Cultural Life
Exploring Greek heritage, culture, and identity.
America Saved Greek Music History, Researcher Reveals at Penn
At Penn Libraries, Grammy-winning ethnomusicologist Christopher C. King revealed how early Greek immigrants in America recorded and preserved their traditional music.
MTV’s European Shutdown: Greece Saw It Coming Nearly a Decade Ago
MTV’s last European channels are signing off, echoing Greece’s own story. The end of MTV Greece in 2016 marked the shift from music television to streaming.
A Smile Across Time: Finding Home in Turkey’s Pontic Highlands
A Greek-American photographer journeys to the Pontic Highlands of Turkey and discovers echoes of his ancestors in mountain coffeehouses and village life.
Los Angeles Greek Film Festival Opens Submissions for 2026
The Los Angeles Greek Film Festival has opened submissions for its 20th edition in 2026, alongside the launch of LAGFF-doc, a new platform dedicated to documentaries.
Kozani Seen Through a Broken Window
Eleftherios Kostans grew up in Philadelphia and first visited Greece as an adult. In Kozani he captured two images of a roadside pareklisi and the smokestacks of Ptolemaida. Fifteen years later, those photographs still frame how…
Frida in Thessaloniki: Between Immersion and Intimacy
Two exhibitions bring Frida Kahlo to Thessaloniki this fall: an immersive journey through her art at Panorama Digital Theatre and an intimate look at her personal photographs at MOMus. Together they reveal both the myth and…
The Quest for a Real Gyro and Why It’s So Hard to Find Outside Greece
Once you’ve had a gyro in Greece, especially in Thessaloniki, nothing else compares. With thick pita, juicy pork, and toppings you will not find abroad, the real thing makes every other version feel like an imitation.
Looking Back: Nelly’s Santorini Comes Into View
An exhibition on Santorini brings back Nelly’s photographs from the 1920s and 30s. Her quiet images of villages, rooftops, and light now serve as both art and archive, capturing an island before the earthquake of 1956.
Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey Leaked Early. But What Does It Mean To Us?
A few days ago, something unexpected happened. People began sharing a blurry phone video online, just over a minute long, with shaky frames and muffled sound. These kinds of leaks come and go, but this one…
Greek Art Now: A Digital Window Into Modern Hellenic Creativity
Over 1,500 works of modern and contemporary Greek art are now just a click away. Greek Art Now, a new initiative from Google Arts & Culture, invites visitors to explore a richly curated selection of paintings,…
What Moves Us: A Letter From Thessaloniki
What thirty students taught me about presence, light, and trusting the image before it makes sense. There’s something quietly powerful about watching someone discover movement, not just in their body, but in how they see the…
Booked: Phillygodfather Debuts As #1 New Release In Organized Crime On Amazon
Philadelphia, PA – In a literary landscape crowded with true-crime tales, a new memoir is capturing the attention of readers and critics alike. BOOKED: PhillyGodfather, co-written by Stelios Maltepes and his son Mattheo Fanis Maltepes, has…
