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Darlene Hunt, The Big Creator

Fabio Periera | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: 90210 Spinoff, Idiocracy, Will & Grace, Laura Linney, Chicago Comedy Festival, Greek, Aspen Comedy Festival, Northwestern University, Darlene Hunt, Jenny Bicks, Chicago Comedy, Facebook, I Heart Huckabees, The Big C, John Benjamin Hickey, Showtime, Showtime Networks, Hung-Tv-Show, Entertainment News
Fabio Periera

"I've been fired a lot. I'm very proud of it," says Darlene Hunt as she sips a decaf coffee, her red ringlet hair poking out from underneath a conduct...

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The Marathon Of Life: It's About The Route, Not The Destination

Alex Pattakos | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Edison Pena, Marathon, Persians, Alex Pattakos, Meaning, Viktor Frankl, Battle of Marathon, Greek, Chile, Maria Menounos, Search for Meaning, Greece, Olympics, Pheidippides, George Papandreou, Inspiration, Healthy Living News
Alex Pattakos

Rather than simply trying to win something, enter the record books, or even cross a finish line, the idea of running a marathon now has much deeper meaning.

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Amanda Terkel

GOP Senate Candidate Mark Kirk: Going After The Greeks

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: 2010 Elections, Mark Kirk, Mark Kirk Senate, Alexi Giannoulias, Alexi Giannoulias Senate, Illinois Senate Race, Illinois Senate 2010, Greek Debt Crisis, Greek, Racism, Elections 2010, Chicago News

In recent months, Mark Kirk, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Illinois, has increasingly been bringing up the financial crisis in Greece as a...

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INTERVIEW: Greek Collector Hoards (And Exhibits) Legends From Duchamp To Bourgeois

ARTINFO | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: London Artists, Greece, Greek, Artists, London, Art Galleries, Interview, Art Collectors, Dimitris Daskalopoulos, Arts News
ARTINFO

The Whitechapel Gallery is currently hosting the first chapter of "Keeping it Real," a four-part exhibition drawn from Greek art lover Dimitris Daskalopoulos's extensive collection.

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The F Word: Responsibility for Greek Protest Deaths

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: UK, F Word, Poverty, Economy, Derivatives, Grit Tv, The F Word, Deficit, Greece, Wall Street, Laura Flanders, Greek, Protests, Grittv, Moody\?S, Portugal, World News
Laura Flanders

Consider what claimed their first fatalities Wednesday. . . demonstrations by the strapped? Or decades of decision making that wrote off inequality, poverty and debt as just collateral damage.

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Astoria Characters: The Classic Educand

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: White House, Astoria, Miss Havisham, Latin, Gardenia, Bride, P.S. 122, Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Greek, Flushing, Washington Irving High School, Nancy Ruhling, Wedding, Polio, Columbia University, New Jersey, New York Times, Frannklin Delano Roosevelt, Helen Polychronis, Ditmars Boulevard, 1939 World's Fair, Singer Sewing Co., Piano, New York News, Great Depression, Greece, Albania, New York Orthopedic Hospital in Manhattan, Thrace, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

The "defining moment" of Helen Polychronis's life occurred when she was 5. She went to bed one winter night, and the next morning she couldn't raise her arms or legs.

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Greece Bailout: Greeks Ask For EU-IMF Assistance Amid Financial Crisis

AP | ELENA BECATOROS | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Greece Bailout, Greece, Greece Financial Crisis, Greek, Eu, Imf, George Papandreou, Eurozone, George Papaconstantinou, Business News

ATHENS, Greece — Hobbled by exorbitant borrowing costs, Greece triggered an emergency aid plan Friday to draw cash from the International Moneta...

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Look Who's Talking: Turkey!

Hussain Abdul-Hussain | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Turkey, Kurds, Occupation, Middle East, Greek, Erdogan, Iran, Cyprus, Iraq, Ankara, Howard Berman, World News
Hussain Abdul-Hussain

Until a few years ago, Turkey had been preoccupied with its own affairs. But recently, Ankara has become an outspoken player in one of the world's toughest and most volatile regions.

