OBITUARY

The remarkable legacy of Costas Apostolidis
OPINION

It’s been one week since the passing of Costas Apostolidis – a visionary entrepreneur, founder of industrial surge protection manufacturer Raycap and a generous philanthropist with an enduring impact on his hometown of Drama and beyond – and his death still has many Greeks reeling.


Lycabettus Press publisher remembered
JOHN VOSPER CHAPPLE

A few days ago, some 50 or so Athenians, mostly Greek and American, gathered at the invitation of his family to celebrate – in the home where he had lived and worked and hosted similar gatherings over the decades – their late friend John Chapple. It was his birthday. He would have turned 86.


Popular singer Vasilis Karras dies, aged 70
NEWS

Popular Greek laiko singer Vasilis Karras, known for his distinctive raspy voice, died on Sunday after a long battle with cancer, state-run broadcaster ERT said. He was 70 years old.


Kissinger’s controversial legacy and the Greeks
NEWS

Henry Kissinger was the most powerful American secretary of state and shaped US history during the Cold War, and his diplomatic legacy continues to influence Washington’s relations with Russia, China and the Middle East to this day.



Renowned Greek physicist Giorgos Grammatikakis dies at 84
NEWS

The Greek physicist Giorgos Grammatikakis has passed away at the age of 84. He had been receiving medical care at the University General Hospital of Iraklio on Crete for several days due to respiratory failure before succumbing on Wednesday morning.

Artist Stelios Faitakis dies aged 47
CULTURE

The death has been announced of prominent contemporary Greek artist Stelios Faitakis, who was acclaimed for his allegoric paintings that combined Greek Orthodox iconography with street art. He was 47.

Popular film actress Mary Chronopoulou dies, aged 90
CULTURE

One of the best-loved film actresses of the heyday of Greek cinema, Mary Chronopoulou, died on Friday in Evangelismos Hospital in Athens, at the age of 90. Chronopoulou had been admitted to hospital a few days earlier with serious injuries after a fall in her home. Born in 1933, she graduated from the National Theatre […]


Fernando Botero, artist of whimsical rotundity, is dead at 91
THE NEW YORK TIMES

Fernando Botero, the Colombian whose voluptuous pictures and sculptures of overstuffed generals, bishops, prostitutes, housewives and other products of his whimsical imagination made him one of the world’s best-known artists, died Friday in Monaco. He was 91.