A minute with Ivona Rocarkova, brewhouse owner
Where do you live?In a listed house in the centre of Nicosia with my family and two cats.
What did you have for breakfast?Caffe latte and croissant.
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Working-class rage and the Cyprus architect
The blue door is unmarked, its glass panel stealing a glimpse into a dishevelled interior. The door is locked so I wait, surrounded by the quiet cobbled streets of old ...
A minute with Eva Asprakis, contemporary fiction author
Where do you live?I live in Nicosia with my partner, who is also a writer.
What did you have for breakfast?Yoghurt with berries, oats and cinnamon.
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How Leon Botstein and Bard College respond to societal challenges
Many colleges react to educational crises by cutting budgets and limiting programs. Bard College takes a different approach. When Leon Botstein identifies a problem in American education, his instinct is ...
A minute with: Argyro Nicolaou, filmmaker, writer
Where do you live?I live in New York City with the love of my life, Marcos.
What did you have for breakfast?Three eggs and half an avocado.
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A Minute With Christos Televantos, musician, singer, actor and biochemist
Where do you live?I currently live in Nicosia independently.
What did you have for breakfast?Cereal with soy milk, almonds, banana, berries and honey.
Describe your perfect day.At ...
Joe Ritter and the power of transparent Medicare advising
In a world where Medicare’s complexities leave many seniors bewildered, Joseph Ritter has spent two decades perfecting something remarkable: the ability to transform confusion into clarity. As President of ...
A minute with Vessy Popova, digital artist
Where do you live?I have the privilege to live with my daughter and our 11 cats in Lakatamia for 14 years to this day. As I am renting, I am currently ...
Andrii Matiukha Foundation: How the new charitable initiative works
In 2025, a charitable organization was launched in Ukraine as a platform for implementing personal initiatives — a namesake foundation headed by Andrii Matiukha. Its activities focus on long-term social, educational, and ...
People, like hotels, can be haunted
Andreas Andreou is quite young – he turns 34 this month – but he’s already been on TV several times, plus radio and print media: CyBC, Sigma, 24 Ores on Alpha, interviews with ‘...
A minute with: Dr Salamis Aysegul Sentug-Tugyan, academic and writer
Where do you live?With my better half, our beloved cats and our books, at the foot of the Kantara mountains.
What did you have for breakfast?As a ritualist, ...
Tanner Winterhof and Farm4Profit face off with Nebraska Governor in Corn State rivalry debate
In a spirited podcast debate that had both sides trading playful jabs about everything from corn quality to football tailgating, Tanner Winterhof of the Farm4Profit podcast recently squared off ...
A minute with Elena Erotokritou, environmentalist, ecologist and writer
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 ...
The reluctant mogul: How Seth Hurwitz built an independent music empire without selling out
In the heart of Washington, D.C., where power brokers shape national policy, Seth Hurwitz has quietly built a different kind of influence—one measured not in legislative victories but ...
Gulf Coast Western CEO Matthew H. Fleeger drives success through strategic leadership and philanthropy
Southern Methodist University Athletics recently celebrated a significant milestone, surpassing its $125 million fundraising goal for its Atlantic Coast Conference Competitiveness Campaign. Among the key contributors to this achievement was Matthew ...
A minute with Egli Stamatiou, chocolatier
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 ...
A minute with: Ilia Karankevich, professional figure skater
Where do you live?Right now, I live in Egna, Bolzano, Italy with my partner. We have been training were for two years now.
What did you have for breakfast?...
Reliving Cyprus summers: 200km trek along Green Line
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 – ...
A minute with George Constantinou, Martial arts grand master
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 ...
A minute with: Konstantina Nikolaou, professional shooting athlete
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 ...
Cyprus rules the world
I’m afraid we have no answer to explain what happened in Peru last August, at the World Athletics U20 Championships.
That was the event where 19-year-old Iosif Kesidis won ...
A minute with: Constantinos Lyras, guitar teacher and musician
Where do you live?I live in the apartment I bought in 2019 in Strovolos.
What did you have for breakfast?If I eat breakfast, it’s usually a sandwich or ...
A minute with: Sofia Asvesta, Judoka
Where do you live?I share my time between Limassol (Cyprus), Tuapse (Russia) and Torino (Italy).
What did you have for breakfast?I usually just have coffee. I try to ...
Cyprus’ dominatrix: ‘I don’t get undressed’
‘This is all legal, right?’ I ask Jenna (aka Miss Jenna Linn), sitting at Bean Bar in central Nicosia where her appearance has already drawn an appraising, not entirely approving ...