Get Ready for the Freestyle Explosion That is Masters of Dirt
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] So what’s wrong with dirty money? Founder Georg Fechter has perfected the art of banking on fuel, fire and adrenaline.
Living and Working in Austria
Austrians appreciate a fair day’s work if it doesn’t interfere too much with their private lives. But as the economic heart of Central Europe, the country scrambles to redefine its relationship with work
How to be a Spy
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] Are you cut out for 00 status? Improve your combat skills, polish your manners, and become wine, poker and dance floor savvy. It could just save your life
Books | Prized by the People – “The Habsburg Empire: A New History”
A myth-busting new history of the Habsburg Empire by Pieter M. Judson gives valuable insights on nationalism and identity in Central Europe
Unbridled Learning
With schools and universities starting again, Benedict Carey’s How We Learn is the right guide for getting your brain in full swing.
Boundless Wanderlust
In seeing the world in all its delicate beauty and overwhelming roughness, Christoph Ransmayr’s Atlas of an Anxious Man finds a language for mapping the intricacies of the human heart
7 German Words That Will Piss Off Austrians
Don’t you dare ask an Austrian for a “Brötchen” with a “Wiener.” You might end up with a Schlag.
Books: Rebirth of the Rustbelt – The Smartest Places on Earth
How yesterday’s industrial graveyards are turning into today’s hotbeds of innovation
Profiles: The Unicorn Makers
Startups can’t do it on their own. We met some of the people who give Austrian entrepreneurs the support they need, through technical know-how, state funding, angel investment, or mentoring
Book Review: Language Shock
Understanding requires much more than merely speaking the same language. It’s the culture that matters.
Book Review: Austerity: The history of a dangerous idea
On 300 dense pages the Scottish political economist Mark Blyth delivers a ringing battle cry to change course – or else.
Science & Technology: No Country for Old Economists
The Austrian school of economic thought shapes financial policy the world over – but remains unpopular in its land of origin
