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Greece Is the Word
The Day’s Most Fascinating News Stories from Throughout the Greek Diaspora
Vol 7, 10 nov 2020
We shall gather unmasked to play music and sing together again someday… but for now, mask up and stay safe! (Photo Credit: Becca Durkee)
1.
ILLUSTRATING THE PANDEMIC GREEK MYTH STYLE
Check out how illustrator Jonathan Muroya “recasts Greek gods and myths to creatively capture aspects of life during the pandemic.” This is awesome.
2.
IS PFIZER A GREEK WORD FOR VACCINE?
Speaking of pandemics, there's a Greek guy front and center leading the fight to end it.
3.
1821
What’s one way to joyously commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution? With a song, of course. (We couldn’t find a version with an English translation of the lyrics, but for those of you who read Greek here’s a great concert mash-up video of Dionysis Savvopoulos singing his iconic song.)
4.
HAPPILY PAYING TAXES
True story. We’re talking about the wealthiest Greeks in Ancient Greece. “While today it might sound astonishing, most of these top taxpayers not only paid happily, but boasted about how much they paid.”
5.
ART AND MYTH IN GREEK ANTIQUITY
“In class we talk about stories, films, and other things they are familiar with, such as ‘Star Wars,’ Wonder Woman, and other superheroes, and how Greek myths actually influenced these stories and a lot more in our culture that they may not be aware of.” It’s the most popular undergraduate class in the humanities at Yale.
6.
ONE MAN’S GARBAGE
The Bravo Sou Awards this week go out to the Aegean Rebreath team and Team Greek America.
The Aegean Rebreath team is doing some heavy lifting in the Aegean for all of us.
And if you want to compete athletically for a cause greater than yourself, join Team Greek America.
7.
STONIE’S SERVING UP SPORTS
Stonie is back in the house with hot picks. He drops a new video every week, so if you want to stay up on all the weekly action subscribe to his channel.
And for fans of football (soccer) who want to watch the Greek Super League live or on demand, Novasports may be your answer.
8.
ELECTRIC ISLAND
Germans and Greeks working together to better the world, one island at a time. Makes us well up.
9.
20 PERCENT GREEK
According to Condé Nast’s readers, Greece boasts 6 of the top 30 European resorts. Not too shabby. And, Athens was ranked one of Europe’s top 10 friendliest cities by Condé Nast’s readers as well. Opa!
10.
A PHOTO, A FILM FESTIVAL, AND A COOKING LESSON
If you ever wanted to see what Crete looked like from space, here’s your chance.
If you want to check out the Thessaloniki Film Festival (running November 5th-15th), you can attend virtually this year.
Finally, if you are interested in learning a recipe from Eleni Saltas, check out her free event (presented by the Pancretan Association of America) on Nov 12th at 4pm PST on Zoom. You can sign up here, but you need to do that by tomorrow. Opa!
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Opa!
Peter and the Greece Is the Word Crew