This week in The Cyprus Files, a look at the two diverging backstories behind a fascinating Eastern Orthodox saint. Check out the piece here.
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This week in The Cyprus Files, a look at the two diverging backstories behind a fascinating Eastern Orthodox saint. Check out the piece here.
Thanks for reading!
Even in a time of transitions, we can still strive for deeper literary and artistic connection with our surroundings.
Janan Alexandra, Caroline Sager, and I—the three of us Fulbright fellows in Cyprus—are proud to present “Trio,” a chapbook featuring Janan’s poetry, Caroline’s photographs, and my short story “Silent G” (the last in English and in Greek translation) as part of the 29th volume in the “Delivering Views” series brought to you by Phaneromenis70, a cultural center in Nicosia, Cyprus.
Delivering Views is a series that publishes the thoughts and creative work of people who come from outside Cyprus and consider the island’s unique situation.
If you are able, join us at 6 pm on the 4th of May at Phaneromenis70 in the old city of Nicosia for our launch event. After the event, the publication will be available for sale online and in person at the cultural center. The book and its associated postcards—crafted from Caroline Sager’s singular 35 mm film photographs—will be on display at the center until the 18th of May.
More details can be found here, on the Facebook event.
We are so grateful for this collaboration with Phaneromenis70 and the opportunity to share our work with the city we have called home for the past eight months. We’d love to see you there!
This week in The Cyprus Files—learn about three castles on Cyprus from three different eras: Byzantine, Crusader, and Renaissance.
Each castle has an intriguing cultural or historical connection—whether it be to Assassin’s Creed, the Knights Templar, or Othello!
Check out the post here. As always, thanks for reading!
This week in The Cyprus Files: a look at the Akamas area and Polis Chrysochous, the “city flowing with gold.” Polis is an historic area of great beauty—and where I ran my first 5k since the pandemic began.
You can read the piece here.
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In the mid-2000s, Cyprus had its worst drought in 900 years. As global temperatures rise, the island will face a climate crisis of great magnitude.
Learn more about the climate crisis in Cyprus in this week’s edition of The Cyprus Files, featuring former Fulbright fellow Nikolas Michael on the climate group “Avli” and their vital work on the island.
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How has the Russian invasion of Ukraine affected life in Cyprus? Given Russia’s long history of investment in Cyprus, the impact is substantial.
From The Cyprus Files, the sub-blog of my newsletter, here is a quick primer on the Russian-Cypriot relationship.
This week in The Usonian, I’m excited to present a fascinating interview with the always eloquent Michael P. Branch on his new humor-filled travelogue, “On the Trail of the Jackalope”—featuring an astounding medical mystery regarding real-life horned rabbits in nature—and how their discovery led to the HPV vaccine.
Read the interview here. Thanks for reading!
This week in The Usonian, a tribute to the life of Edmund Keeley, whose long literary and academic career helped create the field of Hellenic Studies at Princeton and the United States. As an alumnus of the Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies who writes about the greater Hellenic world, I am proud to have been a part of the community he fostered.
Read the newsletter issue here.
This week in The Usonian, read an interview with literary translator Lizzie Buehler on “The Disaster Tourist,” a fascinating climate thriller from Korean author Yun Ko-eun. Check out the interview featuring insight into Lizzie Buehler’s process and the themes of the novel.
As always, thanks for reading!
This week in The Cyprus Files, join me on Mount Olympus for a look at the Troödos mountain range, an unlikely ski resort, and the UNESCO World Heritage-certified painted churches of Byzantine vintage.
As always, thanks for reading!