Life

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...

An event honoring renowned Cypriot music composer Marios Tokas, who passed away five years ago, took place in Limassol on May 13 in front of the house where he grew up, with the presence of President Nicos Anastasiades. The artists...

Greek snacks, made with organic products from the Aristotelian Mountain and Mount Athos, will be offered to the Athenian public during the gastronomic event Mount Athos Area Gourmet 2013. It is organized by the Tourism Development Agency for the Area...

A fifth Greek company joined the international network of Endeavor, as announced on May 13. It is the company Papadimitriou from the food industry, the selection of which was made at the International Selection Panel (ISP) that took place in...

Paniyiri is Queensland’s signature celebration of all things Greek and the state’s largest cultural festival. The event will be held May 19-20 at Musgrave Park and The Greek Club in South Brisbane. Now in its 36th  successful and exciting year,...

The Disneyland Resort in California will be hosting Opa! A Celebration of Greece, from May 25 to 27. It is the first time such an event has taken place in Disneyland and it will offer a series of authentic...

The 13th Pan-Hellenic Festival for the Exchange of Local Seed Varieties that is organized by the Greek Seed bank Peliti will take place on May 11-13, in the region Mesochori, Municipality of Paranesti, Drama Prefecture, North Greece. More than...

The premier of the theatrical performance Who Is Hunting My Life (Pios Ti Zoi Mou) will be held at the Badminton Theater in Athens, on May 10. The performance is a tribute to the great Greek songwriter and composer,...

The Corfian bookstore, Plous (Sail,) is hosting a discussion with Academy of Athens award-winning author, Zephyros Kafkalides, on his new book, What’s left from Plato’s Olive Tree, on May 11, at 20.30, in the town of Corfu. The discussion will...

The video of Alex the lazy Greek which went viral on the Internet last November, showing just how easily the international media had depicted a negative image of Greece due to the ongoing crisis and its European-wide side effects...

The lead singer of the heavy metal band As I Lay Dying, Tim Lambesis, has been charged with plotting to kill his wife, but no motive was given. Authorities said that the Christian heavy metal vocalist of Greek descent had...