Life & Style

The Whale is a horror film that taps into our fear of fatness says BETH YOUNGER I knew before seeing The Whale that it was a movie about a man ...

PAUL LAMBIS meets a woman who has travelled far and wide and now puts the stories she has heard and people she has met to use supporting other women, and ...

Cypriot sommelier Sotiris Neophytidis will represent the island at the Best Sommelier of World contest in Paris, taking place from Tuesday to Sunday. The contest is organised by the Association ...

With a new season round the corner, now is the time to welcome some new trends says NIKI CHARALAMBOUS While Spring may appear a long way off, the fashion industry ...

Trainers are Big Business the world over. But it’s character, not cost, that matters in the island’s small but dediated community finds ALIX NORMAN “Show me your sneakers, ...

Protect yourself in the garden with gloves A recent report in the UK advised that gardeners there should not use glass greenhouses. I would suggest that this not such a ...

Putting seasonal produce to good use Sweet or savoury, there are plenty of ways to use local fruit and veg With the large local pumpkins being in season, it’s ...

Poetry therapy has been around for a century. But in Cyprus, it’s only now being used to treat everything from anxiety to chronic pain finds Alix Norman The Strand ...

Paco Rabanne, the Spanish-born designer best known for his metallic ensembles and space age designs of the 1960s, has died at the age of 88. The death in Portsall, Brittany, of ...

Where do you live? I live in Nicosia with my family What did you have for breakfast? Coffee and a sandwich Describe your perfect day An ideal day for me ...

𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 h𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝟐𝟒 – 𝟐𝟕 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 (𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 & 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲) Only 20 minutes away from Limassol and 10 minutes away from Paphos … these carnival vibes are travelling everywhere! Aphrodite Hills Resort is organising an array of fascinating long weekend activities ...

Meat-free midweek meal Vegan Fish Cakes 4 Sheets of Nori cut into small pieces and blended to make into a powder 3 large sweet potatoes, peeled, boiled and mashed 1 and a half ...

I remember the days when some people would laugh knowing I lived in Larnaca saying ‘it’s only good for the airport!’ I think it’s pretty safe to say ...

Within the framework of the project Foodprint: The Mediterrnean Diet Revisited, the Goethe-Institut Cyprus is organising a cooking and photography workshop this February. The hands-on experience will get participants cooking ...

Cyprus, known for its stunning beaches and historical landmarks, is also a small island country with a unique set of challenges when it comes to electric vehicles (EVs). Despite being ...

Installed only eight months ago, AGNIESZKA RAKOCZY speaks to the newest member of the outgoing cabinet, a man who has served in many roles on the island’s arts scene ...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a term banded about but DR VASILIOS SILIVISTRIS looks at what it really means It is not the event that determines whether something is traumatic ...

Facebook on Monday asked a London tribunal to block a collective lawsuit valued at up to 3 billion pounds ($3.7 billion) over allegations the social media giant abused its dominant position to ...

It moves with the times and does not shy away from parodying its own past says HARRIET FLETCHER From the blush pink of royal mistresses to the hot pink of ...

For 80 years, a single woman lived in a remote inn high up in the Troodos mountains. Her parents passed away, her siblings left for the city, and yet Sofia carried ...

What a hassle it is to keep yourself warm, let alone the house in the wintertime, especially when living on an island known for its long summers. The insufferable cold ...

This is a state with so many nicknames, but gastronomically it is known as the Donut Capital of the World. Today, however, Indiana is probably best known for the Indianapolis ...

Popular dessert around the world has its roots in ancient Greece finds ANDRY VOSKARIDOU What is the one thing that makes this creamy and rich baked treat of cheesecake special? ...

The sound of music rang recently from the highest mountain in the Americas as a Cyprus-based musician held a concert there, part of a planned series of events on the ...