Greek Reporter

Sailing Into Summer: Robert McCabe’s Post-War Greece

On the packed deck of the ferry Despina in post-war Greece, Robert McCabe’s lens captured pure joy during a 1950s summer.

Greek fire was the most devastating weapon in the Eastern Roman empire. But what was it?

Before modern weapons of mass destruction, there was Greek fire (ignis graecus). This was the term medieval Crusaders applied ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This Viking Longship Crossed the Atlantic Before Starring in Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ as Odysseus’ Greek Galley

The Draken Harald Hårfagre is not modeled after a single historic ship, but an amalgamation of many Viking vessels described ...
Texas Monthly

The Choppy Waters Underneath Christopher Cross’s “Sailing”

Chris Geppert knew where he wanted Christopher Cross to go. In the late seventies, Geppert, front man and songwriter for the Austin four-piece band called Christopher Cross, regularly sent demos to ...
Snopes.com

Did Biden Twice Vote To Tax Social Security While in the Senate?

While serving as a U.S. senator representing Delaware, Joe Biden voted for two pieces of legislation — once in 1983 and once in 1993 — that resulted in taxing some Social Security income of some ...