QUIZ: Which Of The 9 Greek Muses Are You?

QUIZ: Which Of The 9 Greek Muses Are You?Huffington PostThe nine mousai, born to Zeus and Mnemosyne, were themselves given divine reign over music, poetry and dance -- and said to be the inspiration for classic works of epic and sacred poetry. But they were also just an ensemble cast dramedy waiting to ...

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Greek Ministry Protects Social Dividend from Banks

The total amount of money paid to 200,000 beneficiaries as a social dividend sums up to 133.2 million euros. Up to 205,912

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Financial Crisis Sparks Cigarette Smuggling in Greece

Nearly a quarter of tobacco products used in Greece are likely to have been smuggled in to the country, according to the latest

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How to learn to love Eurovision: laugh at foreigners, unite, laugh some more

The joy of the mystifying song competition is that everyone's in on the joke, and nobody is on the outside sneering in

Poll: Does the Eurovision song contest make you feel patriotic?

There is a point in the lives of most European schoolchildren when they come to understand the continent's geo-political history in terms of the Eurovision Song Contest. What better way to comprehend the situation in Cyprus, for example, than through the lens of why Greece never votes for Turkey at Eurovision, even when the Turkish entry is this good? (Turkey withdrew from the competition in 2013, citing the unfairness of politicized voting blocs).

I used to hate Eurovision. Growing up, it struck me as too much of a good thing, like putting sugar on your ice cream, combining all the best bits of figure skating (the costumes), children's television (the earnestness), amateur singing contests (the public humiliation) and, for British audiences at least, the magnetism of the host, one of the few titans of BBC light entertainment who hasn't been hauled up on child molestation charges and who managed to have the same chuckly bonhomie that always made you slightly wonder.

I've got a cake to bake I've got no clue at all (cep, cep, cep, cep, cep kuuku)

I've got a cake to bake and haven't done that before (cep, cep, cep, cep, cep kuuku)

I melted the ice of the polar caps,

Found the raiders of the lost ark,

We've got a cake to bake and got no clue at all

We've got a cake to bake and haven't done that before

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Olivier Dubois: Tragédie review 18 naked dancers swarm the stage

Sadler's Wells, LondonStamina-sapping repetition mars a piece that falls just short of saying something interesting about the human condition

Olivier Dubois describes his 2012 work Tragédie as an exploration of the gulf between merely being human and embracing our full humanity. On paper, his ideas come dressed in the philosophy of Nietzsche and the history of Greek tragedy. On stage, however, his 18 dancers perform entirely naked.

During the first half hour, these men and women are reduced to bare essentials. They track the stage in a grid formation, their faces expressionless, their footfalls dictated by a relentless drum. Yet, however minimal their choreography, the dancers impress with their individuality. Their impact stems partly from their lack of fear or inhibition, partly from their rich variety of body type and shape. Even as our attention wanders from the movement's repetition, we are drawn into an odd physical intimacy with the dancers, with the heft and pigmentation of their bodies, their birth marks and body hair.

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Turkish PM Erdoğan's steps 'not enough,' Greek Orthodox Patriarch says

Hurriyet Daily NewsTurkish PM Erdoğan's steps 'not enough,' Greek Orthodox Patriarch saysHurriyet Daily NewsBartholomew said that the issue is not about Greek law, it is about Turkey's responsibility to protect religious freedom. "I am a Turkish citizen and I was born here. I served in the Turkish army for two years," he said. "I want my full rights as such ...Orthodox patriarch eyes unity in visit with popeNew Zealand Heraldall 35 news articles »

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Bartholomew Eyes Unity In Visit With Pope This Month

Bartholomew I, spiritual leader of 250 million Orthodox Christians, says a meeting with Pope Francis in Jerusalem this month will help move the two churches closer to ending their nearly 1,000-year divide. In an interview with The Associated Press in Istanbul, Bartholomew also praised Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for improving rights for Christians but said pointedly, "It is not enough."

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