Mic was founded in 2011 by Chris Altchek and Jake Horowitz, born of the recognition that a new generation of Change Makers crave journalism to give meaning to the world at a moment of great transformation.
Ithaca or Ithaka is a Greek island located in the Ionian Sea, off the northeast coast of Kefalonia and to the west of continental Greece. Ithaca's main island has an area of 96 square kilometres and had a population in 2011 of 3,231. It is the second-smallest of seven main Ionian Islands, after Paxi. Ithaca is a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. The capital is Vathy. Modern Ithaca is generally identified with Homer's Ithaca, the
Ithaca in the summertime is the perfect culmination of all of its greatest traits â great weather, lots to explore, and a general relaxing overtone that feels like a break from real life. While school might be out, there's still enough students who stick around to remind you that this is, in fact, America's greatest college town.