Syrian Community
Dóra Wohner
Dóra Wohner started studying in Vienna in 2015. She has a great passion for arts, literature, music and cultural studies. During her BA, she spent a term at Goldsmiths University of London. She is now an MA student of anglophone literatures and cultures at the University of Vienna.
Cafés and Restaurants
Comal – Taco Fiesta on Florianigasse
Opening like a blossom during quarantine, Comal offers traditional Mexican food and hospitality.
Culture
Hungarian Theater Is Threatened
The autonomy of the internationally renowned Hungarian University of Theater and Film Arts is undermined by a government-controlled restructuring.
Books
Book Review | Daniel Kehlmann & The Power of Mockery
In Tyll, widely-acclaimed German-Austrian author Daniel Kehlmann reinvents a medieval legend to unmask the fatuity of rulers and the wisdom of tricks.
Vienna News
Café Vollpension | Everybody Comes to Oma’s
The inter-generational café Vollpension adapts to the social distancing era, offering comfort and homemade cakes by the hour.
General
Top 9 Things Austrians Googled During Quarantine
What is COVID-19? How to sew masks or bake for Easter? Is Kim Jong Un brain-dead? – frequent searches while all of us were trapped at home.
Coronavirus
Top 5 Viennese Musicians in Quarantine
Many performers have taken to the internet where they teach, play and release fresh content, keeping our spirits alive during the crisis. Here are some of Metropole’s favorites!
