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It’s not often that reviews start from any season other than the first, but Bridgerton warrants an exception. With four Bridgerton siblings’ – Daphne, Anthony, Colin and Francesca – stories done ...

Where do you live?In my bachelor pad in Nicosia. What did you have for breakfast?Yoghurt, wheat bran, honey and herbal tea. Describe your perfect dayA day where everything ...

Minutes before we walked into Gourmet Taverna, we had tasted disappointment elsewhere, having visited a different, much-hyped restaurant, only to find out that the only seating they had available was ...

Great things are said to come to those who wait. Georgia Kombou knows this well, a pioneering musician in Cyprus who fought to have a place in the male-dominated bouzouki ...

Although most people are aware they should be getting better sleep, fewer manage to do so. Sleep problems have become so widespread that authorities in several countries have classified insufficient ...

Looking at the world around me, there seem to be only three things currently bothering people: movies depicting a state trying its absolute best to protect a predator, bunnies whose ...

She’s ‘the queen of Colombian trap music’. She also appears in thriller show Fake Profile, “the most-viewed Latin series on Netflix the year it came out”. (Her song ‘Problem ...

Every February, shop windows bloom with red hearts, chocolates and bouquets. Couples post affectionate selfies and book candlelit dinners, while others quietly opt out. But the version of Valentine’s ...

Coffee Prince (2007) occupies a singular place in K-drama history. Emerging during the first Korean Wave (Hallyu), it captures the mid-2000s zeitgeist of young urban professionals navigating love, work and ...

Asparagus Wrapped in Parma Ham with Tahini & Yogurt Dressing Tender asparagus bundles wrapped in delicate Parma ham, roasted to perfection, and finished with a creamy tahini and yoghurt dressing. ...

Where do you live?Right now I live in Nicosia with my mom and my two dogs. What did you have for breakfast?Usually I only have my coffee, but ...

Saturday brunch was meant to be simple. Sunshine, outdoor seating, a slow start to the weekend. Then the dust rolled in, and the idea of sitting outside became far less ...

By Karen Taylor Living in the most open period in history, the young generation in China have grown up confident, hopeful and responsible. They are not alone, opportunities abound for ...

Last week Amazon released its corporate bribe – excuse me, I meant documentary – featuring the United States’ First Lady Melania Trump. It could have been a heartwarming story about an immigrant ...

I was the owner of one of the nicest restaurants in one of the nicest streets of Cyprus, and the following week, I was cooking on the street, recalls Jeffrey, ...

I do enjoy a good psychological thriller and The Beast in Me delivered a cocktail of subtle and taut, emotional and eerie, all the ingredients of a series to binge. ...

The old town of Nicosia is quiet on a cloudy weekday morning. I step over some puddles, pass some small yellow flowers and head to the newly renamed Museum of ...

It is always exciting to see new eateries open in Paphos, bringing new cuisines and tastes. One of the latest additions to the Paphos gastronomic scene is My German Doener, ...

Unlike many other sites on the globe, Lord Shiva’s home of Mount Kailash is as remote as it is sacred. And not many people can say they have visited. ...

My understanding of blood donation is not abstract. As a teenager, I was hit by a speeding car while crossing the road and needed surgery, treatment and a blood transfusion ...

Everyone’s favourite football coach is back for a new season this summer and we couldn’t be more excited! Earlier this week Apple TV released new promotional photos from ...

Here’s a pro tip, says Christos Soteriou. If you’re in a place with no good options – at the airport, say – and desperate for a coffee, go to Starbucks (...

The Cypriot film “Hold Onto Me,” directed by Myrsini Aristidou, won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival, one of the world’s leading independent film events, marking a ...

Hannibal proved not so much a crime series as a staged baroque performance, a modern opera disguised as cable television. Bryan Fuller’s adaptation of Thomas Harris’ mythology rejects realism ...