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Apr 17, 2025 at 14:32 821

The famous Kronenhalle is a legendary restaurant with brasserie, dining halls and bar in Zurich, Switzerland. Joan Miró called it “pays de rêve”, hence the title of a new, richly illustrated book, edited by Sibylle Ryser and Isabel Zürcher, which focuses on the restaurant’s artistic heritage: Pays de rêve: The Art of the Kronenhalle Zurich, Scheidegger and Spiess, October...

Apr 04, 2025 at 12:54 Trump’s tariffs and trade war will backfire

According to a new CBS/Yougov poll, only 30% of U.S. Americans consider tariffs a priority, but 82% care about the economy, 80%...

Mar 27, 2025 at 10:45 Turkey’s autocrat Erdogan is trying to eliminate his rival Imamoglu

In 2019 already, Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu ermerged as the most dangerous rival for Turkey’s president turned...

Mar 13, 2025 at 14:48 Jean-Michel Basquiat: Engadin

From December 14, 2024 until March 29, 2025 and thanks to curator and writer Dieter Buchhart, the art gallery Hauser & Wirth St. Moritz in Switzerland is presenting the intimate show Jean-Michel Basquiat:...

Jul 26, 2021 at 17:28 1858

ABOUT US. Young photography in China.

The book by Eva Maria Fahrner-Tutsek and Petra Giloy-Hirtz, ABOUT US. Young photography in China, is a revelation. As the title...

Jul 05, 2021 at 19:00 3760

The history of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso watch

When I was about to finish university (a long time ago), I offered myself a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso, the iconic Art Deco watch...

Jun 13, 2021 at 23:13 1528

Naftali Bennett is Israel’s new prime minister

After twelve long straight years in power (and fifteen in total), with especially economic highs, a great vaccine rollout and...

Jun 03, 2021 at 07:30 1380

Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett may end the era Netanyahu

At first there was another stalemate in Israel after the fourth election in two years. No political camp managed to win a Knesset...

May 15, 2021 at 20:03 1808

Alberto Giacometti: Beyond Bronze

The Alberto Giacometti-Stiftung in Zurich—the fruit of a private initiative by a group of far-sighted and enterprising art lovers and launched while Alberto Giacometti (1901-66) was still...

Apr 29, 2021 at 21:13 1271

President Joe Biden’s first address to a Joint Session of Congress

Below you find the remarks (full text) by U.S. President Biden in his first address to a Joint Session of Congress on April 28,...

Apr 21, 2021 at 18:08 1956

Beckmann in Frankfurt

The bond between Frankfurt’s world-famous Städel Museum and the artist Max Beckmann (Leipzig, February 12, 1884 – New York City, December 27, 1950) is a very special one. For many...

Apr 02, 2021 at 15:47 3289

Sé Boutique Hotel review

After decades as a banker, Ivo Correia decided to open Sé Boutique Hotel (SBH) in Funchal on the island of Madeira. In 2017, the former bank director turned hotel owner and general manager...

Mar 16, 2021 at 11:36 1117

Key findings of the Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report 2021

Written by renowned cultural economist Dr. Clare McAndrew, founder of Arts Economics, and published by Art Basel and UBS, The...

Mar 01, 2021 at 15:00 2582

Castanheiro Boutique Hotel review

Castanheiro Boutique Hotel originally opened its doors in 1991 and then again, totally renovated and refurbished, in November 2015. The family hotel with 81 rooms is situated in the...

Feb 04, 2021 at 20:15 2394

Putin can still get away with anything

There is this former KGB agent, stationed in Germany, who later led the Russian secret service FSB before rising to the top as...

Jan 06, 2021 at 22:43 1716

Democrats win the majority in the US Senate

Trump protesters occupied Capitol Hill, some breaking glass and entering the parliament building, while the two chambers of...

Jan 01, 2021 at 15:11 1837

Decadence and Dark Dreams: Belgian Symbolism

It’s the right time to have a look at some of the great art books published in 2021. A fabulous one is the catalogue...

Dec 30, 2020 at 20:02 2593

Post-Brexit EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement backed by House of Commons

Today, the UK’s House of Commons backed the post-Brexit EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. Parliament approved the...

Dec 01, 2020 at 13:46 2608

Review of Hotel Caju in Funchal

One of the newest additions to the hospitality landscape of the city of Funchal, situated on the island of Madeira, is the four-star Hotel Caju. It opened at the end of 2019 and is the...

Nov 18, 2020 at 10:30 2347

Quinta da Bela Vista review

Because of the European covid-mess, at the last minute before Germany — unnecessarily — closed all hotels to tourists, I managed to fly to a jewel in the Atlantic Ocean: Madeira....