A tragedy played large — the Greek film industry and the economic crisis

New York, Oct. 22, 2015 — A sculpted Zeus clutching a reel of film beams out from a screen into darkness at the Bow Tie Cinema in Manhattan’s Chelsea. An audience of 85 quietly chats in Greek as the…

I truly admire your perseverance. The Greek problem is the fault of inept politicians trying to fufill their visions. On the European side, they had starry eyes about making Europe into a superpower thus the more sheep they got into the fold, the better to achieve that. On the Greek side it was lets get into this Europe at all costs, we will grow fat…

Shifting horizons

Much has happened since I last posted some of my thoughts on the ongoing Eurozone crisis three years ago. Although I do not follow the debate with the same level of vigour now than I once did, I felt it was time for a few uncollated notes nonetheless. I notice that my political views have changed…

Greece – With Its Toes Over a Cliff

Dispatches from Greece (June 29, 2015)

(I have been following the Greek situation with interest since 2009 and have travelled here several times over the past 5 years. Coincidentally, I landed in Athens on June 28th for summer holidays, just in time for the…

Xiàng qián kàn / Look forward to the future

The veracity of the two features I wrote last week whose general thesis was “China big, African economy to benefit” has gone from plausible to dubious, and then from far-fetched to farcical in less than four days. Two of which were weekend.