Tag: culture
The Minister of Culture asks the Canal+ Group to restore the broadcasting of TF1 Group channels on its TNT sat offer
The premises of the Canal+ television channel (of the Canal+ Group), on November 27, 2017, in Issy-les-Moulineaux. MARTIN BUREAU / AFP Culture Minister Rima Abdul Malak has asked the Canal+…
two great pop culture icons to swell the cast
It is now certain, MultiVersus will draw from a totally cult franchise from Warner Bros. for his next two fighters. And it’s coming very soon. The universe of Gremlins in…
Language and identity – Pratteln, mon amour – or when gibberish was king – culture
There is power in language, and it can be hurtful. I knew that from Albanian when I was not four years old and my parents made the decision to leave…
New novel “His Son” – Charles Lewinsky’s new novel: captivating and full of poetic power – culture
contents In the novel «His Son», the successful Swiss author Charles Lewinsky tells the touching story of an orphan boy who has spent his entire life looking for his parents.…
Where does this culture weariness come from?
Komical that so little is being said about Heiner Müller these days. Almost 25 years before Corona, the playwright had suggested in an interview that “all theaters in the world…
Debate from the USA – Who are the opponents of abortion in Switzerland? – Culture
contents The abortion debate in the USA is also preoccupying Switzerland. Critics in this country often come from a conservative religious background. Assessments of a religious scholar. Since June’s ruling…
Nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin calls for a purge of Russian culture
Zakhar Prilepin, in Paris, in March 2018. JOEL SAGET / AFP Bad times for Russian artists. Torn between flight abroad and“internal exile” (silence), they are now the target of a…
After the Salman Rushdie attack – because they appear un-Islamic: artists as fatwa victims – culture
contents Her head was claimed because she appeared un-Islamic: the singer Aryana Sayeed was given a fatwa – like Salman Rushdie. As news of the stabbing attack on author Salman…
Choirs in crisis – Was Corona a booster for choir exits? – Culture
contents The pandemic was a strain on the Swiss choral scene. Normality does not return, however, even after that. Optimism definitely sounds different: «Many choirs are still active despite the…
30 years Street Parade – from underground event to cult parade – culture
contents It started in 1992 with 2000 dancers – today almost a million people rave at the Street Parade. A review. “Even the Zurich police seemed to be dancing and…
State decides – 21.9 million euros flow into culture
In order to enable planning horizons for the independent scene and regional cultural initiatives and to be able to fund projects that go beyond annual budget estimates, the Styrian Culture…
Pioneers of the hard riff – How two Swiss Metallica lured to Europe – Culture
contents Free & Virgin’s shows were notorious for brawls and burning clubs. The organizers brought metal and punk legends to Switzerland when the local scene was still in its infancy…