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Pokemon TCG Cards for sale! (Looking Back Part 0.1)

It’s 2000. Every little kid and pre-teen (and some teens as well!) are heavily sick of Pokemon fever. The video games and TCG sell like crazy and you can see a Pikachu almost everywhere you go. Kind of like Dora … Continue reading

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If It Was Your Home…

There has been relatively little talk about the BP oil spill. For such a big disaster, I’m surprised there haven’t been many people calling BP out on the matter. Especially here in Greece, the matter seems to be getting little … Continue reading

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Πολιτισμική σχέση Ελλάδας και Τουρκίας — Ιστορικό υπόβαθρο

Αυτό το κείμενο αρχικά ήταν μέρος του ανερχόμενου “Πέντε νύχτες στο Ίστανμπουλ (και μία στο Αϊβαλί)” αλλά άρχισα να γράφω, να γράφω, να γράφω… Τελικά αποφάσισα ότι θα ήταν καλύτερο σαν ξεχωριστό post. Στην Κωνσταντινούπολη και στην Τουρκία γενικότερα, ένοιωσα … Continue reading

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World of Nylon

After watching this (watch it. Like, now) particulary well-made and enlighting flash movie a few weeks ago, not that I hadn’t thought about our wasteful nature as a species before [certainly not], I started observing how careless people are when … Continue reading

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What is the opposite of “New Year’s Resolution”?

It is New Year’s Eve. I’m in Aegina at my dad’s and Vasso’s (his wife) new house here. OK, it’s not exactly new, they’ve been living in it for more than a year now, but every time I come here … Continue reading

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