A minute with Elena Georgiou Strouthos, podcaster
Where do you live?I live in Engkomi with my husband, Michalis, and my two kids.
What did you have for breakfast?Coffee!
Describe your perfect dayIt depends. Sometimes a ...
How to find a wedding photographer who truly captures your story
Choosing a wedding photographer is one of the most personal and impactful decisions you’ll make when planning your big day. While venues, dresses and flowers all play a role, ...
Pressing Cyprus’ pause button
You know how a workday goes on this island.
Coffee before you’ve even opened your laptop. Emails piling up faster than you can delete them. A string of calls ...
What happens when you cross the line?
By Christina Michailidis
Combining visual art, performance and architectural projection mapping, the upcoming Waving Unity event will bring Larnaca and its landmarks alive with light, sound and movement. Curated by ...
Revenge of the nerds?
Deep in the innards of Cyprus Comic Con, standing before an empty stall for Snickers chocolate, a teenage girl, surrounded by her equally teenage friends, is holding up handwritten cardboard ...
The Art Institute of Chicago’s Contemporary Collection expands under James Rondeau
The Art Institute of Chicago is best known for its Impressionist and Post-impressionist collection, but over the last decade its contemporary art holdings have undergone a marked expansion.
During James ...
Dish more than the sum of its parts
Few vegetarian dishes have earned as much global recognition as palak paneer – a vibrant green curry of puréed spinach and soft, fresh cheese, delicately spiced and unmistakably Indian. Comforting ...
Why using your phone on the toilet is a bad idea
By Adam Taylor
It might seem like a harmless habit to linger on the loo with your phone while ‘taking care of business’, but research shows that prolonged toilet time ...
Guest recipes with Lidl Food Academy
Microwave Mochi with Sweet Bean Paste
100g sticky rice flour
260ml cold water
50g white sugar
Pinch of salt
1–2 drops of food colouring (red or green, optional)
50g cornflour
10-12 ...
‘The experiences of a lifetime’
A journey of discovery is promised for children of all ages at the upcoming Mitsikouri International Performing Arts Festival for Children and Young People, returning for a second time later ...
Ezousa: The hand of the winemaker
It is fair to say that Cyprus wine production is contemporary, although it maintains its human scale and keeps the advantages of tradition. Most wineries are small or medium-sized, which ...
From vine to stage – Nicosia Municipal Theatre celebrates Cyprus wine
Starting this year, the Nicosia International Festival 2025 acquires a taste for Cyprus wine. Nicosia For Art, the organisation behind the festival, joins forces with WINECORE – the Cyprus Winemakers Consortium to ...
Cyprus Cocktail Festival brings pre-weekend fun
Bringing some pre-weekend fun is the 6th Cyprus Cocktail Festival, part of the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit this Thursday in front of the Nicosia Municipal Theatre. Street food, DJs and, ...
Giorgio Armani unveils late designer’s last collection
Italian fashion house Giorgio Armani on Sunday unveiled the last collection personally worked on by its late designer and founder, at Brera art museum in the heart of Milan.
Armani, ...
Functional mushrooms: old idea with a new twist
By Christina Michailidis
Once confined to traditional Chinese medicine, mushrooms are now appearing in coffees, cacao blends, smoothies, and supplements aimed at everyday wellness, promoting anything from focus and stamina ...
What’s the first thing you do each day?
Get coffee, right?
A frappé in summer, maybe a morning medrio in the cooler months. That’s how most of Cyprus starts its day, correct?
Now, we’re not here ...
Cyprus Mushroom Festival to make epic comeback
Mushroom season is almost upon us, but what does that have to do with Cyprus’ events’ agenda? It signals the return of the Cyprus Mushroom Festival, which, after a year’...
‘It’s not just in Cyprus we don’t tell our grandmothers!’
Belonging is a fundamental human need. Sometimes it is as simple as joining a book club, a knitting group, or a cosplay party. Other times, it stems from a deeper ...
Cyprus Sheftalia named world’s second best sausage dish
Traditional Cyprus sheftalia, most commonly served in pitta with souvlakia to complete a mixed kebab has been named as the second best sausage dish in the world by Food Atlas.
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Coaxing maximum flavour from rice
Though often mistaken as a mere side to meats or seafood, risotto stands on its own as a dish of depth, technique and regional pride. Creamy yet al dente, plain ...
Why is bringing minds back to Cyprus such a struggle?
By Philippa Tracy
Back in May, President Nikos Christodoulides went to London, along with a number of senior executives from major companies operating in Cyprus, as part of the Minds ...
From the 1960s to collections of dolls
By Helen Reid
Burberry presented hippie-inspired crochet dresses, fringed jackets, and tailored suits in acid green, yellow and pink on Monday, drawing on counterculture fashions from the British music scene ...
A minute with Tania Shiakalli, spiritual healer
Where do you live?I come from Varosha and Rostov, Russia, on my mother’s side. I live in Nicosia with my husband and two children, as well as my ...
Epoxy Art: The new global trend inspiring artists from Nicosia to Amsterdam
Walk into almost any gallery in a random city around the world these days and you’ll notice it: shimmering surfaces, glossy waves of color, jewelry that seems to trap ...