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THEO PANAYIDES listens to the remarkable story of a Limassol-based social media star who channelled his need for control into creativity and blurs the lines between gender fluidity and trolling ...

Management of pain has led one Cypriot to put pen to paper. PAUL LAMBIS meets him A captivating, intriguing and spiritual memoir about his inner power to live with physical ...

With the World Massage Council Championships coming to Cyprus this November, it’s high time the island understood what this ancient profession is – and isn’t – discovers ALIX NORMAN Type ‘...

CONSTANINOS PSILLIDES is happy to binge on a new UK thriller on Netflix I’m a simple man, with simple needs and simple habits. To that effect, when I see ...

Promoting a more inclusive world, Souzana Psara speaks to a woman breaking the mould in the area of sports journalism In the world of sports broadcasting, there are individuals who ...

Where do you live? I am currently living in Nicosia, Cyprus. What did you have for breakfast? I usually have something light to start the day, such as oats with ...

Whether you’re a football enthusiast, a devoted supporter of an English team, or just a fan of gossip, it’s impossible not to have come across stories, rumours, or ...

Returning the Parthenon marbles to their place of origin and the Cyprus problem are the two issues that consume one campaigner finds PAUL LAMBIS The Acropolis Research Group has been ...

The Limassol culinary scene has recently expanded with the addition of two new establishments: Salone, an Italian restaurant specialising in pizzas and pasta dishes, and Shibui, an Asian gourmet restaurant. ...

THEO PANAYIDES meets a woman 20 years after she first arrived on the island, and finds a creative using art to tell the stories of those less fortunate The old town ...

ELENI PHILIPPOU asks if village life is what it’s hyped up to be Swapping the hustle and bustle of the city for the tranquillity of village life is a ...

‘Cypriots abroad are forced to live by values that were obsolete over 50 years ago!’ ALIX NORMAN meets the most vocal member of the disillusioned diaspora Koraly Dimitriadis is the diaspora’...

CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES recommends five watches about aliens to stream When Chris Carter first conceived the tagline for the legendary X-Files, he could not have guessed what an impact it would ...

Loyal and loving, large dogs are still the most frequently abandoned pets. Alix Norman meets a Paphos man whose unusual travels are saving hundreds of the island’s biggest furry ...

Where do you live? I live in Nicosia with my parents and my two cats. What did you have for breakfast? A bowl of cereal and a glass of orange ...

I was expecting Dear Child (Netflix) to be the story of people kept locked in a basement (along the lines of the likes of Room), starting as it does with ...

In an opera singer about to start on a new journey, PAUL LAMBIS finds a woman who first found song through Greek folk music Christiana Aloneftis, a multi-passionate global arts ...

Old Market in Larnaca’s Old Town, a place dear to my heart, blurs the line between bar and restaurant with a finesse that inexplicably reminds me of one of ...

In what could be termed as junk, one man finds collectible treasures. THEO PANAYIDES speaks to a permanent expat rescuing Cyprus’ modern history one discarded landfill piece at a time ...

Both Cyprus and China have wide ranges of cultural heritage, bringing them together and influencing countries around the world finds PAUL LAMBIS For centuries, China and Cyprus have been countries ...

Not everyone wants to revisit the island. ALIX NORMAN spent the summer asking tourists why they would or wouldn’t be returning Mostly, people love visiting Cyprus. Usually they come ...

Forget about what is happening around us and view one of these suggests CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES This has been a bad week for humanity overall. The massacre at the music festival ...

An unlikely friendship prompts an epic trek along the western coast. But it also raises awareness of some of the island’s unhappiest issues, finds Alix Norman This is the ...

Where do you live? In Limassol with my parents and three siblings. What did you have for breakfast? Breakfast is the most important meal of the day for an athlete, ...