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Retirement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, especially for Agatha Raisin. But then she plumped for the Cotswolds rather than Cyprus. Where there are, apparently, rather more ...

Using a creative lens, one artist tells PAUL LAMBIS how he is pushing the boundaries of artistic expression From a young age, Baris Gencel was drawn to the worlds of ...

Seated at The Shopkeeper & Co’s communal table, with headphones on, the music serving as a sufficient block between your own thoughts and any adjacent conversations, you could be ...

In an intense expatriate Cypriot, THEO PANAYIDES finds a woman open to difficult things who only felt free after leaving the cultural desert of Limassol and a violent childhood behind ‘...

As Nicosia pitches itself as a cultural centre, ELENI PHILIPPOU looks at what is coming to the stage next In the heart of Nicosia, a cultural metamorphosis is underway. One ...

‘On this island, maybe the old methods are the best’. ALIX NORMAN discovers a project that’s tackling a modern problem with an ancient approach This is one of Cyprus’ ...

Just when you thought a new show might steal the title, all hope is lost finds CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES Constantinos plans, God laughs. This was supposed to be a feel-good story ...

‘You do the shopping, walk the dogs, make a meal. You try to keep yourself busy. But then you find you’ve gone three days without speaking to another soul…’ ...

Where do you live? I live in the centre of Nicosia with my family: two boys, their dad, two cats and a dog! Right now I am in China though, ...

In the world of nutritional uncertainty, Zooey Deschanel takes over the reins in her latest venture, What Am I Eating?, challenging long-standing food myths and unravelling the mysteries behind our ...

Although miles apart geographically, artisans in Cyprus and China are both working with traditional design techniques finds PAUL LAMBIS Modern fashion trends are often shaped by ethnic clothing from every ...

Waterfalls are impressive all year round, offering some cool in the summer and beauty once hiked there in the winter finds PAUL LAMBIS Every country on this vast blue planet ...

Nestled on Nicosia’s unassuming Armenia street, Impasto is quickly gaining traction. Despite not fitting the traditional definition of a restaurant, the new spot has garnered widespread attention, all thanks ...

In the founder of the Pharos Arts Foundation, AGNIESZKA RAKOCZY finds a man bringing joy and meaning to life through music after it spoke to him as a lonely teen ...

Is it really the Christmas period without a performance of a beloved festive fairy tale? For years, decades and centuries even, The Nutcracker has been performed worldwide in theatre halls, ...

In a store that reflects its perky, restless owner THEO PANAYIDES finds himself surrounded by words “Life is trying things to see if they work”. The shop is devoted to ...

‘The world is changing. Cyprus must change too!’ Ten years after the island’s haircut, ALIX NORMAN meets an unusual barber who’s challenging our long-held beliefs What do you ...

They may be hackneyed but the sheer number of schmaltzy festive films shows they have a market says CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES It’s the holiday season. People are somewhat happier, there’...

Alix Norman meets the man who’s single-handedly caring for the island’s most frequently abandoned animals, and discovers how desperately he needs help ‘We currently have absolutely zero volunteers! ...

Where do you live and with whom? I Live in Limassol with my partner and my fur baby. What did you have for breakfast? Black coffee and oats with peanut ...

I have never even considered watching an anime series, let alone love it. Well, that’s now the old me! Netflix’s Blue Eye Samurai completely changed my mind, as ...

The internationally renowned singer resorted to music as his parents went through a messy divorce. A sad beginning, but he has never looked back George Perris is an internationally renowned ...

Always on the lookout for a new dining experience, I was pleased to see somewhere new on the scene whilst going for a stroll one day through town. There was ...

Professor and activist Hubert Faustmann tells people what they don’t want to hear on Israel-Gaza, Russia-Ukraine – and the Cyprus problem. As he tells THEO PANAYIDES, he works best when ...