iPhone app iPad app Android phone app Android tablet app

Greeks

Everybody Say 'OPA!'

Alex Pattakos | Posted 05.17.2013 | Healthy Living
Alex Pattakos

The notion of the "good life" can be viewed as the human quest for meaning, a formidable challenge that involves both making a living and making a life that really matters, that has significance.

Choose Your Favorite Philosopher

Nick Kolakowski | Posted 04.30.2013 | Books
Nick Kolakowski

Aristotle: This ancient Greek philosopher argued for the primacy of rational thought over animal instincts, and moderation over hedonism. Ideal for: Drivers who slow at yellow lights.

The "Dictatorship of the Elites" in Greece

Thanos Dimadis | Posted 04.28.2013 | World
Thanos Dimadis

One of the major mistakes that international and European observers often make in their analyses about Greece is that they focus way too much on the p...

The Middle East's Friendliest Place?

John Nicholson | Posted 04.24.2013 | Travel
John Nicholson

Jordan's capital, Amman, balances more modern elements that add a cosmopolitan flair to the natural beauty of this traditional kingdom.

Life Lessons From My Immigrant Parents

Gina Alexandris | Posted 12.18.2012 | Fifty
Gina Alexandris

I often wish I could meet my mother at the age of 25 and discuss her fears, challenges and hopes at the time. But she survived, indeed succeeded, in many ways... with grace, determination and tremendous kindness, bringing to Canada a future husband, siblings, in-laws, nieces and nephews.

The Fifth Crusade

Evaggelos Vallianatos | Posted 10.27.2012 | World
Evaggelos Vallianatos

The Europeans own their name and civilization to the Greeks. Yet, more often than not, they remain ungrateful and unfriendly to their benefactors. F...

Time for a New Revolution in Lebanon?

Claude Salhani | Posted 09.04.2012 | World
Claude Salhani

This one is being carried out by short sighed and ego-centric politicians, who occupy government portfolios and seats in the national parliament. Is it time for a new revolution?

The Paradox Of The Honey Bee

Kevin Bermeister | Posted 07.21.2012 | Religion
Kevin Bermeister

Honey is the only kosher product that comes out of a non-kosher producer. So what were Israel's greatest scholars and mystical thinkers trying to convey as to uniquely regard it in Jewish law?

Greece: Making Lemonade When the Economy Throws Lemons at You

Niovi Christopoulou | Posted 05.15.2012 | World
Niovi Christopoulou

So, Greece is in big trouble and in need of leaders with good crisis management instincts and experience. (If you know any, send them to Athens ASAP -- economy class only please.)

Greeks of the World, Unite!

Christos Barlas | Posted 05.12.2012 | World
Christos Barlas

After two years of being portrayed in the international media as lazy, incompetent and escape goats for the breakdown of the global financial system, Greeks from all over the world unite their voices with the sole aim of telling a simple truth: Greece cannot be identified with the failures of its political system.

The Humiliating Cost of Progress in Greece

Thanos Dimadis | Posted 05.08.2012 | World
Thanos Dimadis

The Greek people should be afforded the security of knowing whether their country is on a steady path towards economic recovery. Nevertheless, no one is able to assure Greeks the crisis is averted.

Snow in Rome

Jeff Danziger | Posted 04.14.2012 | Politics
Jeff Danziger

...

The Greeks' Grudge

S.R. Hewitt | Posted 02.21.2012 | Religion
S.R. Hewitt

The Torah teaches humankind to strive to be God-like. In contrast, the Greeks created gods who acted with less dignity than many humans. Thus, Torah in-and-of-itself was a threat to Greek culture and philosophy.

Greeks Tighten Belt With 'Starvation Recipes'

AP | By DEREK GATOPOULOS | Posted 12.06.2011 | Home

ATHENS, Greece -- It's the ultimate belt-tightening handbook: No Meat? Push an eggplant through the grinder instead. Chew your food long enough for yo...

Greeks, Diners And American Entrepreneurs

Cynthia Kounaris | Posted 11.25.2011 | Business
Cynthia Kounaris

All big businesses started as small businesses -- from Ford to Apple, from General Electric to McDonald's. They were started by entrepreneurs, by people with a dream and the drive to make it happen.

Why a Greek Home Is Where the Heart Is

BritChick Paris | Posted 10.21.2011 | Home
BritChick Paris

They say people who emigrate never really leave behind their country of origin. I may be half British in birth, breeding and accent, but my spirit is Hellenic.

Papandreou Is Not the "Greek Barack Obama"

Thanos Dimadis | Posted 08.22.2011 | World
Thanos Dimadis

In his recent story, titled "Obama's Partner in Athens", the respectful Brookings Institution's managing director, Mr. William J. Antholis tried -- am...

'Opa!' It's All Greek to Me!

Alex Pattakos | Posted 07.26.2011 | World
Alex Pattakos

We recently conducted some impromptu "jaywalking" interviews -- similar to those that you've probably seen on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno -- to find out more about what people know about all things Greek.

QQ3 With Ruby Sky Stiler

Timothy Hull | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Timothy Hull

Ruby Sky Stiler's current show, Inherited and Borrowed Types, is a chapter title excerpted from A Handbook of Greek Sculpture, a dusty old book she found at a yard sale years ago.

Will Papandreou Rescue Greek People From Social Bankruptcy?

Thanos Dimadis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Thanos Dimadis

What's now important for the Greek government is to provide people with evidence that their sacrifices are not in vain. And, furthermore, that people are paying for the crisis equally.

If I Forget Thee O Los Angeles Public Transportation

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Joel Epstein

Wander a block or two beyond the restaurants, Internet cafes, and shops that line the waterfront in Ayvalik, Turkey, and one sees countless empty stone buildings, the former homes and shops of Greek residents.

Astoria Characters: The Sister Act

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Nancy Ruhling

"Everybody says we look alike," says Francine Amendola. "But our mother says we don't," adds her sister, Laraine Amendola.

Erdogan: Fake Friend of Palestinians

Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Harut Sassounian

In the past week the world witnessed an amazing performance by a government leader that even the most accomplished Hollywood actor could not match! T...

The Ties That Bind Soldiers and Citizens

Jeffrey Abelson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Jeffrey Abelson

Exactly 2,500 years ago this year, a war was fought that made the world safe for democracy. It's a fitting tale for Memorial Day, for it reminds us of the eternal debt we owe our warriors.

Astoria Characters: On the Street Where I Live

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Nancy Ruhling

Astoria isn't Mayberry or even Lake Wobegon. It's more like Alice's Wonderland, but you don't have to go down a rabbit hole to get here. Astoria comes to you, and once it grabs you, it never lets you go.