Cultural Life
Exploring Greek heritage, culture, and identity.
New Ossa Museum Traces a Shoemaking Tradition That Reached America
The Shoemaker’s House near Thessaloniki follows Ossa’s cobblers from a documented 19th-century guild to family footwear businesses in northern Greece and migration as far as Argentina.
Lakis Halkias, Singer of Greek Folk and Popular Music, Dies at 82
The Ioannina-born singer spent four years in the United States and Canada during a career that ranged from Epirote folk music and rebetiko to laiko and Greek art song.
Three Former LAGFF Discovery Days Selections Receive €1.065 Million from Eurimages
Films by Yianna Americanou, Elina Psykou and Iris Baglanea were among 33 international co-productions selected in the European fund’s second financing round of 2026.
Theodoros Papakostas Revisits ‘The Other Half’ of Ancient Greece
The Archaeostoryteller’s latest book traces the Greek cities of southern Italy and Sicily, presenting Magna Graecia as a central part of the ancient Greek world.
Greek National Opera to Make U.S. Debut at Carnegie Hall
The October 15 concert will honor Nikos Kazantzakis through works by five Greek composers, with Anita Rachvelishvili and Maria Kostraki joining the Greek National Opera Orchestra.
Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Drives UK Interest in Learning Greek
Search interest and sales of Homer’s epic climbed in Britain around the film’s release, while Penn translator Emily Wilson criticized the adaptation but welcomed the renewed attention.
German Insurer Allianz Calculates Odysseus’ Damage Bill at €8.7 Million
Burned towers, a fallen Trojan Horse and one badly damaged ship make for an expensive journey home, especially before anyone reads the war exclusion.
Hellenic Museum of Michigan Seeks Family Photos and Immigration Stories
Greek-American families can submit one photograph and a brief account by August 5. Selected entries will be displayed during Assumption GreekFest in St. Clair Shores.
Before Nolan, N.C. Wyeth Brought The Odyssey to the Brandywine
Nearly a century before Christopher Nolan brought Odysseus to IMAX, N.C. Wyeth illustrated Homer’s epic in Chadds Ford. One painting later resurfaced in a Philadelphia corporate hallway.
Mary Linda, Singer Who Helped Define Postwar Greek Music, Dies
Her career stretched from childhood performances in Athens to recordings with Manolis Chiotis, Greek cinema, the music of Mikis Theodorakis, and appearances before Greek-American audiences across the United States.
Maro Kontou, Star of Greek Cinema’s Golden Age, Passes Away at 92
The actress appeared in 61 films and more than 90 stage productions, becoming best known as Elenitsa Kokovikou in And the Wife Shall Revere Her Husband.
Why Greek Families Opened Diners in America
From late-night coffee to college tuition, Greek-owned diners became a path from immigrant labor to family ownership across the Northeast and beyond.
