Don’t listen to what they tell you. The arts are not superfluous.
Read MoreOne Day at a Time #11: The Arts are Not a Superfluous Luxury
in commentary
commentary
The Capitulation of Granada by Francisco Pradilla Ortiz (1882). Muhammad XII (Boabdil) surrenders to Ferdinand and Isabella.
One Day at a Time #2: Reading A Novel
in commentary, literature
Today I continued reading the novel Leo Africanus (1986) by Lebanese-French author Amin Maalouf. I made an audio recording of the English translation of the most powerful excerpts I’ve read so far, the first part of a chapter titled “The Year of the Fall (897 A.H. / 4 November 1491 - 22 October 1492)”. You can find the audio recording at the bottom of this post. The recording is about 28 minutes long.
Read MoreΗ λύση ο μόνος δρόμος μπροστά για τη νεολαία της Κύπρου
in cyprus, commentary, politics
Παρόλο που συχνά έχουμε την εντύπωση πως μπορούμε να ζούμε τη ζωή μας χωρίς να μας επηρεάζει, το Κυπριακό πρόβλημα δεν αφήνει ούτε και μία πτυχή της ύπαρξής μας ανέγγιχτη. Η περίπτωση των Κυπρίων που γεννήθηκαν μετά τα γεγονότα του 1974, όταν η διαίρεση του νησιού πήρε την τελική μορφή που έχει σήμερα, αντικατοπτρίζει αυτό το παράδοξο. Για τις μετα—1974 γενεές, το Κυπριακό πρόβλημα είναι συνάμα φάντασμα και πραγματικότητα.
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A Solution is the Only Way Forward for Cyprus Youth
in commentary, politics
Despite the growing impression that we can get on with our lives without being affected by it, the Cyprus problem leaves no aspect of our existence untouched. The case of those born on Cyprus after the events of 1974, when the division of the island took the shape it currently continues to hold, illustrates the paradox.
Read MoreThings I Used to Think Were Weird But I Now Partake In: Giving My Neighbors' Curbside Junk A Home
There are certain kinds of behavior you pick up despite yourself. In this post, how this writer's disdain for thrifty sidewalk acquisitions turned into a cherished habit.
Read MoreAncient Cypriots out of place
in cyprus, commentary
Cypriots were around, but how did they get there?
Read MoreHelen of Troy being coy
in commentary, fiction, poetry
Helen of Troy meets Menelaus in Egypt. From Euripides' Helen .
Read MoreIntimacy in Nabil Ayouch's 'Horses of God'
in commentary
A post I wrote for In The Same Boat, a Harvard field study on migration in Morocco.
Read MoreWhere Cyprus is, that is the question: Cyprus, ISIS & our wilfull blindness
in cyprus, commentary, news
An opinion piece on the pitfalls of always looking West and never East.
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Bra on my head
in trending, commentary
The lady doth protest too much. Again.
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WHO CARES?
in trending, commentary
The lady doth protest too much.
Read MoreHaters be hatin'
in trending, commentary
'Renoir haters' an inspiring bunch.
Read MorePink Viagra Fever
in commentary
Addyi, or the 'pink Viagra' as it's been called by some, is a drug aimed to 'increase sexual desire in women' (pre-menopausal women to be precise). It was very recently approved by the FDA (the United States' Food and Drug Administration) and will be available in the US starting October.
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