A couple of days ago I fount myself in Nicosia, Cyprus, so my good friend Maria, my koumera, called me late in the afternoon to ask if I wanted to go see an art exhibition and then to attend a political debate with candidates for European Parliamentary Elections. In less then 20 minutes, I was in her car, [...]
It seems as if half the world loves Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code while the other half demonises and picks holes in this phenomenally successful novel and movie.
Supporters of the book, and now the film, say millions of people can’t possibly be wrong. Yes they can. Just give them the vote and they’ll prove it time [...]
Two videos by Cypriot artist Nicholas Panayi have gone on show at the Cairo Biennale.
“If I had painted a patch of white in one of my paintings back in my time, I would have cut a hole in the canvas” Renoir said to Matisse when he went to pay homage to the great painter and [...]
Cyprus is participating in cultural events organised by France during its six month rotating EU Presidency.
According to an official press release, Cyprus is represented at the events with theatre, music, fashion and the arts. “The aim of the Ministry of Education and Culture is to secure the intense presence of Cyprus during the whole term [...]
The women of Cyprus waiting, against the backdrop of the Pentadaktylos [Five Fingers] Mountain range, in Kyreneia, in the Turkish occupied and military controlled north area of the Republic of Cyprus, in this painting by Giorgos Tornaritis.
After a joyous re-opening on Thursday morning, the Ledra Street crossing in Nicosia closed in the evening and opened again Friday. [...]
