I have just spent a stimulating couple of days at the new M4 culture festival in Crans-Montana (the four M’s stand for Mountain, Music, Museum and More). Providing a wealth of entertainment ranging from photographic exhibitions to classical concerts to contemporary dance, the M4 culture festival attracted a varied crowd and proved to be a […]
Archives for July 2014
Vevey – Folk Market and Camera Museum – a great day trip.
A visit to the Marchés folkloriques in Vevey is a wonderful way to get a real sense of the Lavaux region, its culture, history and people. A trip to the market makes a great outing for the whole family and can be combined with different activities such as a visit to the highly interactive Swiss […]
Volkswagen’s viral video poll
German car manufacturer Volkswagen recently released a public information video that has been viewed over 26 million times since June. Claimed to be controversial by some and classified as a “must see and share” by many others, opinion is divided. Le News is interested to know what you think. online poll by Opinion Stage online […]
The Locarno Film Festival in focus
In August of every year, over 15,000 film fans from around the world gather in the small Swiss town of Locarno to enjoy the art of cinema at one of the oldest film festivals in the world, third to Venice and Cannes. The 67th Locarno Film Festival will take place this year from 6-16 August. […]
The natural order – Robyn Goss
“Nasty, brutish and short”, my husband observed the other day, as we sat on the patio in the rain, having sundowners. “That’s a bit harsh,” I said, watching the children smear yoghurt all over the newly washed windows. “Brutish, yes, undeniably. And of course they’re short. They’re still young. But nasty? I don’t know … […]
Payot’s best sellers of the week
This week’s top seller is The Fault in Our Stars, the sixth novel by author John Green. The story is narrated by a sixteen-year-old cancer patient named Hazel Grace Lancaster, who is forced by her parents to attend a support group, where she subsequently meets and falls in love with the seventeen-year-old Augustus Waters, an ex-basketball player and amputee. The title is inspired from Act 1, Scene 2 of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.
Dawn concerts – Aubes Musicales (until 31 August 2014)
Have you heard of these concerts? Aube means dawn in French, and they are held daily during summer – come rain or come shine – at the Bains des Pâquis, in the middle of the lake in Geneva, from 6.00 to 7.00 every morning. Free, with even coffee thrown in – gratuit till 6.15! You […]
Rosé wines – 50 shades of pink
Rosé wines are becoming increasingly popular all year round and that was even before Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt put their money in Château Miraval, their summer home in Provence where rosé dominates the wine scene. Fruity cool refreshment, a desire to conjur up long sunny days and growing wine consumption amongst women may be […]
A tomato a day keeps the doctor away!
Tomatoes! Juicy, colourful and delicious. We all know that tomatoes are good for us and we should include them more in our diet. But what are tomatoes and why, specifically, are they such a healthy food? The tomato is the fruit of the Lycopersicon esculentum plant.Although tomatoes are closely associated with Italian cuisine, they are […]
The end of humanitarianism?
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2013. Started in a small apartment in the Old Town of Geneva, the ICRC crystallized and codified the first international norms dealing with the laws of war. After watching on the news the bombings of hospitals and schools in Gaza with innocent […]