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In Marios Taramides, THEO PANAYIDES meets a Renaissance man who rails against mediocrity In the dentist’s waiting room you’ll find shelves of Bronze Age antiquities, books on Abba ...

Jeanne Dielman is a masterpiece of slow cinema that richly details life’s quiet intricacies says ALISON SMITH Every ten years the British Film Institute’s (BFI) in-house magazine, Sight ...

Live music, art and pop-ups at the popular venue. By ELENI PHILIPPOU One could easily visit Nicosia’s centre without exploring the gems that are the local cafes and bars ...

In a shocking story, one Nicosia-based instructor tells ALIX NORMAN that yoga brought her from the very brink of death. It’s a journey that inspired her to write the ...

Where do you live? I live in Nicosia. What did you have for breakfast? Chocolate croissant with my coffee. Describe your perfect day In general, any day that starts with ...

It is not just a day of the week, Wednesday is a quirky, dark and stormy character of the Addams Family clan and she has recently returned to the TV ...

In the foothills of Machairas, one village has it all, finds PAUL LAMBIS. So much so the young people chose to stay The most beautiful things are, as they say, ...

As with most people, when I go out to dine I am initially drawn by the appearance of the place. Thinking an establishment has taken time, effort and care to ...

A Welsh-Cypriot woman has looked into the life of the famous writer and the time she spent on the island preparing Rebecca finds PAUL LAMBIS In July 2021, Cypriot-Welsh author Helen ...

The future is bright for a scientist working with microdosing psychedelics. THEO PANAYIDES meets a man into 60s counter culture who is an activist for drugs being the tool for ...

Teams of volunteers man the Logos Hope around the year, visiting ports in different countries where they sell books and work with local organisations. It is currently in Limassol. ELENI ...

We are officially in the last month of the year, with only a few weeks remaining before 2023 makes its appearance. In December’s packed agenda, cultural institutions, local performance groups ...

At a time when we are all being encouraged to shop local, ALIX NORMAN finds the websites where you can do just that, buying presents for all that are created ...

CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES recommends Gothic horror series to watch if you loved/hated Wednesday When you want something done right, you go to the experts. If you are looking for a ...

Getting all the benefits of nature even when we are stuck inside is driving the way we think about our homes and offices finds Alix Norman Covid changed our interiors. ...

Where do you live? Nicosia, alone for now as I am single 😊 What did you have for breakfast? Usually, my breakfast does not contain carbohydrates, I try to avoid them. ...

Watching the seven episodes of The Watcher, the Netflix thriller series created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan – the same minds behind the platform’s hugely successful show about Jeffrey ...

The colourfully painted small chapel in the Limassol district is a timeless work of art finds PAUL LAMBIS Christianity and Cyprus are inextricably linked, as is evident from the countless ...

By Sarah Coyne I am not sure if everyone makes the same mistake as me, but sometimes we just ignore the restaurants right on our doorstep. And missing out on ...

PAUL LAMBIS meets a well-known psychologist using science to delve into human stories Dr Linda Papadopoulos is one of the UK’s most recognisable and respected psychologists, and a regular ...

AGNIESZKA RAKOCZY meets an acadmic who says education is her weakness now entering her ‘third act’ Ten years ago, London-based Turkish Cypriot poet and journalist Mustafa Izzet Adiloglu first showed ...

After taking on roles in Cyprus TV and stage shows, one local is now turning his eyes towards the States. PAUL LAMBIS meets him Ever since that pivotal moment when ...

Cyprus’ scenic landscapes have often been the focus of art exhibitions and Yury Peshkov’s second solo showcase pays tribute not only to scenes of the island’s but also ...

One of Cyprus’ foremost survival experts is the man you’d want by your side come nuclear attack or zombie apocalypse! He tells ALIX NORMAN how primitive skills are well ...