When grief brings you home to Cyprus
I started reading Matthew Philip Long’s debut novella a couple of months after my mother passed away. And I had to stop. Set in Cyprus, Life Goes on Without ...
A minute with: Shobha Parthasarathy, test consultant
Where do you live?I am of Indian origin and moved to Cyprus in 2004 after marriage, where I’ve lived for 22 years. We first stayed in an apartment near work, ...
A minute with: Leopoldo Daniel Baez, musician, percussionist, producer
Where do you live and with whom?I live with my wife, five cats and two dogs
What did you have for breakfast?Argentinian mate is part of my morning ...
Presenter Jeremy Clarkson reveals he has cancer but hopes to be harvesting for many years to come
British television presenter Jeremy Clarkson, best known for hosting the “Top Gear” motoring show, has revealed that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
Clarkson, 66, one ...
Ciarae: a young voice with a powerful story to tell
At just 15-years-old, Ciara Economopoulos, known professionally as Ciarae, is already proving that age is no barrier when it comes to chasing big dreams. The talented singer from Paphos recently ...
‘I’ve been through hell and back’: cancer, love and a miracle baby
Stronger and softer, says Yianoula Kyprianides when I ask how her experience – actually more the experience of her husband Kyriacos – has changed them both.
‘Stronger’ is obvious enough. “‘Stronger’ as ...
A minute with: Sophia Sullivan, student, co-author of Welcome to Rainbow Zoo, founder of Kawaii Life
Where do you live and with whom?I live in Cyprus with my mum and dad, my dog Amber and my cat Biscuit.
What did you have for breakfast?Bear ...
A minute with: Efthymia Stavridou, silversmith
Where do you live?I live with my partner and our three cats in Nicosia, Cyprus.
What did you have for breakfast?Granola with yoghurt, banana and peanut butter.
Describe ...
A minute with: Anthi Giokka, author & strategic coach
Where do you live?I live in Cyprus, surrounded by the sea, silence, books and the small moments that keep the soul alive.
What did you have for breakfast?Coffee, ...
Time to dance: ‘A journey to come to terms with death’
The facts are there, hidden behind a curtain in Arianna Economou’s rehearsal space in old Kaimakli: shelves upon shelves of boxes, the earliest dated ‘1983’. This is her personal archive, ...
A minute with: David A Porter, writer
Where do you live and with whom?I live in New York with my wife, Antigone, and my son, Leontios, who is a sophomore in high school. We live in ...
A minute with: Lisa Suhair Majaj, writer and editor
Where do you live?I live in Latsia with my two cats, Shadow and Ghost, amid photos and memories of my late husband, a Greek Cypriot professor of engineering whom ...
A minute with: Ciara Economopoulos (Ciarae) Singer
Where do you live?I live in Paphos, Cyprus with my family – my parents and my brother.
What did you have for breakfast?I normally have my own homemade granola ...
Judd Zebersky’s years of support bring smiles to kids at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital
Long before Judd Zebersky became a leader in the toy industry, he and his wife, Laura, made a decision that would touch thousands of lives. They wanted to use their ...
A minute with: Mehmet Musa, Strongman
Where do you live?I am from Cyprus, but currently live in London, United Kingdom with family
What did you have for breakfast?Obviously as I am from Cyprus, I ...
‘It’s a sickening example of a colonial mindset’
You’d be hard-pressed to find an interviewee as open and candid as Melanie Steliou. At one point, however, I ask her something (I won’t mention what) that she ...
A minute with Christina Stavri-Sakka, artist
Where do you live?I live in beautiful Larnaca, Cyprus, with my wonderful, supportive husband and our three beautiful children.
What did you have for breakfast?A soft-boiled egg over ...
43,000km ride in the name of Cyprus
In July last year, 39-year-old Nikos Leontis boarded a ferry in Limassol on a Yamaha XMAX maxi-scooter, headed on a journey across Europe to continue all the way down south ...
A minute with Elia Neophytou, ceramic artist
Where do you live?I live in the walled city of Nicosia with my partner and our dog Benjie.
What did you have for breakfast?Coffee, eggs and avocado.
Describe ...
A forage through the fields of Cyprus
Mastic and mustard, sea squill and agave and cistus and meadow crane’s-bill. “This is chickweed,” says Katie Richards, pointing out a thin leafy plant. “This one is chickweed. Let ...
A Minute with ….Souzana Petri, ceramicist – metal worker
Where do you live and with whom?I live in Nicosia with my partner and our cat, Ziggy.
What did you have for breakfast?Oats with blueberries and peanut butter.
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A minute with: Aila Mroué El-Bacha, founder of etxetera
Where do you live?I live in Ayios Andreas in Nicosia, not far from the prison. I love my neighbourhood – it’s quiet and leafy. I share my home with ...
‘A missile comes so fast it’ll hit you before you know it’
Oksana Cherkashyna tells a story about death. Actually a near-death experience, an account of being on a plane that developed ‘technical problems’ during landing – a polite way of saying they ...
A minute with: Koula Hadjitooulou, author, poet
Where do you live?I live in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with my husband and our rescue dog, Cheetah.
What did you have for breakfast?Yoghurt with half a banana, ...