[From Report to Greco, Faber and Faber, 1973, p174]
Would we moderns, I wondered, ever in our turn achieve the balance and the serene, heroic vision of the ancient Greeks? Every pilgrim, after he disengages himself from his Olympic dream, after he emerges through the museum door and faces the sun of our own day, surely, […]

[Clarification of previous quote]
Well, Panos found the source of the quote. It appears in Kazantzakis’s Travels to Japan and China. I’ve only got a Greek copy in front of me - have no idea if it has been translated into English - and Kazantzakis is on his way to Kyoto, expectant, and contemplative on the […]

Every perfect traveler always creates the country where he travels

Charlie Williams launched KING OF THE ROAD, the third installment of his “Mangel trilogy.” The notorious Steve Kane was present.

Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.
Nikos Kazantzakis

Leading up to the great man’s birthday on February 18 thought I’d spend the next few days reading up on him. I’ll post a quote a day, kicking off with his most famous one. One that appears on t-shirts in the tourist stores in Plaka.
I expect nothing. I fear no one. I am free. […]

Found this comment and thought it was fitting. It dates back to 1905 and was spoken by a Swedish journalist, Johan Janzon, at the “Tenth International Congress of the Press” first published in The Athanaeum, London, I found it in the journal American Journalism Vol 22, No. 1.
There is nothing so foolish as a duel. […]

This article by Lewis Owens was published in the Philosopher’s Magazine in January 2003.
Nikos Kazantzakis: a snapshot
Lewis Owens
Although many may be familiar with the novels Zorba the Greek and The Last Temptation of Christ, both of which have been adapted into films, few are as familiar with their author, Nikos Kazantzakis. Although Kazantzakis has a […]

Friend and documentary-maker extraordinaire, Angelike Contis, has a new work-in-progress called Muttumentary, a mini-documentary about the lives of eight Athenian dogs.
This comes as Athens is learning to become more responsible about the stray dog population in the modern-ancient city.

US Embassy spies on Greek telephone calls.
Naturally, the “government attempted to quell speculation yesterday that foreign agents were behind the eavesdropping,” but
“location of the snooping phones has given rise to speculation that American secret agents were involved, since the US Embassy is within the area defined by the four masts.”
Full article from Kathimerini
Probe into […]