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NewsReviews
Restaurant review: House, Limassol
Relatively new to the Limassol scene, House is bound to make a splash. In operation for about a month, it boasts a prime location, near St. Andrews street, the epicentre of the night scene. Placed literally within the confines of a traditional mansion, House has an air of effortless elegance... Read on
Bar review: The Vintage Art House, Paphos
The Vintage Art House and Cafι is exactly what Paphos needs - a superb meeting place for lovers of the arts and vintage styles, as well as creative types and those looking for something a little bit different.Open for almost a year, this cafι-bar-shop is a welcome and beneficial addition to the social culture of the coastal town.The cafι is located inside a 1950s house which has been lovingly restored by proprietor Adam Adamides.A maze of different rooms are decorated with hand-crafted items for sale, including original photographs and memorabilia from the world of film. In addition, antiques, artifacts, collectables, and recycled ceramics and glass art are all on display... Read on
6Wunderkinder Launches Wunderkit Project Management tool
Wunderkit, a web service with a beta Mac app and iOS client designed to allow users to accomplish all of their life‘s projects with the help of friends, family and colleagues. Wunderkit is a state-of-the-art platform that contains a blend of a social network and online working space for the individual. Users will be able to create workspaces, collaborate and monitor status updates and important tasks from all working spaces through their t. Wunderkit has been in closed beta over the past three weeks and access to Wunderkit is now available to everyone... Read on
A history that determined the fate of millions
HOW THE shared history of Britain and the wider Mediterranean over the last 200 years influenced both British culture and the region is the subject of a new book by leading historian Robert Holland.Blue-Water Empire traces the experience of the British in Cyprus, Gibraltar, Egypt, Greece and Malta: countries which since 1800 have comprised a key arena for all the major wars Britain has fought.The Mediterranean was also a place where many thousands of Britons chose to settle, their graves now scattered from Cyprus to Malta and from Gibraltar to Corfu.In this period, control of shipping lanes and fortified bases gave Britain a stranglehold over the countries bordering the Mediterranean, fostering resentment and protecting many regimes, both good and bad... 1 comment
Film review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo **
Different people come to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo in different ways. Some of them (millions, in fact) first encountered it in book form, as the first volume of Stieg Larsson’s bestselling ‘Girl’ trilogy – but I’d barely even heard of the books two years ago when I popped in a DVD screener of the Swedish film version, directed by Niels Arden Oplev in 2009... Read on
Film review: Dream House*
No prizes for guessing our Star of the Week in Cyprus cinemas. Two (2) films starring Daniel Craig opened on the same day last weekend, though in fact their back-stories are entirely different. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is a big end-of-year release, designed for box-office records and major awards (in the event, it under-performed slightly on both counts). Dream House is the orphaned, mutilated movie which Craig refused to publicise in protest at the studio’s treatment of director Jim Sheridan (who tried to get his name off the credits) – though he also fell in love with co-star Rachel Weisz, and they ended up getting married last summer. Every cloud has a silver lining... Read on
Restaurant review: Minas Tavern, Paphos
January, and it’s an echoing tundra of culinary despair, time most favourite, family-run eateries close up shop, either to refurbish or quietly hibernate until spring. So, the question is where in Paphos can you go to enjoy a simple lunch or supper, a place that isn’t too fancy so one can wear an old jumper and jeans and still feel at ease in the surroundings, importantly, a place where the price of the food directly equates to the serving on the plate? This month’s eatery has been known to locals for many years and the Cypriot chap who first introduced me to it actually asked me not to write a review extolling its virtues - he was afraid the resultant influx of diners would ruin the ambience of the place, meaning he would have to seek out another as yet ‘unknown’ watering hole... Read on
Bar Review: Svoura, Nicosia
Svoura is not for everyone, but it will certainly satisfy the tastes of anyone looking for a friendly upbeat bar, no dress code and musically-themed evenings.Even though lately Nicosia’s old town - that seemed for a long time to be lacking in anywhere worthwhile to have a drink – is brimming with what can only be described as alternative and cool bars, Svoura manages to bring something different to the mix.Located in a corner of the old town opposite the D’Avila moat, despite its modest traditional exterior, this bar should not be overlooked.The bar opens up into an area that is bigger than you might imagine from the outside with walls lined with obscure objects such as framed door knobs and a coffee table and chair, up in another corner of the wall. ... Read on