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Astoria Characters: The Big-Hearted Restaurateur

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Loukoumades, Drug Addicts, Astoria, Germany, Red Snapper, Fish Market, Bronx, Greek, HIlton Hotel, Athens, Las Vegas, Tzatziki, California, Marriage, Nancy Ruhling, Apple, Taramosalata, Orange, Hairdresser, Fish, Telly's Taverna, Credit Card, Joanna Nana Loiselle, New York News, Kafterie, Kefalograviera, Skordalia, Country Club, Arizona, Elias Corner, Casino, Houston, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Joanna Nana Loiselle, a ferociously vivacious blonde whose eyes change color from green to blue to hazel with her outfits and her moods, is the one constant on the menu at Telly's Taverna.

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Study: Sororities Have Negative Impact On Body Image

The Daily Collegian | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
Read More: Eating Disorders, Sororities, Ashley Marie Rolnik, Greek Life, Daily Collegian, Body Image, The Midwest, Greek, College News

The study, "Here's looking at you: self-objectification, body image disturbance, and sorority rush," was published in the Feb. 2010 issue of the resea...

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Huge Waves Kills 2 On Mediterranean Cruise Ship

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Mediterranean, Wave, Greek, Mediterranean Cruise, Huge Wave, Cruise Ship, Cyprus, Wave Hits Cruise Ship, Giant Wave Hits Cruise Ship, 26 Foot Wave, World News

BARCELONA, Spain — A 26-foot wave smashed into a cruise ship carrying nearly 2,000 people in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, smashing glass wind...

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Discovering Greece: Thessaloniki is Cooler Than You

Ilana Teitelbaum | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Tourist Attractions, Macedonia, Greek, Mount Olympus, Travel, Balkans, Archaeology, Loreena McKennitt, Athens, Culture, Tourism, Art, Northern Greece, Christianity, Travel Writing, Greece, Thessaloniki, Israel, Ilana Teitelbaum, World News
Ilana Teitelbaum

Thessaloniki is far from the classic tourist fantasy of Greece: there are no nearby islands, and Delphi and Athens are far away. But it is the country's cultural capital and the epitome of cool.

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Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Marriage, Hebrew, Greek, Elizabeth Gilbert, Committed, Love, Felipe, Eat Pray Love, Comitting to Marriage, Books News
Dr. Susan Corso

While Committed is no Eat, Pray, Love, it's delightful in its own way.

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Astoria Characters: The Madcap Moviemaker

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Anastasios Makedon, Queens Film Festival, Astoria, Apartment From Hell, Affordable Apartment, Maximum Exposure Films, Greek, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vivendi Universal, Cbs, New York News, Athens, Greek Patriarch Bartholomew, NBC Universal, Bmw, Toilet of Tomorrow, Mel Gibson, Astoria Apartments, Miramax, Basile, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

When the DVD starts, so does the laughter. Anastasios Makedon must have watched his first film a million times. But every time he sees it again, it cracks him up.

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Agapi Invokes The Goddesses

Priyanka Boghani | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Greek Goddesses, Agapi Stassinopoulos, Greek Mythology, Spirituality, Greek, Healthy Living News
Priyanka Boghani

A veritable pantheon of Greek goddesses descended upon the Urban Zen Foundation on Monday as Agapi Stassinopoulos enveloped her female audience in the warmth of passion and myth.

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Astoria Characters: The No-Go Gal

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Posh Spice, Astoria, P.S. 122, Queensborough Community College, Greek, Josephine Todaro, Ditmars Boulevard, St. John's Prep, Sicily, Oz, New York News, P.S. 141, Ridgewood, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Astoria, Queens: for 40 years, this has been Josephine Todaro's stomping ground. "Everyone I know who has left Astoria always comes back," she says.

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God Tells Me Things

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Cell Phones, Photography, T-Mobile, Steroids, Death Threats, Safari, Cotton Candy, The Berkshires, God, Tennis, Rage, Iphoto, Golf, Acne, Meaning of Life, Prison, Soccer, Greek, ABC Family, French Accents, Jail, Howloween-Costume-Party, Hulu, The Catskills, Ex-Boyfriend, Comedy News
Sophie Pollitt-Cohen

I guess if I had to sum up all that God has taught me in three points, it would be 1. Keep it real, and 2. People are jerks, so always fake them out.

