American culture

"Hadestown," the brooding musical about the underworld, had a heavenly night at the Tony Awards, winning eight trophies June 9, including best new musical and handing a rare win for a female director of a musical.

A Native American actor will receive an Oscar for the first time, organizers said on June 3, as the Academy published a list of honorary prizes following years of controversy over the awards' diversity.

For the chef and diners alike, each meal beneath the waves at Europe's first underwater restaurant is a thing of wonder.

Hailed as one of the biggest comic conventions in southeast Europe, the Thessaloniki Comic Con is under way at the Helexpo exhibition center, featuring tons of talent from different parts of the world. There are master classes with some great names in the industry, presentations, Q&As with famous artists, competitions, and much, much more.

Czech international Josef Sural has died and six other football players have been injured after their team's bus was involved in an auto accident on the way home from a game in Turkey's top-tier football league.

The PNO union of Greek dockworkers on Tuesday announced a 24-hour strike for Labor Day, starting at one minute past midnight on May 1.

"Despite continuous pressure and protests, and the relevant assurances from the authorities, our problems are not just unsolved but keep piling up every day," the union said in its announcement.

The PNO union of Greek dockworkers on Tuesday announced a 24-hour strike for Labor Day, starting at one minute past midnight on May 1.

"Despite continuous pressure and protests, and the relevant assurances from the authorities, our problems are not just unsolved but keep piling up every day," the union said in its announcement.

Capital Gazette staff members stayed silent and somberly exchanged hugs on April 15 when the Maryland newspaper won a special Pulitzer Prize citation for its coverage and courage in the face of a massacre in its newsroom.

France is grappling with its own version of a blackface scandal, after activists blocked a theater performance at the Sorbonne university in Paris involving actors with black masks.

Four black rights groups staged the protest Monday against a performance of "The Suppliants" by ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus, arguing the masks promote racist stereotypes.

Acclaimed German saxophonist Reiner Witzel has been invited to join the Athens Big Band on stage at the Olympia Theater for a concert of classics and modern tunes. The Tuesday, March 19 show starts at 8.30 p.m. and tickets cost 6 to 20 euros, from www.viva.gr, tel 11876, or at the door on the night.