Hate breeds hate
How can a man who claims that “every normal person rejects violence,” even founding an anti-violence movement, one day resort to pulling out a gun and shooting the prime minister of his country? How...
View ArticleWho says no to the richest woman?
Gina Rinehart, Australia’s richest woman (a billionaire heiress to mining fortunes), is a patron of the National Gallery, which is currently hosting an exhibition by prominent Australian artist...
View ArticleA foot washed out to sea
We will never know his true story. Scientists may soon be able to discern the gender, approximate age, and perhaps the ethnicity of the owner of the foot found on Lara Beach last Sunday. However,...
View ArticleWhat colour is the revolution?
In bygone days, every “revolutionary” act, every reaction to a situation, every protest or claim, was filled with anger, even violence. Raised fists, loud voices, running, and destruction were common....
View ArticleTolls without public transportation
They say they will impose tolls to persuade us to leave our cars at home and use public transportation—buses, trams, subways, and trains—to save the planet. This is the same planet we failed to save...
View ArticleΤhe mammoth investments we’ll never see
What does it remind us of? We’re talking about the development with Kition Ocean Holdings, which was supposed to invest €1.2 billion in Larnaca. Firstly, it reminds us of that investment planned...
View Article“Returning” from the front after 50 years
Not much was said. The news reported that the remains of a missing person from 1974 (a Greek national) had been identified, but there were no close living relatives to receive and bury them. His name,...
View ArticleAn athletic president and an ungoverned state
The problem is not whether the president went to Athens with his child to watch a basketball game, or whether he was photographed with Antetokounmpo, or even if he uses his child to enhance his image...
View ArticleWe are playing Russian roulette with the planet
On Wednesday, June 5, we ‘celebrated’ World Environment Day with temperatures soaring to 44°C in Cyprus. In Cyprus, we may be somewhat accustomed to such heat, however, this is not a localised...
View ArticlePhew, it’s finally over
I’m not sure if this opinion is shared by many, but this election campaign has exhausted us. The existing toxicity has only been exacerbated. To put it in perspective, it’s like holding an election in...
View ArticleThe final act of a municipal council
The rulers of the Municipality of Nicosia bid us farewell by dumping a few more tons of concrete on our lives and altering one of the most beautiful landmarks within the Walled City. At its...
View ArticleThe young are “spitting on us”. Is anyone listening?
The speech delivered by Lambros Dionysiou, a valedictorian of the University of Cyprus’ School of Pure and Applied Sciences, at the graduation ceremony, was a punch to the gut. In his address on...
View ArticleMinors as “arsonists” and the moral perpetrators
In 2016, a fire that raged for four days in the Solea area burned 18,570 hectares of land and destroyed an entire ecosystem of many years, while two forest firefighters lost their lives in the effort...
View ArticleThe good, the bad, and the labels
The news is making headlines worldwide: A homeless man discovered a bag containing €2,000 at the Amsterdam train station, where he usually takes shelter, and handed it over to the police. The man,...
View ArticleIt’s all part of life…
Dimitris Starovas, a beloved Greek artist known for his music and humour, recently posted a video after suffering a stroke. In the video, he struggles to form sentences and find or articulate words....
View ArticleStewart won’t take the 28 to his house
Call them irregular, call them what you will. They are 28 human beings who have landed on our doorstep asking for help. They will not leave, because they cannot leave. The traffickers do not offer...
View ArticleSomeone fetch our medicine
Listening to the exchanges during the hearing of the Attorney General’s application for the suspension of the Auditor General is like eavesdropping on teenagers bickering in the schoolyard over some...
View ArticleIs castration the solution?
The increase in child sexual abuse (or perhaps the rise in reports) is a fact. But is the solution the castration of the perpetrators? DIKO’s MP Michalis Yacoumi proposed chemical castration for...
View ArticleIs our ill fate to blame?
A few months ago, John Malkovich, one of the most talented actors of our time, visited Cyprus. And as is customary, he was asked about the Cyprus issue. . “There was a time,” he said, “when we were...
View ArticleWhen politics stumbles, journalism takes on an active role
Two of America’s most respected publications, Time and The Economist, hit the stands after the now-infamous debate between Biden and Trump with covers that, under different circumstances, might have...
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