31 May 2011
Louie Psihoyos, National Geographic photographer for many years, directed in 2009 the documentary “The Cove”. The film won the Oscar for the best documentary in 2010. It deals with the annual killing of 23,000 dolphins in Japan. (more...)
Read more → 30 May 2011
We all have probably heard of Jamie Oliver, this young British chef who has become popular with his smart TV cooking shows. But how many of us have heard about his fight against obesity? (more...)
Read more → 27 May 2011
David Lodge (1935-) is a critic and novelist [1]. The protagonist in his new novel “Deaf Sentence” looks like an escapee from his recent reality. He is a character presented masterfully from the author. It could be a real and every day person, full of distress and anxiety, but also full of self-sarcasm....
Read more → 25 May 2011
Who determines what is right and what is wrong? An article dedicated to the configuration of the maps, to the way we read them and to their eurocentric nature. (more...)
Read more → 24 May 2011
Bees constitute one of the most important links in the chain of life. They pollinate 1/3 of the plants on earth! What will happen if they disappear? (more...)
Read more → 23 May 2011
Guerrilla Girls are revolutionists with humor who have made historians of art and the public to wonder about the position of women and minorities in society. (more...)
Read more → 19 May 2011
The fact that competive sailing is not widely known or recognised in Greece, a country that is surrounded by water and has a great naval tradition, is odd to say the least! A caustic comment on the sports reality in the country. (more...)
Read more → 18 May 2011
Vandana Shiva is an Indian philosopher, environmental activist and ecofeminist.In 1993 she was awarded the “Right Livelihood Award”, the alternative Nobel Prize that has been created to honour and support those “offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today”....
Read more → 17 May 2011
An introduction to the work of an important street artist, who has invaded our lives with his work. (more...)
Read more → 16 May 2011
Liu Xiaobo is a widely acclaimed human rights activist, political prisoner and the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner. He is the first Chinese citizen to be awarded a Nobel Prize while residing in China and also the first person since 1935 to be denied the right to have a representative collect the Nobel...
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