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Listening to the voices of the past:

November 19th, 2009

When Thomas Alva Edison first succeeded in capturing the human voice on a phonograph, the ability to record speech opened up a brave new world for linguists.

London's Swiss church re-opens to great applause:

November 15th, 2009

London's Swiss community was out in force this weekend as hundreds gathered to celebrate the re-opening of the capital's Swiss Church.

Swiss Textiles Award turns ten:

November 12th, 2009

Switzerland doesn't have a world-famous fashion week. But on one night of the year, it attracts the interest of designers and fashion editors the world over.

A woman of words and light:

November 4th, 2009

American star artist Jenny Holzer is known for her ability to combine spectacular LED installations and text projections with unsettling messages.

Giacometti and his Geneva crisis:

November 11th, 2009

The career of Alberto Giacometti, the leading Swiss artist of the 20th century, was punctuated by creative crises - not least during his time in Geneva.

The art of displaying art:

November 6th, 2009

Swiss "super-curator" Hans Ulrich Obrist tells swissinfo.ch about inspiration, emerging art scenes – and holding exhibitions in his kitchen sink.

Cinephiles refocus debate on Polanski's œuvre:

November 5th, 2009

Swiss cinema fans and industry professionals have paid homage to Roman Polanski at a special evening organised by the Swiss Film Archive in Lausanne.

Cities with the world's best quality of life:

October 26th, 2009

When it comes to quality of living, Zurich, Geneva and Bern have for years occupied top slots in international rankings.

Swiss businesses "not aware" of young talent:

October 24th, 2009

The quality of young designers' work has improved in recent years, but Swiss firms are largely ignorant of their talents, design specialists say.

Lost Nabokov novel offers "fascinating" insight:

October 28th, 2009

The Original of Laura, Vladimir Nabokov's last work, is fragmentary in places but uses unprecedented turns of thought and language, his son Dmitri tells swissinfo.ch.