Skulduggery in Skopje
Commander Mimis Bondopoulos, agent 007-UP in the Greek secret service, sat in front of his boss’s desk, waiting for instructions and wondering whether this would be the right time to ask him for a raise.
Keeping Up the Tradition
Photographer Dimitri Papadimos and his wife Liana now spend most of their time running a handicraft shop on Spetses, but their lifelong dedication to preserve the Greek heritage and its ideals continues unabated.
Letter from Mimi
Dear Fergie, hope you don’t mind my calling you Fergie. I first thought I would address you as Your Royal Highness, but it sounds rather stuffy and, anyway, from what I read in the newspapers it doesn’t look as if…., but let’s not go into that right now. The reason I am writing is because I saw in the paper today that you were feeling terribly depressed.
What’s in a Double Name: “Mac and Donia”?
The Macedonia hot potato was gingerly passed around by a lot of old hands at the EC meeting in Birmingham last month, and then placed on the Specialties de la Maison list being compiled for the Edinburgh Summit menu in December by which time, most hope, it will have cooled off though one wonders how.
Athenian Architecture Between the Wars
Everyone loves neoclassical; everyone hates the concrete jungle. Luckily, Athens is rich in transitional styles ranging from Viennese neo-rococo to florid French ‘Beaux Arts’, from Art Deco details to severe 1930s rationalism. It takes some poking around to find them but it is worth it.
Cyprus Today (Part 1): The View from the South
Whether it is conversations with priests, hustlers, shopkeepers, mechanics, bar owners, foresters or teachers, the main topic under discussion is the 18-year division of their island homeland.
Falling for Limnos
Hephaestus was the first to really fall for Limnos, and on this account the island became sacred to him. According to myth, he was cast down on it from Mount Olympus by Zeus after a quarrel.
Operation Morpheus
I wouldn’t exactly call Onufrios O. Poniros a friend. He was one of those acquaintances that one runs across at frequent intervals when professional paths happen to cross.
Up Top at Torone from Down Under
The Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens was founded in 1981. This year a team of 26 is completing its 17th season at a site on the Chalkidiki Peninsula under the direction of Professor Alexander Cambitoglou.
La Guerre Est Finie – Or is it ?
Are communist hopes dead for a new world order? Not in Greece, where the leadership is spearheading efforts towards the establishment of a new Communist International – despite the decay of Communism around the world and the extensive exposure of KGB financing of Greek interests.