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Glued to the Tube

Domo, 15. June 2013

Why wait a whole week for the next episode of your favorite series? That was yesterday. Binge viewing is the new big thing. Netflix makes it possible, delighting TV-series addicts while changing the medium itself.

Information Soap Opera

Domo, 15. June 2013

When the whole world is talking about it, when one headline prevails and people are moved by pictures and human-interest stories: that is what’s called a Mediathon, the drama that no one can get enough of – neither the public nor the media.

Schweizer Jobs im Silicon Valley des Ostens

SonntagsBlick, 21. April 2013

Schweizer Banken müssen sparen. Die UBS entlässt Tausende. Anders die Credit Suisse. Sie verlegt Jobs nach Polen.

“I do not take unnecessary risks”

Domo, 1. October 2012

Twenty-nine year old Swiss Pascal Mora is one of those young photographers who are drawn back to war zones again and again. He explains why he keeps doing this to himself and how he copes with the misery he encounters.

Wer das Füdli lüpft, ist sein Geld wert

SonntagsBlick, 30. September 2012

Bundesrat Johann Schneider-Ammann erklärt, warum viele ausländische Arbeitskräfte die Schweiz stärken – und das Volk ihn mag.

“Reporters Like a Good Story”

Domo, 17. June 2012

Reporter Carl Bernstein describes how he revealed the Watergate scandal together with Bob Woodward – and what today's investigative journalism has learned from this.

Wie aus Schwarzgeld Weissgeld wird

SonntagsBlick, 12. February 2012

Die Weissgeldstrategie wird längst angewendet. Mit ehrlichen Kunden verdienen die Banken mehr Geld.

Choose the Right Outfit

Domo, 19. December 2011

US election campaigns have always been waged in the media. The candidate most adept at managing the latest technology wins elections.

In television, appearance and personality can be more important than content

Domo, 19. December 2011

Richard Berke is assistant managing editor at the NYT. He has covered four U.S. elections. Now he speaks about the role of the media in U.S. politics.

“Give everything you’ve got and hope it’s enough”

Domo, 10. July 2011

Thirty years ago, Queen’s singer Freddie Mercury inspired Marco Grob. Today he is one of the world’s most sought-after photographers.

“Switzerland is an Island in Ailing Europe”

SonntagsBlick, 18. July 2010

Liechtenstein entrepreneur Fritz Kaiser has believed for many years that asset management only has a future with taxed money. In his opinion it's a lucrative business.

Nonstop News

Ringier, 11. April 2010

Today’s media world is global, digital, and mobile. News keeps coming faster and faster. People want to be informed anywhere and anytime. In response to this trend Swiss publisher Ringier has launched a fully integrated newsroom for the Blick Group.

“The Day I Stop Making Movies I’ll Die”

Watch International, 13. July 2009

Hollywood director Roland Emmerich has made spectacular disaster movies like "Independence Day", "Godzilla" and "The Day After Tomorrow". In his latest film "2012" he takes on another doomsday scenario. The German-born filmmaker talks about motivation, fear, money and power.

“I am Innocent”

hossli.com, 22. May 2009

Nobody has become to symbolize the greedy boss more aptly than Dennis Kozlowski. Horrendously enormous compensation package led to a 25-year sentence behind bars. Now he talks.

“Steve Jobs is an Industrial Beethoven”

hossli.com, 2. March 2009

Great leaders are obsessed to build something exceptional, Jim Collins says. The American management guru talks about paranoia, turbulent times and his admiration for Beethoven and Steve Jobs.

“I’m a Magnet for Idiots”

Hossli.com, 2. February 2009

Tonya Harding was once a great ice skater. Right before the 1994 Olympics, her ex-husband hired a thug to attack her competitor, Nancy Kerrigan. It became one of the most infamous incidents in sports history. Harding was banned for life. Now, at the age of 38, she tells her side of the story.

Home is Now a Tent

Marie Claire Malaysia, 1. December 2008

Since the current global financial crisis began, around five million families in the United States have lost their homes. With no money and little state support, thousands have been forced onto the streets, and have no choice but to live under canvas in one of the many makeshift campsites that have sprouted up across America.

