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Greece Is the Word
The Day’s Most Fascinating News Stories from Throughout the Greek Diaspora
Vol 21, 25 MAY 2021
This edition sponsored by the American College of Thessaloniki. Click on their logo (YOUR CURSOR MAY NOT CHANGE TO A HAND—CLICK ANYWAY) to visit their website:
Take a deep breath… and exhale… and repeat… (Photo Credit: Nick Karvounis)
1.
LOCALS ONLY
According to Herodotus, Greeks were only aided by other Greeks in the 480 BCE and 409 BCE battles of Himera. Not so, says new geochemical evidence.
2.
SPEAKIN’ CRETAN
Don’t know the Cretan dialect? Always wanted to learn Pontic Greek? There are games for that.
3.
WANT TO PREDICT THE NEXT PHANTOM OF THE OPERA?
Just apply some ancient Greek math to determine which stage musical will be a smash hit at the box office.
4.
GOLDEN GOODBYE
“Greek democracy strived and eliminated the toxic poison of Golden Dawn,” said Aristotelia Peloni, a government spokeswoman.
5.
BRAVO SOU
This edition’s Bravo Sou Award goes out to all of the firefighters battling one of the worst forest fires Greece has seen in three decades.
6.
MICROPHONE CHECK
If you want to feel proud and inspired, or if you could use a few laughs, check out Zach Galifianakis and Tina Fey on the SmartLess podcast.
7.
NTOUNTOUNAKI
The first Greek woman to win a gold medal in swimming at the European Championships. Opa!
8.
SPEAK OF THE DEVIL
Or I should say, sing of the devil … and the Orthodox faithful are going to clap back.
9.
“THE 10 DREAMIEST HOTELS IN THE GREEK ISLANDS”
See if you agree.
10.
A FILM AND A FATHER
Butterfly, a short film written, directed, and produced by Greek-American director Lazarus Lazarides, is winning praise at film festivals internationally.
And John Stamos spoke with Anderson Cooper recently about the benefits of becoming a father later in life.
Many U.S. states, Greece, and other parts of the world are “opening up” again, despite COVID-19 still ravaging many regions. Though face coverings are no longer required in some places, we’re going to keep rocking ours for those who have compromised immune systems or cannot receive a vaccine (#maskupforothers). If you could use another face covering to add to your community-protection arsenal, consider picking one up from our online shop.
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Opa!
Peter and the Greece Is the Word Crew