elements—earth, fire, water, air, and ether. Culinary professor Giorgos Palisidis has now created what he calls the "Aristotelian Menu," based on foods and ingredients from northern Greece, the birthplace of...

Saudi Arabia has recently unveiled plans for a 75-mile-long skyscraper called the Mirror Line that will stretch across its desert, housing up to five million people. It is projected to cost a whopping $1 trillion. The state-of-the-art skyscraper will be...

A documentary on Stefanos Miltsakakis, the legendary Greek American fighter who became a popular bad guy in action movies, was released recently. The Greek American actor died in 2019 at the age of 60 in Los Angeles. Born in humble surroundings...

Determining which countries have the highest IQ and are the smartest in the world is difficult because there are so many different factors to consider. However, the site World Population Review recently put together a list of the top nations...

Poor Things, a multi-golden globe winning film by Yorgos Lanthimos, a Greek film-maker, dominated the Greek box office upon its release. Lanthimos's film, celebrating female equality and liberation, sold more than two hundred thousand tickets within fifteen days of its...