Do you still follow the Cyprus problem? (video)
A few days before a tripartite meeting with the UN Secretary General, we asked a random selection of Cypriots on the streets of Nicosia if they still follow the Cyprus problem. The post Do you still...
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Dynamic actor-director on the art of theatre
In a dynamic actor and director THEO PANAYIDES meets someone who wishes everyone in Cyprus would ‘move their ass’, while his own hobbies, and child, serve to calm him down We open with a mini-crisis. A...
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My big book of Cyprus Mail profiles
In producing a book of profiles written over a period of 10 years, THEO PANAYIDES is glad to have something tangible, although he didn’t do it alone What’s it like to publish a book (or have a book...
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Former financier on a life of privilege and prison
From campaigning for Winston Churchill to singing with Gracie Fields to setting up newspapers to months in a high security jail, THEO PANAYIDES meets a former financier who has led a ‘busy life’ My...
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‘Cyborg’ scientist on creating the future
THEO PANAYIDES meets a bright young thing who describes herself as a cyborg, and dreams of using science to make a better world “I have a chip in my hand,” says Elsa Sotiriadis, the day before her talk...
View ArticleThe many faces of migrants in Cyprus (video)
With Cyprus hosting an ever-increasing number of ‘third-country nationals’ – i.e. migrants from Asia and Africa – we talked to a few of them on the streets of old Nicosia. The post The many faces of...
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From teenage singer to transport minister
THEO PANAYIDES meets an emotional woman, always a quasi-public figure, whose latest role saw her slowed down by procedure and bureaucracy ‘Emotional’ isn’t really a word you’d associate with a lifelong...
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War photographer is ‘all about hope’
THEO PANAYIDES meets a Pulitzer-winning photojournalist, a smooth talker who’s been close to death as he tries to photograph the human, the fun in the midst of mayhem Spruce and compact, with a trim...
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2019 – A year of living dangerously
Adverse weather conditions, tricky mountain roads and a prickly politician made profile writing a challenge in 2019 By Theo Panayides 2019 was a year of risking life and limb in pursuit of profiles....
View ArticlePublic opinion: The case of the Ayia Napa ‘false rape claim’ (Video)
We asked a random selection of people in Nicosia for their thoughts on the case of the British teenager who claimed to have been raped by 12 Israeli men in Ayia Napa, later retracted her allegation,...
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Taxi driver looks back on the profession
Taxi drivers all seem to have a back story. THEO PANAYIDES meets a veteran who encapsulates the profession A taxi driver, sure – but which one? Shining a light on the men (and occasional women) who...
View ArticlePublic opinion: Do you still care about the Cyprus problem?
A few days before yet another meeting, we asked a random selection of Cypriots on the streets of Nicosia if they still keep up with the endless efforts to find a solution to a divided Cyprus. The post...
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The art of guessing cards and reading minds
From ‘mind reading’ on stage to animating ads and social media, Valentino Demetriou is a specialist in manipulation, says THEO PANAYIDES Mental Val, a.k.a. Valentino Demetriou, summons three spectators...
View ArticleA rooster in old Nicosia
We check out the story of a rooster who’s made his way across the Green Line and found a new home in a neglected part of old Nicosia, just by the checkpoint. Read the full story at...
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Money manager takes pride in defending Armenia
One LA asset manager is also a consumer, of art, culture and scholarship. THEO PANAYIDES speaks to a man with a soft spot for the island after having gone to school here, although his life revolves...
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BirdLife activist feels the call of the wild
In an un-angry activist THEO PANAYIDES finds a woman teased by her ambelopoulia-eating relatives, even as she works every day to protect birds of all kinds There are many different kinds of activists,...
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“A seagull with the heart of an eagle”
With an excess of spirit and driven to be defiantly different, THEO PANAYIDES meets an artist who divides his creative talents between comic books and jazz It’s clear straight away that Gilbert Simon...
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Film curator values the authentic in life and art
Experimental film does not have many followers around the world, or in Cyprus either. THEO PANAYIDES meets a curator of it with strong views beneath a calm exterior and a love of the handmade The first...
View ArticlePublic have their say on the closing of the four crossing points (Video)
A few days after most of the checkpoints between the two sides of Cyprus were closed due to coronavirus – but before any confirmed case of the virus had appeared on the island – we asked a random...
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Retired teacher tells stories of Famagusta
THEO PANAYIDES meets a sprightly octogenarian whose book is a belated tribute to the city of his youth, which he left with droves of others with a handful of belongings 46 years ago, as a sense of duty...
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