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Alfred Escher, founder of the Schweizerische Kreditanstalt (SKA) in 1856.

Swiss bankers

Lifting up the stone to see what unpleasant things are wriggling underneath.

Posted on  UTC 2026-02-08 19:02

Words: 1,102; reading time: 5 minutes

Franz Schubert, Pencil sketch by Friedrich Lieder, 1827

Schubert's syphilis revisited (yet again)

A critical review of One night with Venus, a lifetime with mercury

Posted on  UTC 2026-02-04 09:12

Words: 5,258; reading time: 23 minutes

Charles Spencelayh, A Touch of Rheumatism, ND.

Scrapbook for February

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Posted on  UTC 2026-02-01 02:01

Words: 3; reading time: 1 minute

Detail from Ramón Casas' painting 'Au Moulin de la Galette, Madeleine'.

Au Moulin de la Galette, Madeleine

Enigma in the Sapphic mood

Posted on  UTC 2026-01-01 04:21

Words: 2,667; reading time: 12 minutes

Adam de Coster, Card Players by Candlelight, ND.

Scrapbook for January

Website changes: Categories | A tough year ahead for Switzerland | Website changes

Posted on  UTC 2026-01-01 02:01

Words: 488; reading time: 2 minutes

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