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Following Unconventional Wisdom Toward the American Dream

Louise Mirrer | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Wall Street, Richard Nixon, American Dream, Greek, Memoir, Washington DC, Immigrants, Billionaires, Peter Peterson, New York News
Louise Mirrer

For people today who wonder whether the American Dream is still viable -- or if it is, how to achieve it -- The Education of an American Dreamer offers a fascinating and complex answer.

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The Guest is God's Friend: The Detention of Iason Athanasiadis in Iran

Sandy Tolan | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: UK, Crackdown, Craft and Folk Art Museum, Clerics, Amnesty International, Iran, Nieman Foundation, Media, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Khamanei, Greek, Leyne, Documentary, Neda Agha Soltan, Committee to Protect Journalists, Christian Science Monitor, Neda, Iason Athanasiadis, World News
Sandy Tolan

Iason's detention is part a pattern of arrests and detentions of foreign reporters and Iranians working for Western news agencies.

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Hot Dog Road Trip: A Patriotic Party Plan

Meathead | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Read More: Push Cart, Sausage, Frankfurters, Nathan's, Atlanta, Weenie Royale, Red Hots, Nich Tahou's, Sabrett, Tonawanda, The Varsity, Italian Dog, New Jersey, Boston, New York, Rhode Island, Coleslaw, Rutt's Hut, Paterson Nj, July 4, Tube Steaks, Phoenix, Slawdog, Kayem, Weenies, Dogs, Independence Day, Coney Island, Tucson, Maine, Meat, Franks, Wieners, Hots, Wienies, Furters, Dodger Dogs, Wisconsin, Bratwurst, Corndog, Mustard, Eastwood, Greek, Flo's, Rochester, Cincinnati, Texas, Sonora, Fenway, Puka, Chicago Dog, Chicago Style Hot Dog, Vienna Beef, Chicago Food, Style News
Meathead

If you're planning a cookout for this most patriotic of days, here's an opportunity to celebrate the American dream. Because hot dog culture is American history.

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A Father's Day Remembrance

George Mitrovich | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Finnish, Italian, Dads, The Guardian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish, Methodist Church, Stay at Home Mothers, Greek, Fatherhood, Father's Day, Irish, San Diego, Denver, Fathers, Family, Healthy Living News
George Mitrovich

My father taught his children to treat every person with dignity and respect, and to never lose the grace of saying, "Thank you."

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Kathy Griffin Speaks Up for Gay Youth

Jason Mannino | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Lgbt, Media, Youth, Gay, Tv, Gay Issues, Movies, Television, Degrassi, Greek, Ellen, Kathy Griffin, Video, Healthy Living News
Jason Mannino

Television is often touted as one of the banes of our culture, but it can also be of great service to the empowerment and uplifting of society. To hon...

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The F Word Causing Problems in the Midwest

Brian Dickie | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: English National Opera, F Word, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Chicago Opera Vanguard, Greek, Opera, Opera Fuck, Eric Reda, Chicago News
Brian Dickie

Apparently the excellent Chicago Opera Vanguard has lost out on a sponsor because of the frequent use of a commonly used word beginning with "F." Really?

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Greece: Same-Sex Weddings Voided By Court

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Greece, Foreign Affairs, Same Sex Marriage, Greek, Gay, Greek Same Sex Marriage, Greek Court, Gay Issues, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage Annuled, Advocacy, Same-Sex Marriage, Gay Rights, World News

A Greek court ruled the country's first homosexual weddings, celebrated last year despite official warnings, were invalid, the couples' lawyer said Tu...

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Hayden Panettiere says, Register to Vote!

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Voter Registration, Declare Yourself, Heroes, Greek, Declaration of Independence, Hayden Panettiere, Amber Stevens, Brothers and Sisters, Voter Rights, ABC Family, Environment, Scott Michael Foster, Emily VanCamp, Norman Lear, Campaign Issues, Campaign '08, Vice Presidential Debate, Celebrity Activism, Entertainment News
Paige Donner

"When we want to make changes, it's not enough to protest or march. We need to contact our congressmen and elected officials to tell them how we feel about issues."

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