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If you are a certain age and live in Cyprus, you will have probably partied at an AfroBanana Festival. Music stages in the forest, village installations and community art happenings ...

Exactly 10 years ago, I unplugged. That sounds dodgy. Let me explain. Back in March 2015, I celebrated Global Unplugging Day by denying myself access to all my devices for 24 hours. And ...

By Philippa Tracy As I struggle in Alpha Mega with my Google translate app in one hand, hovering over the instructions on a tin of Mr Muscle oven cleaner in ...

Where do you live?I live in Nicosia with my family. I am married and have three children. What did you have for breakfast?For breakfast, I usually eat oats ...

Netflix’s latest true-crime docuseries Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders peels back the sealed lid on one of America’s most terrifying unsolved cases. This three-part series, out on Monday, ...

Location, location, location is always mentioned when buying a home. However, it also applies to restaurants, and few eating places in Paphos can beat the position of Vardas Seacret. From ...

Thirty five years after first exhibiting together, Greek and Turkish Cypriot artists Rinos Stefani and Sumer Erek have united for an exhibition in Limassol that reflects their common history. “After ...

“Moving back to Cyprus was a total shock!” says Peter Evagorou. “I left when I was 10,” adds the 66-year-old. “So all I remembered was my parents’ stories: chickens in the ...

Last week, we peeled back the curtain on some of Hollywood’s myths regarding movies. From behind-the-scenes shenanigans (including actual assault) to misconceptions about legendary improvisations, it turns out you ...

What’s behind the recent boom in stand-up comedy, a cultural sea change that’s propelled the number of local stand-ups to around three dozen from practically none? Constantinos Psillides ...

Where do you live?I live in Nicosia with my family. I have three children. What did you have for breakfast?I had a coffee and toast with butter and ...

Eccentric detective and avid birdwatcher Cordelia Cupp is called to the White House during a state banquet to solve the murder of the chief usher. Binoculars in hand, she proceeds ...

It is the time of the year when our taste buds prepare to welcome the hot summer months. Lots of aromatic whites, light reds and plenty of bubbly. And while ...

This is my consumer conundrum. As with everyone else, I have certain expectations when I give any business my hard-earned money. However, I also do not want to see long-running ...

If women act out, they are emotional. If they speak up? Rebels. If they own their power, sexuality and are childless? Witches. It doesn’t take much to label women ...

“Varosha currently stands at a crossroads between decay and renewal. “Will it remain a relic – an open-air museum of abandonment – or will it be reborn through cooperation and reconciliation?” These ...

The IMDB trivia page is a fascinating place, where one has the rare chance to take a sneak peek at what’s happening behind the scenes of each movie. Not ...

The flames came faster, hotter, higher than anyone expected. By the time Graham sent out the emergency WhatsApp alert, the sky above Avdimou was the colour of blood. Ash was ...

Netflix’s The Four Seasons, co-created by Tina Fey, turns Alan Alda’s 1981 film into a smart, eight-part series about the ups and downs of long-term friendship and marriage. It ...

Although it began as a space for musical expression and vocal artistry, the Amalgamation choir soon evolved into something much deeper: a much-needed support system for women, a place for ...

I’m thinking of writing a somewhat negative review for this place, I tell my faithful dining companion days after we’ve had dinner at Guido and the Goose. “Is ...

Last May, thousands of you read George’s story! Just 19 years of age, he was about to set off for the most gruelling top-tier bike race in the world – France’...

Love to see movies with badass sword fights where the protagonist literally cannot die? Netflix has you covered with the 2020 hit Old Guard, a movie where an immortal group of ...

A quiet Sunday morning, a small three-star hotel in Yermasoyia on the ‘wrong’, suburban side of the highway. A modest swimming pool, an importunate cat that jumps on our table – ...