We read a story about Zach Galifianakis that was so nice and heart-warming that we decided to share with everyone, and to give some recognition to our fellow Greek-American actor. Pictures and story below:

This is Mimi Haist. She is an 87 year old woman who used to volunteer in a Los Angeles laundromat (pictured here). She got by on the tips left for her by the patrons of the laundromat.…

My sister Caroline makes a mean pork tenderloin, or should I say tenderloins. She's made it in so many ways and with various sauces such as apple, raspberry, mustard cream - you name it, she’s probably tried it. Today she made it in one of my favorite ways - Greek style, which is also one of the easier ways to…

A meeting with an anarchist in Exarcheia, a district of Athens. Photos by Henry Langston for Vice

Sisa is called the cocaine of the poor, and it seems to be austerity's drug of choice. It's an epidemic that is sweeping through the streets of Athens, and something needs to be done soon.

Alex Miller's Vice article excerpt:

Standing in the Athens police headquarters,…

Καλημέρα. Ψάχνω για έναν καλό φίλο, αλλά ένα μέτριο οικονομικά καταλύματα σε athen.es, ένα μικρό δωμάτιο ή ένα υπόστεγο στον κήπο ή ένα υπόγειο ή ένα γκαράζ είναι αναπτυγμένες. το μηνιαίο μίσθωμα δεν θα πρέπει να υπερβαίνει τα 100 εκατομμύρια ευρώ θα sein.wichtig επίσης ένα πλυντήριο μονάδα καμβά πλυντηρίου θα πρέπει να καταβληθεί. ισχύς δεν απαιτείται. Είναι 40 ετών και μουσικούς. αγαπά ελληνική μουσική και θα ήθελε να ζήσει μόνιμα στην Ελλάδα. Εάν δεν υπάρχει τέτοια περίπτωση κατοικίας που…

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Rouketopolemos (Greek Рουκετοπόλεμος, literally Rocket-War) is the name of a local traditional event held annually at Easter in the town of Vrontados (Βροντάδος) on the Greek island of Chios. As a variation of the Greek habit of throwing fireworks during the celebration of the…

The second Persian invasion of Greece (480–479 BC) occurred during the Greco-Persian Wars, as King Xerxes I of Persia sought to conquer all of Greece. The invasion was a direct, if delayed, response to the defeat of the first Persian invasion of Greece (492–490 BC) at the Battle of Marathon which ended Darius…

Many of you who follow this blog know that we constantly scour the internet for fun and interesting bits of information that relates to the Hellenic culture in some way. We especially love when we find info that shows how Greeks influence the population as a whole, so when we saw a tweet by …

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And here i am once again trying to get all my ideas into paper...well in our case into this blog!Its like you want to talk to someone and tell him everything that is going through your mind and you wanna let him know you will be there holding hands and be like "hey dude i am your friend i will be here no matter what".

Now back to this. I ve been mentally touched by all these people that i met in the past week to such an extent that it overcomes the emotional boundaries i ve crossed in…

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Ancient Spartan rituals have been the topic of many books, movies, and research papers. They were a fascinating people to say the least. The specific topic of how ancient Spartan boys were bred and trained for battle is legend, but they also had some very interesting methods of raising and training…

Greece’s Skorpios Island, which belonged to legendary Greek tycoon Aristotle Onassis, has reportedly been sold for €117 million (just over $152 million) by his only heir. The identity of the alleged buyer, a Russian billionaire, has not been revealed.

Farhad Vladi – whose company Vladi Private Islands…

Percentage of Greeks in relation to population of US cities. For example, if a city has a population of 2 and 1 person is Greek, that would be a 50% Greek population, per 2010 US Census.…

The table below shows the percentage of Greeks in relation to each city/town's population:…

The other day my sisters and I were talking about our favorite dishes from childhood. Joanna listed araka me saltsa as one of her favorites. Our mom used to make it for us all the time. Partly because she could make a big batch at once, partly because it was good for us. But mostly because we all would eat it. We loved…

Greek women have a long and amazing history using all natural recipes and techniques for their beauty regimes. They were known across the ancient world for this (Helen of Troy anyone?) and to this day they still remain on top. Our ancestors used to make cosmetics with balsam, myrrh, common lime leaves, and iris.…

More than 1.6 billion people in the world are either overweight or obese, according to a recent study by the World Health Organization. Here’s a look at the countries with the highest percent of overweight adults (people age 15 and over). People are considered overweight if their …