Athens 2007: After a concert for the benefit of those affected by
the fires, a priest comes on stage. He requests a minute of silence in the memory of the people who died in the blaze...as well as that of Luciano Pavarotti! Even worse, none of those present appeared to find the situation absurd.

In other words, my experiences with greek television never seem
to end well. To recover, I had to watch a documentary about the reproductive rituals of grizzly bears. Their love life is so sweet
and simple, I felt like crying.

Picture this: The male displays his strength, then plays the fool by lying on his back, while the female sits nearby, looking rather bored. When he comes closer, she casually moves away, so that it takes him three days to actually get to touch her. After that, they’re all hugs and nose-rubs and foreplay for the next couple of months. Next mating season, they’ll both find somebody new. Jealous?