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Eviction, jail, divorce ­­­— you name it, Glen Iris has been through it. The 65-year-old uses his life experiences, good and bad, to pen inspirational poetry. He is sharing some of his work at the Bermuda Literary Festival next month. “I used to se...

Akeem Albouy never imagined he would become an artist. Four years ago he went off to school in Britain. It wasn’t long before he realised he was more interested in painting than he was with the coursework. The 26-year-old hopes to one day make a car...

There’s more than one fascinating mystery surrounding the missing Tucker Cross. BR Bentley was intrigued the first time he learnt about the gold and emerald-encrusted artefact discovered by treasure hunter Teddy Tucker in 1955. The cross was found t...

Dainavon Tuzo grew up listening to R&B singer Monica’s songs on the radio, but never imagined he’d one day get to perform with her on stage. A few years ago he got the opportunity to play the keyboard with her band — and jumped at the chance. The 3...

When Robert Bassett started showing his artwork 40 years ago, people were baffled. Pink cottages and seascapes were the norm; he was painting figures with elongated necks and exaggerated facial features. Critics called his work “childlike” and “untra...

Few things make Chrisanthi Bartley happier than time with her glue gun, paint brush and X-acto knife. The 32-year-old got into face painting in university. Since then she has added henna, airbrush, glitter tattoos — and most recently ugly Christmas ...

The new Star Wars characters are fun, but they’ve got nothing on Yoda, according to Kathryn Mullen. She’s admittedly biased. Ms Mullen was a puppeteer for the famed character in the 1980 hit, The Empire Strikes Back. “I loved the new movie,” she sai...

Cristela Alonzo’s family were baffled when she became a comedian. They wondered why she would waste her time on comedy. Years later, the 36-year-old has more than proven the worth of a comedy career. Last year, she became the first Latina to create...

Shipwrecks, dangerous caves and exploding icebergs are all in a day’s work for Jill Heinerth. The 50-year-old diver, underwater photographer and film-maker has spent decades exploring some of the world’s most dangerous waters. She’ll be giving a lect...

Melanie Fiander first started dabbling with her mom’s camera when she was 14 years old. Nearly two decades later she still hasn’t put her trusted tool down. The 33-year-old photographer just launched her first solo art show, Salt Stories: 10 Years La...