“That Was My Decision”

Hossli.com, 8. August 2008

Sprinter Tommie Smith talks about his silent protest against racial discrimination at the 1968 Olympic Games.

Sacrificing Claims to Privacy

Responsible Wealth Review, 11. July 2008

According to leading American privacy researcher Alan F. Westin, the private sphere is a human right. However, a young and globally connected Internet generation attaches more value to freedom of communication than to the individual's right to privacy.

Classroom at Home

Credit Suisse Bulletin, 3. June 2008

More and more Americans are homeschooling their children in the belief that they will become better prepared for life by learning at home rather than at public school. Here's a look at four families who have turned their homes into classrooms.

En Suite Parking Included

Hossli.com, 5. May 2008

Annabelle Selldorf is one of New York's best-known architects. Her latest project: a car lift for a 19-floor apartment building.

Racing Icon

Credit Suisse Bulletin, 2. May 2008

Mario Andretti is considered by many to be the greatest racecar driver in the history of the sport. He could make a bad car competitive and a competitive car victorious. He won the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500 and the Formula One World Championship, a feat thus far unmatched in the world of racing.

“I would rather God to be a Woman than a Man”

Hossli.com, 27. March 2008

Leonard Nimoy became famous playing Spock, the first officer on the Starship Enterprise, in the science fiction television series “Star Trek”. Today, Nimoy works as a photographer. His latest book is called “The Full Body Project” and features his photographs of large naked women.

Children of the Revolution

Credit Suisse Bulletin, 7. March 2008

Their forefathers fought alongside George Washington for America’s freedom. Today the Children of the American Revolution see themselves as guardians of their inheritance and feel duty-bound to stand up for the hallowed values of their fatherland.

Joe Pistone – “Money is Everything”

Hossli.com, 3. March 2008

Joe Pistone was the FBI agent who infiltrated the Mafia as Donnie Brasco during the 1970s. After all this years the mob is still after him. He opens up during a secret meeting in Las Vegas.

A Facelift for New York’s Taxi

Swiss Magazine, 1. February 2008

A young Swiss designer reshapes the famous yellow cabs. She transforms the look of New York City.

«One should be very Humble»

Hossli.com, 24. January 2008

Ten year after his investigation almost ousted Bill Clinton from the White House Kenneth Starr talks about law and Christianity, his time in 1968 and why he doesn't want to write a memoir.

“I changed New York”

Hossli.com, 10. January 2008

A young Swiss designer reshapes the famous yellow cabs. She transforms the look of New York City. Not without controversy.

«I’m a Thinker»

Hossli.com, 4. January 2008

Tennis superstar Serena Williams talks about her life beyond tennis, what she discovered in Africa and why she admires the Google guys.

In God’s Hands?

Thrive, 1. December 2007

Boy or Girl? Through in-vitro fertilization Jeffrey Steinberg, 52, has been helping infertile couples to conceive for about 20 years. Then he began to offer sex selection to couples. Today he’s the most sought after sex selection doctor in the world.

Annie Duke – «Poker is a Long Run Proposition»

Hossli.com, 28. November 2007

Annie Duke is a mother of four and considered the best female poker player in the world. In a candid interview she explains why poker is not a game of luck and why one should never try to flirt with her at a poker table.

“I’m going to get what I can get”

Hossli.com, 2. September 2007

New York Rap artist Curtis Jackson, better known as 50 Cent, is the best selling musician of this decade. He openly talks about his endless obsession with money.

Man of the World

Watch International, 1. September 2007

As a kid he used to play football in France. In the USA, Tony Parker has developed into one of the greatest basketball players of the modern age.

Capturing the Heat of the Moment

Credit Suisse Bulletin, 1. September 2007

Photographer Gilles Peress has been in conflict areas around the world for the past 30 years to portray reality – no matter how horrific. He has been in the midst of the Iranian revolution and the genocide in Rwanda to raise public awareness of global issues. And while he is often in the hot zone, he believes adrenaline is addictive and dangerous.

A Player Named Hope

Swiss Magazine, 1. July 2007

Thabo Sefolosha is the first Swiss basketball pro to play in the NBA world league. We met him at the Chicago Bull’s training centre.

