Psychiatrist talks mental health in a time of pandemic
In scary times it is important to actively take your mind off the news and coronavirus. THEO PANAYIDES meets a psychiatrist who says the pandemic...
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Charity worker driven by a ‘beautiful purpose’
Helping the poor, the vulnerable and the oppressed, one woman ends up combining the things she imagined she would be doing as a child. THEO...
Psychotherapist insists men need to talk more
In a world where men are expected to cope with whatever is thrown at them, one psychotherapist is taking a dynamic approach to the problems...
Retired teacher tells stories of Famagusta
THEO PANAYIDES meets a sprightly octogenarian whose book is a belated tribute to the city of his youth, which he left with droves of others...
Film curator values the authentic in life and art
Experimental film does not have many followers around the world, or in Cyprus either. THEO PANAYIDES meets a curator of it with strong views beneath...
“A seagull with the heart of an eagle”
With an excess of spirit and driven to be defiantly different, THEO PANAYIDES meets an artist who divides his creative talents between comic books and...
BirdLife activist feels the call of the wild
In an un-angry activist THEO PANAYIDES finds a woman teased by her ambelopoulia-eating relatives, even as she works every day to protect birds of all...
Money manager takes pride in defending Armenia
One LA asset manager is also a consumer, of art, culture and scholarship. THEO PANAYIDES speaks to a man with a soft spot for the...
Farrier strikes while the iron is hot
Inspired by his love of horses, a now locally-based man became a farrier. NADIA SAWYER battles the smoke to meet him I breathe in the...
A question of belief: Cyprus rape case provides closure for Israeli scholar
Earlier this month a British teenager was convicted for lying about a gang rape. But the decision outraged public opinion around the world, questioning the...
The art of guessing cards and reading minds
From ‘mind reading’ on stage to animating ads and social media, Valentino Demetriou is a specialist in manipulation, says THEO PANAYIDES Mental Val, a.k.a. Valentino...
Taxi driver looks back on the profession
Taxi drivers all seem to have a back story. THEO PANAYIDES meets a veteran who encapsulates the profession A taxi driver, sure – but which...
Campaigner calls for a stitch in time
In common with other skilled crafts, the art of Lefkara lace is in danger of dying out despite being Unesco protected. AGNIESZKA RAKOCZY meets a...
War photographer is ‘all about hope’
THEO PANAYIDES meets a Pulitzer-winning photojournalist, a smooth talker who’s been close to death as he tries to photograph the human, the fun in the...
From teenage singer to transport minister
THEO PANAYIDES meets an emotional woman, always a quasi-public figure, whose latest role saw her slowed down by procedure and bureaucracy ‘Emotional’ isn’t really a...
‘Cyborg’ scientist on creating the future
THEO PANAYIDES meets a bright young thing who describes herself as a cyborg, and dreams of using science to make a better world “I have...
Former financier on a life of privilege and prison
From campaigning for Winston Churchill to singing with Gracie Fields to setting up newspapers to months in a high security jail, THEO PANAYIDES meets a...
Dynamic actor-director on the art of theatre
In a dynamic actor and director THEO PANAYIDES meets someone who wishes everyone in Cyprus would ‘move their ass’, while his own hobbies, and child,...
Micro-influencer is Cypriot and proud
The micro-influencer behind a popular food blog tells THEO PANAYIDES how she became a foodie on a teenage visit to Nobu, although she only got...
Images of the 20th century
Having lived through different worlds following an unusual upbringing, writer and artist Andreas Karayan became known for his provocative and erotic paintings but stresses the...
