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Are you talking to me?

Are you talking to me?

Perceptions of “Greek” I met across the neighbors’ fences You can’t draw definite conclusions about how people you meet casually in another country see you as a representative of your own country. But if their...
The Japanese “Noh” theater: one actor, empty stage, a thousand plays

The Japanese “Noh” theater: one actor, empty stage, a thousand plays

We’ve heard many stories (or myths) about the Japanese culture of minimal usage of the surrounding environment, about using only what’s necessary and no more, which has led to little apartments, little gardens, ultimately rationalized... How it can change your world view

Attempts to build ideal religious societies give rise to cruel extremism

Balkon3 interview with Academy Award winner Roger Ross Williams, author of documentary films “Music by Prudence” and “God loves Uganda” . If we try to divide the films we watch, many subgroups would emerge, but... Violence in the name of God
Alcatraz in Thessaloniki

Alcatraz in Thessaloniki

Were there cells with sea view? If you wanted to have a view from the highest places in Thessaloniki some 30 years ago, you had only two options: to break the law and be imprisoned... Were there cells with sea view?

Flower bicycles – New life for old rusty bikes

How can you give new life to an old unusable bike? The answer is simple – just turn it into a planter.This trend has lasted for more than a decade now and its popularity is still... Balkon3 team designed their first flower bike

Balkon3 Interview with Goran Gajic, director of “The Fall of Rock & Roll”and “The Storks Will Return”

Have Gun – Will Travel! Goran, film and music are your life, actually there is nothing else that can describe your life more accurately. So, how’s life? Fast and furious (laughs)…I live an ordinary life,... Music and film are very good companions

Baklavas Koumiotikos – Almond baklava from Kymi, the Balcony of the Aegean

Sweet tradition from Evia Island Kymi is known as the “Balcony of the Aegean” and is a pretty town on the island of Evia. Kymi with its rich maritime tradition is also loved for its... Sweet tradition from Evia Island

At the Top of World Football – Devrek and Gostivar, Cities of Champions

Devrek and Gostivar, Cities of Champions  Greece had its best performance in world football championships in Brazil this year. The Greek team passed the group stage for the first time in history and reached the... Mesut Ozil and Shkodran Mustafi
A Turkish and a Macedonian guide people through the mazes of the EU

A Turkish and a Macedonian guide people through the mazes of the EU

Out of it, but very much in it The ‘art’ of being a Member State is not to blindly implement and apply EU law, but to do it well.   Two people from countries that... Out of it, but very much in it

Fast, easy, traditional: potatoes and green tomatoes puree

If you love watching cooking channels, you must have noticed that their most popular shows are the ones presenting how to prepare quick, easy and simple meals with a few ingredients. It is understandable. Modern... Rich taste of poverty