Ο Αγγελοπουλος σε Νέα Υόρκη, Οντάριο… Ελληνικό

(ΕΘΝΟΣ) Ο Aγγελόπουλος μετέφερε τα αμερικανοκαναδικά σύνορα στην πρώην αμερικανική βάση στο Ελληνικό για τα γυρίσματα της νέας του ταινίας «Σκόνη του χρόνου» με την Ιρέν Ζακόμπ και τον Γουίλεμ Νταφόε.

Τα Προπολεμικά Κύθηρα στο Μουσείο Μπενάκη

(ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΤΥΠΙΑ – Του ΓΙΩΡΓΟΥ ΚΑΡΟΥΖΑΚΗ)
Η περιφορά της εικόνας της Παναγίας της Μυρτιδιώτισσας, κοπέλες με πλεξούδες και βασιλικό στο χέρι, οικογενειακά πορτρέτα, νύφες, γαμπροί και πρωτομαγιάτικες εκδρομές στις ανθισμένες εξοχές των προπολεμικών Κυθήρων έχουν αποτυπωθεί στις φωτογραφίες του Κυθήριου φωτογράφου Παναγιώτη Φατσέα (1888-1938), που παρουσιάζονται από χθες στον πρώτο όροφο του Μουσείου Μπενάκη της οδού [...]

Events on Greek Cinema in the World

On Greek Cinema
(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) The conference “Greek Cinema: Texts, Histories, Identities,” which focuses on the study of Greek cinema as a social phenomenon and aesthetic experience, will take place in Liverpool, on May 23. It is scheduled to coincide with the launch of the Centre for Research on Greek Cinema (CRGC), a collaboration between two [...]

Greece in Education and Research

Oxford University in Thessaloniki
The programme Southeast European Studies at Oxford will offer the Oxford Module  as an integral part of the summer ’08 Session Courses at the American College of Thessaloniki - a series of advanced undergraduate seminars in the field of politics and international relations within the regional context of Southeast Europe.
Newborns Exposed to Genotoxic [...]

Thessaloniki: “Top-Pick” City

Thessaloniki was chosen for Lonely Planet’s Blue List, a traveller’s guide highlighting top-picks of cities to go to in 2008. As the renown guide points out, the city combines spirituality and proximity to Mount Athos with a legendary nightlife. Thessaloniki is also known for its excellent food. “Wine Plus,” a company for wine and gastronomy (in Greek) launches [...]

Greek Economic News in Brief

41 Measures against Profiteering
(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) The development ministry on Thursday unveiled a package of 41 measures aimed to combat excessive price hikes in domestic markets, in cooperation with the other responsible ministries and local authorities. Presenting the measures, Development Minister Christos Folias said the targets will be measurable, and that the aim is the operation [...]

Environment Matters

Greece: In Top 30%
(GREEK NEWS AGENDA) The 2008 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) of Yale University ranks 149 countries on 25 indicators tracked across six established policy categories: environmental health, air pollution, water resources, biodiversity and habitat, productive natural resources, and climate change. Greece ranks 44th among 149 countries, which places Greece in the top 30%, [...]

Greece in Publications

Poetry
“Affirmation: Selected Poems 1986-2006″ is a compilation of poems by Haris Vlavianos, recently circulated by Ireland’s biggest publisher Dedalus, in English. His latest collection was translated by Professor Mina Karavada (University of Athens) and is forwarded by Michael Longley, a Belfast-born, forceful figure in contemporary poetry. Born in Rome in 1957 but raised in Athens, [...]

Polish Idea: Bike Ride ‘Olympia to Beijing’

(ATHENS NEWS AGENCY) Two Greeks, 21-year-old Danae Tezapsidou and 32-year-old Vassilis Mesitidis, will be among the 12-member team of cyclists – from Poland, Lithuania, Italy and the United States – who will attempt a bike ride from ancient Olympia to Beijing via the so-called “silk road” in order to highlight the 2008 Olympic Games in [...]