Ideals on Wheels

South China Morning Post Magazine, 24. June 2007

While General Motors and Ford report record losses, Toyota is flourishing in the United States. Can it really be because the company values the opinions of its workers? A visit to Toyota Town in Georgetown, Kentucky.

Twilight Town

Hossli.com, 6. June 2007

Anderson in Indiana is a reminder of the golden age of America's automobile industry. General Motors once employed 24,000 people here in 20 plants. Now it's the generous pensions of its former workers that are keeping the town going. A report from a bygone age.

Laila Ali – «I’m a stronger puncher than my father was»

Hossli.com, 1. June 2007

She’s as fast a talker as her father once was. She is the undefeated World Champion. Now boxer Laila Ali talks about her tremendous will to always win, her hope to be a mother and the presumably weaker punch of Muhammad Ali.

Fame hasn’t really intruded on my life

IWC Magazine, 1. April 2007

His successes on the silver screen have brought him two Oscars. Butfor four years now, American actor Kevin Spacey's main line of business has been that of theatre director in London.

Making Dreams Come True

Credit Suisse Bulletin, 1. April 2007

Highly educated and experienced professionals from developing countries often have themselves out as taxi drivers or dishwashers. An enormous loss for America, says Jane Leu. She places immigrants in jobs that match their skills.

“I’m the Guy Who Always Loses”

Hossli.com, 20. February 2007

Sound mixer Kevin O’Connell, 50, hopes to win an Oscar on February 25. He’s nominated for Best Sound Mixing the Mel Gibson epic Apocalypto. It’s his nineteenth nomination for an Academy Award. He has never won. This has given him the title of biggest loser in Hollywood, despite having mixed the sound on more than 100 movies. His credits include films like Spider-Man 1 through 3, Top Gun, Terminator 3 or Black Rain.

As Life Situations Change, So Too Do Values

Credit Suisse Bulletin, 29. January 2007

That happiness does not lie in money alone is something that Professor Ronald Inglehart can prove scientifically. For 30 years, the American political scientist has been studying global value systems. What has emerged is a clear trend toward self-expression.

Chuck Wepner – The Real Rocky

Hossli.com, 1. January 2007

More than 30 years ago New Jersey fighter Chuck Wepner knocked down Muhammad Ali. A young actor named Sylvester Stallone saw the fight – and went on to make Rocky. Now the real Rocky speaks.

«Nanotechnology can save thousands of lives»

Emagazine, 23. November 2006

For five years now, Dr. Mostafa Analoui has been helping US drugmaker Pfizer Inc. to identify new methods for developing pharmaceuticals. He attaches a central role to nanotechnology. At the same time, he cautions investors and patients against overblown expectations.

A Giant in the Field of Small Things

Emagazine, 3. November 2006

In 1989 Don Eigler wrote nano-history. The IBM scientist used 35 xenon atoms to create a minute IBM logo. At the beginning of September this year, the physicist accepted an invitation from Credit Suisse to speak about the future of information technology in Boston. Eigler is in no doubt that nanotechnology will play a key role in the development of IT.

Frozen in Time

The Advertiser, 16. September 2006

Business is booming at a nondescript industrial building in Arizona as frozen bodies await the most breathtaking of all scientific advances - resurrection.

Handyman

Credit Suisse Bulletin, 1. September 2006

Hand Surgery: Nelson G. Botwinick on What Makes His Profession so Fascinating.

Eight Seconds of Pure Fear

Hossli.com, 1. June 2006

Bull riding is the new booming sport from America. It has nothing to do with cowboy romanticism; these courageous daredevil riders are modern gladiators. The target audience is young, urban and educated. The eight-second duel is incredibly brutal and the rescue paramedics are a godsend.

Making Fuel, Not Tortilla Chips

Emagazine, 22. May 2006

Global thirst for fossil fuels is driving gasoline prices in the USA to record highs, triggering an unforeseen boom in the renewable energy sector. Corn farmers, politicians and investors all see ethanol as the tank fuel of the future.

The Last Landing

Hossli.com, 4. January 2006

Parked in the desert sands of Arizona and California are over 500 dumped commercial airplanes. Many will never take off again. Special firms remove the recyclable parts and sell them in the Third World. With giant shears scrap metal dealers dismember the stranded torsos. The scrap metal business is booming.

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