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Dostoevsky’s Sharp Criticisms of Catholicism Examined in Lecture and Book
by Joanna Mercuri* Fyodor Dostoevsky, author of Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov, is well known for his prolific writing and acute insight into human psychology. Less known about the...
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Turkey shoot with Russia damages alliance against ISIS
by Markos Kounalakis by Markos Kounalakis Russia is an active player and a necessary participant in any potential Syrian cease-fire and solution. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has worked overtime...
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The OXI Day Spirit Celebrated in Washington DC
Astronaut, Senator and American hero John Glenn, and the husband of Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, joined other world leaders lauding the people of Greece in their courageous...
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FAITH Endowment Announces Summer 2016 Financial Aid Travel Grants to Ionian...
Continuing for the tenth consecutive year, “FAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism” will once again sponsor a series of financial aid travel grants this summer to campers participating in the...
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25th ANNUAL LEADERSHIP 100 CONFERENCE TO CONVENE IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
The 25th Annual Leadership 100 Conference will convene at The Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona, February 18-21, 2016. The Opening Forum, on Thursday, February 18, will be led by the V. Rev. Fr....
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Theodoros Kiriacopulos: the unsung Hero of the Mexican Revolution
by Rik Villarial and Elias Neofytides Mercenary, weapons dealer, smuggler, and real estate tycoon are descriptions used, throughout a dozen history books, when obscurely referring to Theodoros...
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Eric Alexandrakis’ Like a Puppet Show Album: Remixing Plato’s Allegory of the...
For his latest project, noted composer/music producer Eric Alexandrakis has teamed up with actor John Malkovich and photographer Sandro to create Like a Puppet Show, a 12-track vinyl-only album that...
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Dimitri Nakassis Receives The MacArthur Foundation’s “Genious Grant”...
The MacArthur Foundation announced recently the recipients of the 2015 MacArthur Fellowiship, commonly known as the “genius grants,” including classicist Dimitri Nakassis. He and 23 other exceptionally...
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John Kiriakou Named January 2016 Patriot Award Winner
By Chip Gibbons The Bill of Rights Defense Committee and Defending Dissent Foundation has the immense honor to bestow the January 2016 Patriot Award on John Kiriakou. In 2007, Kiriakou appeared on ABC...
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LEADERSHIP 100 CHAIRMAN GEORGE TSANDIKOS: THE SON OF A PRIEST SERVING THE...
by Dimitri C. Michalakis George Tsandikos is the son of a priest who never felt the calling himself but as chairman of Leadership 100 he helps young men join the priesthood and after working with...
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The Athenian: Elizabeth Boleman-Herring, an American-Greek
Alexander Billinis We met the way most people do these days, digitally, due to common interest in all things Greek. After reading her work, our friendship deepened via online correspondence and her...
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What is the Zika virus?
Dr. Nicholas Kaloudis Concerns are growing over the mosquito-borne illness known as Zika virus, which has been spreading through Central and South America and is believed to be linked to a surge in...
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The Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) and the American Jewish...
Members of HALC and the AJC flew in from around the country to promote an advocacy initiative encouraging members of Congress to assert their views on the Cyprus negotiations. HALC and AJC members met...
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The stork arrived on time and brought us a NEO baby!
Demetrios Rhompotis This time Perixscope is devoted to the newest member of our NEO team, Stefanos-Jason Papagermanos who was delivered to the happy parents by three(!) women head doctors plus the...
View ArticleThe Orange Chimera
Of course we have to talk about what’s happening to America in this current presidential election cycle. And it’s not unfathomable. (That doesn’t mean I support him—orange is not my new black.) When...
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John Calamos, Sr. Honored at AHEPA Gala
John Calamos, Sr. John Calamos, Sr. was honored recently by American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) Midwest, District 13. The award was conveyed at the group’s annual Gala, which...
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The FAITH Endowment Awards 45 Financial Aid Travel Grants to Ionian Village
On February 29, 2016 “FAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism” awarded 45 full and partial financial aid travel grants to young people registering to participate in the 2016 Ionian Village...
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Lavrentis Machairitsas Captures The Hearts of All during Aktina’s Greek Music...
Greek legendary singer/songwriter Lavrentis Machairitsas accompanied by yet another legendary singer/songwriter Miltos Paschalidis and their band comprised by some of the finest musicians gave a...
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Manhasset, NY Hellenic Club Hosts IMF’ Thanos Catsambas
Angelo Katopodis, Vice President of The Manhasset Hellenic Club, Dr. Thanos Catsambas and Evangelia Frankis, President of the Manhasset Hellenic Club. The Manhasset High School Hellenic Club hosted...
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AHEPA’s Historic Delphi Chapter Welcomes New Members
Forty seven Greek-Americans and Philhellenes were initiated into the historic Delphi Chapter 25 of the Order of AHEPA at Gallagher’s Steakhouse in Manhattan this past January, signaling the revival of...
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