Movies New Releases
The Flash out now!
The Flash is out now in all cinemas (featuring the return of Michael Keaton as Batman, as many fans are looking forward to)! The Flash, as you probably know by now if you are following us for a while, is …
Documentaries Literature & Poetry
2023 Plutarch Award Winner
Mr. B: George Balanchine’s 20th Century by Jennifer Homan has won the 2023 Plutarch Award! Named after the Father of Biography, the Plutarch Award is given to the best biography of the year. George Balanchine was one of the most influential …
Documentaries
Patrick Henry: the Forest-Born Demosthenes
Today is the birthday of Patrick Henry, the famous Scottish-American revolutionary who was nicknamed the Forest-Born Demosthenes because his speech-giving skills were so good they were compared to Demosthenes, the greatest orator of the ancient world. Patrick Henry was famous …
Sports
Heracles Almelo & Sparta Prague are champions this year!
As the sporting seasons are wrapping up this week, there are 2 champions that we want to celebrate here. Heracles Almelo just won the Eredivisie 2 championship in the Netherlands, meaning they will get promoted to the 1st division next …
Movies New Releases
Knights of the Zodiac (Saint Seiya) out now!
Knights of the Zodiac, a live action movie based on the popular Japanese manga/anime series that started in the 1980’s, was released in cinemas on May 12. Also called Saint Seiya, this series is based on Greek mythology, and is …
Documentaries Sports
The Greek thread uniting Lisbon, Naples, Seville, Turin, Rome and Nice
As you watch the Quarter-Finals of the UEFA competitions wrap up today, lets look at 7 teams from cities you might not be aware started out as Greek colonies or have links to Greek myths. Lets start with 2 teams …
Random Thoughts
National Puzzle Day & Archimedes’ Stomachion
Today for National Puzzle Day we challenge you to solve the Stomachion. Created by Archimedes over 2,200 years ago, Archimedes’s Stomachion is a mathematical puzzle that is believed to be the world’s oldest known mathematical puzzle. The puzzle is also …
Sports
NFL playoffs as seen by the Greek gods
If you are following us for some time you will know that every year, when the NFL playoffs start, we give a run down of the games based on how the Greek gods would look at the teams. Every Greek …
Movies New Releases
Greek myths in Avatar
In just 2 weeks after releasing on Dec. 15, Avatar 2 surpassed Top Gun and became the highest grossing film of 2022, and is also the 9th highest grossing film of all time. Among the many influences you will find …
Sports
2022: Year of the Trojans!
The world of college football was dominated by Trojans in 2022! The USC Trojans had their 8th player in history win the Heisman Trophy: Caleb Williams. The Heisman Trophy is the most prestigious award in US College Football, and USC …