The enduring mystery of pockets in clothing
By Prudence Wade If you’re a woman, you’ll be altogether too familiar with the incredible feeling of wearing a new outfit and discovering it has...
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DIY corona busters: make what you need
So far, we’ve been pretty lucky with the loo paper. Unlike the States, the UK and Australia, the Big Bog Roll Buyout hasn’t swept across...
North American International Auto Show cancelled
The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) has announced that it will cancel its June 2020 show in Detroit in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19)...
A minute with Socrates Panayi Psychologist – Integrative Psychotherapist
Where do you live? I live on planet Earth most of the time. My neighborhood is called Europe and my apartment Cyprus. Larnaca is the...
Home cooked Japanese goes vegan
By Ella Walker You’d think ramen wouldn’t work without a golden yolked egg, snugly suspended in the rich Japanese broth atop a tangle of noodles....
Why Sri Lanka is the dream destination that will always bounce back
By James Callery The drive from Colombo to Wilpattu National Park offers a sumptuous taste of Sri Lanka at its finest. Roadside fruit vendors go...
What’s eaten where: Tristan De Cunha
Welcome to the world’s most isolated community! Yup, if you’re one of the just 251 people living in the British Overseas territory of Tristan de...
Watch films from Cyprus online, for free
Well of course you can sit down to Netflix tonight! But for anyone with half a brain, the mindless whirl of blockbusters and reality shows...
50 years without the Beatles – the biggest band break-up in history
The Fab Four, like all good things, had to come to an end eventually. Five decades on, Luke Rix-Standing looks back at how it went...
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...
How to get the nineties make-up look
By Prudence Wade Nineties fashion is well and truly back, with spaghetti straps, crop tops and mom jeans everywhere. But what about beauty looks from...
Escape ‘Coronachat’ and ogle the trend for fluffy miniature bags
By Prudence Wade In trying times, sometimes you need some fun to distract you from everything going on. Fashion can be a hugely powerful tool...
Sex in times of corona: bed hopping or stopping?
You may have seen a graphic of ‘approved corona sex positions’ online. The ‘Corona Cowgirl’, ‘Quarantine Quickie’, and ‘VaVaVaccine’ are just a few of the...
SEAT will be able to detect if you fall asleep at the wheel
SEAT is researching and developing artificial intelligence technology to combat driver fatigue and improve road safety. The company’s Xplora team, in conjunction with Eyesight Technologies,...
Technical milestone in road safety
The new VW Golf can help drivers to prevent accidents, thanks to its innovative Car2X technology, allowing it to wirelessly connect with other vehicles and...
A minute with Rafaella Groutidou DjGrout
Where do you live? I currently live in Nicosia with my family! What did you have for breakfast? Coffee with toast Describe your perfect day...
Finding common ground between biology and art
The creative side of science has always interested artist Marisa Satsia. From a young age she was fascinated by how it was visually communicated, particularly...
Lennie Ware: ‘for Nigella we talked about the menu for months!’
The Table Manners cookbook – courtesy of singer Jessie Ware and her mum Lennie – is here. ELLA WALKER catches up with Lennie to find...
How to work the underwear as outerwear trend
By Prudence Wade As far as fashion trends go, ‘underwear as outerwear’ is probably one many of us might immediately discount ourselves from. After all,...
Chocs, cheese and epic mountain views
Perfection comes at a cost, as CLAIRE SPREADBURY discovers on a trip to Switzerland’s scenic financial capital I’ve been in Zurich for less than an...
