Trash talking Cyprus drowning in rubbish
A new map of the island shows it drowning in illegal tipping sites. ALIX NORMAN speaks to its creator, and finds the entire country is being poisoned In terms of…
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IVF heist Romantic Getaway explores the desperation couples can feel on costly IVF journey
By Michelle de Souza British comedy Romantic Getaway recently dropped on streaming service Binge and sees Katherine Ryan and Romesh Ranganathan as Alison and Deacon, a couple desperate for a…
Football and politics the history of Cyprus
The island’s favourite sport and its troubled past are inextricably linked finds ALIX NORMAN, speaking to the co-curator of an exhibition that showcases football in Cyprus It’s a little-known fact…
Feelgood series to dispel the gloom
With all the negativity in the world these days, feel-good series are the rise CONTANTINOS PSILLIDES has some suggestions to lift the mood Schmigadoon! (Apple TV+) Schmigadoon! tells the…
NiMAC exhibition presents free film screening in English
As part of NiMAC’s ongoing exhibition ‘we can only begin to notice’, which presents non-fiction films by female creators from Cyprus and the Cypriot diaspora, comes a film screening at…
In Cyprus only the rich had just two children
Over the last 70 years, Cyprus’ birth rate has plummeted. Alix Norman asks those who grew up in the 1950s what it was like to be surrounded by crowds of…
TV shows we Love Tomorrow
The Korean show Tomorrow was an emotional roller-coaster ride, dealing with suicide and a team of grim reapers, called the Risk Management Team, that act as guardians trying to convince…
Home away from home
It’s a long way to New Zealand from Cyprus but one diaspora group there keeps cultural ties strong finds PAUL LAMBIS Since its inception in 1938, the Cyprus Community of…