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“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 – ...

Where do you live?I live alone in a comfortable house. This calmness allows me to organise my time and my space in any way I want, enhancing my personal ...

North of North centres on the struggle of a 26-year-old woman to find her own way in life after realising her (not so happy) marriage and being the mother of ...

Art is alive in Cyprus. A quick look at the events calendar or a walk to its numerous galleries is proof of that. Yet the local art world still has ...

There’s something about shopping with a young teenager that works up an appetite you didn’t know you had. After a few hours of hopping between stores with my ...

Although worldwide an estimated 985 million women struggle with menopause, it continues to be surrounded by silence, shame and misinformation, worsening the broader crisis in women’s health and leading to ...

This isn’t just a map of Cyprus. It’s THE map! The map that, for over 100 years, defined how our island was seen, measured and governed. The map that ...

Finding an audience is by far the hardest thing a film can achieve these days. There is a deluge of content on TV and cinema and breaking through the clutter, ...

By Philippa Tracy Why is air travel so much less enjoyable these days? When I was a child, I thought it was all very exciting. In fact, I used to ...

“Cyprus heals,” says Koraly Dimitriadis . “When we come back – even for a short while – the island starts to heal us.” Like so many of us, Koraly was born and raised ...

Did you know what makes an excellent plant fertilizer? Corpses, apparently. Elmer, an assassin leading a generally mundane life as a gardener, knows all about it. In the Netflix show ...

Where do you live?I live luggage in hand! My home is wherever I feel I belong. If it’s not here, then I just make sure to visit. It ...

Strictly speaking, the definition of a restaurant is “a place where people pay to sit and eat meals that are cooked on the premises”. This review is slightly different in ...

In the 1960s, Cypriots lived less than seven decades: 66 years was the average. By the 1970s, our average life expectancy had risen to 70; in the 1980s, we lived to the ...

Asterix and Obelix: The Big Fight OK. This is a bit of cheating, as this one premieres on April 30, but I couldn’t help myself! I adore Asterix and Obelix ...

A chilling performance about the reality of war as seen through the eyes of children is coming to the capital as part of the Nicosia International Festival. _Bam_Boom_ is ...