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Wishing on a comet with Becky
I’m not sure exactly what time of year it was in 1997 when I got the phone call that sent me sprinting into the back garden. When I look up the Wikipedia entry for the Hale-Bopp comet, it must have...
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The magical world of Greek comics
Comicdom, one of Greece’s biggest comic and cosplay conventions, is heading our way once again this weekend. Across three days, fans of comics and comic culture descended on the streets around the...
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“I was 37 then…”
It’s funny how time is something so present in our lives and at the same time so abstract that we can’t really grasp it. When I first read Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami, I was in my early 20s. I...
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Who gets to talk about Greek politics?
*Disclaimer: This is an opinion piece that reflects solely my own personal views. Imagine that you are on a ship. You have been on this ship for years. Maybe you were even born on this ship. Every...
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Wishing time away
Image via https://www.deviantart.com/thedelicateterror/art/Insides-for-a-pocket-watch-2-176042986 Strange as it may seem, these are one of the most unifying times we have ever lived in. No matter where...
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100 days of coronavirus – what Greece’s approach can teach us
Remember the start of 2020 when we were all making plans, excited at the prospect of a new decade and a new year? It feels like a lifetime ago now, especially in Greece where people had been feeling...
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We Need to Talk About Greece: Why acknowledging racism is the first step to...
On 24 May 2021, I was invited to be part of a very important conversation organized by Greek Studies Now: A Cultural Analysis Network and hosted by TORCH, The Oxford Research Centre for the...
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Ovaries and outrage: How social media took down Greece’s ferility conference
This article first appeared on the Media Diversity Institute‘s site on June 29, 2021 A Greek conference on fertility was cancelled after it sparked outrage on social media marks a significant victory...
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The dystopian world of Greek reality television – part 1
Needs no introduction If you asked me in 2019 how much TV I watched, I would have smugly told you ‘Not that much’. Greek news is impossible to watch, emanating a heady miasma of terror, fear, racism...
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Hello beleaguered readers. It looks like I’ve ended up accidentally famous for a short while, so if you’re here after reading my story on CNN, please take a second to check out the fundraiser I have...
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