1.
UNBOXING VIDEOS ARE POPULAR?
How about unearthing a 2,300 year old entrance gate to the Temple of Zeus?
2.
A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR AMERICAN PHILHELLENES, PLEASE
And a monument.
3.
ARE THESE THE BEST THINGS TO DO IN GREECE?
Lonely Planet thinks so. You be the judge.
4.
ROB LOWE TALKING TO JOHN STAMOS
5.
ΑΘΛΗΤΙΣΜΟΣ (SPORTS)
World Cup + boxing + sports handicapping Stonie style. (And if you haven’t yet subscribed to his YouTube channel, you will find his new video being released each and every Friday right here.)
6.
GREECE INSPIRES
From a non-Greek artist in Monterey to a non-Greek five-year-old baker in Indiana.
7.
YOU NEED A GOOD RESTAURANT REC IN ATHENS?
Here are thirty-four… though one of our all-time faves — Ο Τζίτζικας κι ο Μέρμηγκας — is missing from the list… and let’s never forget that often the best food comes from the holes-in-the-wall tavernes that have been operating for generations!
8.
BRAVO SAS
To The Hellenic Initiative for doing their part.
9.
NATURE LOVERS
If you read Greek and you’re in Greece or heading there, here’s a website just for you.
10.
AND FINALLY
Ten Greek sunsets.
EXTRA, EXTRA! This Saturday, 16th October, we’ll be attending the FREE virtual conference entitled “The Greek Revolution and the Greek Diaspora in North America,” organized by Dr. Maria Kaliambou, Senior Lecturer in the Hellenic Studies Program at Yale University. The conference takes place from 10am-2pm EDT, and the lineup looks engaging and informative. Will we see you there? If you haven’t already registered, you can register here.
We feel like we have to have a PSA in every edition, and this edition is no exception. We are reading more and more about unvaccinated but otherwise healthy young pregnant women dying of COVID-19. Please, for the love of everything good in the world, MASK UP INDOORS, even if you are fully vaccinated. You do not know what you may be carrying or how susceptible someone else’s immune system may be to whatever you might possibly transmit. #maskupforothers #itsnotaboutyou #weareallinthistogether Whether you wear one of ours or not, be safe and considerate to those around you and keep your mouth and nose covered when you’re indoors with others. #maskupforothers #itsnotaboutyou #weareallinthistogether
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Opa!
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