11+ hour, 56+ min ago  (182+ words) blue News World Book Day "Botany of Madness" is the book trade's favorite book of 2026 "Botanik des Wahnsinns" is the first novel by German theater and radio play author Leon Engler. In it, a nameless first-person narrator is confronted with…...

15+ hour, 44+ min ago  (427+ words) "Divine Comedy" tells the story of the absurdities of censorship faced by an Iranian filmmaker. The director, Ali Asgari, skillfully realizes this in a tragicomic way. Independent filmmaker Bahram and his producer and partner Sadaf whizz through the streets of…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (127+ words) A detached safety net allowed a tiger in a Russian circus to escape into the audience. Videos on social media show how the circus guests reacted and how calmly the animal behaved. In the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, a tiger…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (503+ words) blue News "Unfortunately, that was my country" Annalena Baerbock surprises with appearance on US satire show An unusual appearance on US television: Annalena Baerbock was a guest on Jon Stewart's "Daily Show" - and used the stage to promote diplomacy and…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (13+ words) Charles on his mother's 100th birthday: Queen would be "deeply troubled" today'blue News...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (231+ words) The author Fleur Jaeggy was a friend of Ingeborg Bachmann (1926-1973). A good 50 years after her death, Jaeggy recalls her last days with the poet in a slim volume. Bachmann's death on October 17, 1973 still provides material for doubt and conjecture today....

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1048+ words) Sechsel'uten takes place in Zurich on Monday. The B'gg exploded after just over 12 minutes and promises a good summer. Read the ticker here. For once, the B'gg was hit early: it took 12 minutes and 48 seconds for his head to explode....

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1027+ words) A vegan diet is "the most intelligent decision", today's culture of debate is more of an "insult culture" and he himself is "a very good wingman": Tim M'lzer doesn't mince his words - not even in the interview for the new…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (503+ words) Miscellaneous: At the Stans Music Days, diversity creates a whole | blue News'blue News Miscellaneous At the Stanser Musiktage, diversity creates a whole The jazz fan from the city, the yodeling enthusiast from the countryside: the Stanser Musiktage brings people and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (269+ words) The 50th edition of the Swiss Artists' Fair gets underway. Over four days in Thun, a total of 70 formations and artists will showcase what the performing arts have to offer. The Artists' Exchange is both a public event and a trade…...