Tracking the 2019-nCoV spread in real-time. Cases and locations can be viewed here; data available for download. In response to this ongoing public health emergency, the CSSE (Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) has developed an online dashboard (static snapshot shown below) to visualize and track the reported cases on... Continue Reading →
Ακροκόρινθος…
Στον Ακροκόρινθο έπεφτεν η δύσηπυρώνοντας το βράχο. Κι ευωδάτηφυκιού πνοή, απ΄ το πέλαο, είχε αρχίσεινα μεθά το λιγνό βαρβάτο μου άτι…Αφροί στο χαλινάρι· κι απ΄ το μάτιτ’ασπράδι όλο φαινόταν· και να λύσειτη φούχτα μου, απ΄ τα γκέμια του γεμάτη,πάλευε προς τα πλάτη· να χιμήσει…Ήτανε η ώρα ; Ήταν τα πλήθια μύρα ;Ήταν βαθιά του πελάγου... Continue Reading →
New Job Opportunities in the Museum Sector (26/01/2020)
As of today, I will, regularly, be posting job opportunities (cultural sector). You will be able to find information for Museums, Galleries, Libraries & Archives. I will soon add job opportunities for teachers as well. Find more information about the above-mentioned job opportunities and even more, here:http://www.museumjobs.com/
Dostoyevsky on Why There Are No Bad People
Fyodor Dostoyevsky (November 11, 1821–February 9, 1881) contemplates the paradox of people-pleasing in the diary "Α Writer's Diary": I am interested only in the question: is it, or is it not, good that I have pleased everybody? Portrait of Fyodor Dostoyevsky by Vasily Perov, 1871 Under the heading “On the Subject That We All Are... Continue Reading →
Κραυγή Στα Πέρατα
Μην αργείς. Τούτο μόνο σου λέω. Μην αργείςΓιατί, σε λίγο, σαν θα χτυπάς την πόρτα μου,θα νομίζω πως είναι τα γηρατειά,πως είν' ο χειμώνας, πως είν' ο θάνατος.Μην αργείς. Στάσου κι αφουγκράσου κάτω απ' τα σπίτια,κι απ' τους δρόμους που περνάς.Απ' τα παράθυρα κρέμουνται τα χέρια μουκαι σε καλούν.Στάσου κι αφουγκράσου κάτω απ' τα σπίτια.Σ'... Continue Reading →
Η ΑΓΕΛΑΣΤΟΣ ΠΕΤΡΑ
Τί είναι η Αγέλαστος Πέτρα και πώς μπορεί μια πέτρα να είναι αγέλαστος? Ο αγέλαστος είναι αυτός που δεν γελάει, που είναι πάντα σκυθρωπός (από το στερητικό α + γελάω)… Αυτός ο όρος χρησιμοποιήθηκε για να περιγράψει τη θλίψη που προκαλεί η βίαιη απόσπαση της Κόρης από τη Μάνα, ο αθέλητος “γάμος”, η κατάβαση της... Continue Reading →
Vladimir Nabokov’s Passionate Love Letters to Véra and His Affectionate Bestiary of Nicknames for Her
“You are the only person I can talk with about the shade of a cloud, about the song of a thought…” Long before Vladimir Nabokov (April 22, 1899–July 2, 1977) became a sage of literature, Russia’s most prominent literary emigre, and a man of widely revered strong opinions, the most important event of his life took place:... Continue Reading →
The Museum at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens…
"Yet another space of great beauty and historical value, has just been added to the Athenian fabric. The Museum at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens officially opened on Sunday, January 19, with the SNF support, showcasing a wealth of important religious and historical relics. The people of Greece and visitors from all over the world... Continue Reading →
My Facebook Page and My YouTube Channel! Do You Love Music? Then Join Me! :-)
If you love music, come join me in my Facebook page "Let The Music Play" where you will be able to find all genres of music and you are more than welcome to comment, suggest and upload your favorite video-clips. https://www.facebook.com/Let-the-Music-Play-107361097295260/?view_public_for=107361097295260 I have also created a YouTube channel called Iro F. where I have uploaded:... Continue Reading →
Wild Geese…
https://soundcloud.com/brainpicker/mary-oliver-reads-wild-geese WILD GEESE You do not have to be good.You do not have to walk on your kneesFor a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.You only have to let the soft animal of your bodylove what it loves.Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.Meanwhile the world goes on.Meanwhile the sun and... Continue Reading →
