- My cat Buddy — adopted at an animal shelter
I dedicated a recent swissinfo.ch podcast to the animal kingdom; click here to listen to it.
Posts Tagged ‘Switzerland’
This one’s for the animals
Posted in Animals, tagged animal shelters, Animals, cats, dogs, horse whisperer, pets, Switzerland on September 29, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The language of laughter
Posted in Culture, tagged Anglo, comedy, Culture, English, entertainment, Europe, stand-up, Switzerland, theater, theatre on September 5, 2011| 1 Comment »
A Funny Laundry audience, photo by Julie Collins
Over the past 100 years, English has steadily been creeping into the mouths and minds of people all over Europe. Within Switzerland, the ascension of the English-language can especially be seen in the amount of Anglo theatre and stand-up comedy on offer, and its continued popularity.
Click here to read my whole story in Swiss News magazine.
Swiss press voices hope and fear over Libya
Posted in Current affairs, tagged Gaddafi, Libya, politics, Switzerland on August 29, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Moammar Gaddafi, photo by James (Jim) Gordon of New York
Swiss newspapers have been cheering what appears to be the imminent fall of the Gaddafi regime in Libya.
At the same time they have voiced concern over how the nation will move forward after four decades under the control of Moammar Gaddafi and his clan. Gaddafi’s location – as well as his intentions – remain unclear.
You can read the whole press review here as part of swissinfo.ch’s Arab Spring special: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/specials/the_arab_spring/Press_voices_hope_and_fear_over_Libya.html?cid=30966798
Switzerland “not facing an asylum crisis”
Posted in Current affairs, tagged Arab spring, asylum, Culture, employment, expat, racism, refugee, Switzerland on July 26, 2011| Leave a Comment »
A 2007 Swiss People's Party billboard calling for the expulsion of foreign criminals -- altered to criticize its racist tone. Today, some people are anxious about large numbers of north African refugees, even if they're looking for work and not trouble.
Despite an increase in the number of people seeking asylum in Switzerland this year, there is no crisis, say experts.
So far, more than 8,000 people have come in 2011. In May there were 2,254 applications, many of them from North Africa, according to the Federal Migration Office.
Click here to read the whole story: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Switzerland_not_facing_asylum_crisis.html?cid=30565396
A chat with Krokus founder Chris von Rohr
Posted in Music, People, tagged Culture, entertainment, Krokus, music, rock, Switzerland on June 14, 2011| Leave a Comment »
- Chris von Rohr of the rock band Krokus
I recently had the chance to visit Krokus founder and bass player Chris von Rohr in Solothurn, Switzerland. We chatted about the band’s history as well as von Rohr’s plans for the next few years.
You can listen to my audio feature on swissinfo.ch — but make sure you’re comfortable because it’s 17 minutes long!
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