Romanian CommunityJennifer Cornick
Jennifer Cornick is a contributor to METROPOLE and avid reader. When she isn't writing, she can be found in Vienna's English bookstores.
Books
Anna Goldenberg’s “Belonging to Vienna” – a Touching Family Memoir
Close-knit ties triumph over
trauma in Anna Goldenberg’s moving family memoir of torture, exile and ultimate homecoming.
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Explore Vienna
A Vienna Guide to Shopping on Sundays
While Austrian law requires most stores in Vienna to lock their doors on Sundays and holidays, there are a few exceptions allowed.
Features
Board Game Bonanza Ⓜ️
The genre is experiencing a global renaissance – and Vienna's analog gamers have never had more opportunity to find a place at the table.
Books
Where to Find English Books in Vienna
Part I: Where to buy new English books in ViennaFinding bookstores that sell English books in Vienna is no problem. Here's a few of our favorite...
Nightlife
On Wednesdays, DJs, art and Booze Intersect at the Albertina
Every Wednesday night, culture vultures stream to Albert & Tina to enjoy an after-work event merging art, drinks and music.The hypnotic beat...
Books
Books | David Sax’s Revenge of Analog, or why your hipster friend’s notebook may serve a...
The desire for real things in real time lies deep in the human psyche argues David Sax in The Revenge of Analog.Evenings, after supper, my fathe...
Film
Big Mac Daddy Ray Kroc Portrayed in the Docudrama “The Founder”
The Founder is a fast-food confidential on McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc.Following the lead of the acclaimed The Social Network, which dressed ...
Art
Don’t Exaggerate, Unless You’re a Caricaturist Exhibiting at Vienna’s Eurocature F...
Eurocature, the annual conference and exhibition of caricature artists, brings together international talent to create spitting images.Now in ...
Music
On Tour, British Cult Band The Tiger Lillies Comes to Vienna
The Tiger Lillies promote their latest album A Cold Night in Soho.Combining prewar cabaret with Brechtian aesthetics, macabre themes and an an...
Business & Career
Big Pharma and the Austrian Economy
Pharma's Market: The pharmaceutical industry has played an important role in Austria’s economic growth. But the challenge remains to find a balance be...
Film
Why we Loved Oscar Winner Moonlight
Barry Jenkins’ Oscar winner - Moonlight - tackles contemporary issues, captivating critics and festival audiencesA semi-autobiographical cinemat...
Stage
Laugh all you Want, OHT is Back with The Importance of Being Earnest
Back by popular demand, Open House Theatre goes Wilde with The Importance of Being Earnest
Never ones to wash their clean linen in public, the Open H...
Film
Martin Scorsese’s Silence
Martin Scorsese brings his passion project, Silence, to the screenFinally finished after 27 years, Martin Scorsese’s latest film Silence has bee...
Explore Vienna
We Found Vienna’s Best Krapfen
We canvassed the town to bring you the best of Vienna’s Krapfen selection.In Vienna, it seems that sugary confections beckon from every bakery's...
Sport
Sport | Slapshot Academy – Hockey Camp in St. Pölten
The Okanagan Hockey Academy turns out talented players in St. Pölten, hoping to win over Austria and EuropeThe hall echoed with yells, scraping ...
Music
Ennio Morricone
The legendary soundtrack composer goes on tour, celebrating 60 years of musicIconic, influential and prolific with over 500 film and TV scores a...
City Life
Sundays, Lovely Sundays
For many new expats in Vienna, getting used to commerce-free Sundays in Austria can be a challenge. But those those who've been here a while come to r...
Art
Franz West at the 21er Haus
The prolific artist’s collaborations with other notables underline the significance of participationA firm believer in communication and partici...
How To
How to Buy Antiques
Vienna is teeming with ancient goodies and there are plenty of experts to help distinguish the Wedgwood from the deadwood
In a shop called Dead Peopl...
Music
Tension and Tragedy – West Side Story
The deadly rivalry between the Sharks and the Jets ignites once again, as an international cast takes the stage celebrating Jerome Robbins’ legacy
Th...
Books
Books | Pirouettes and Politics
Two centuries of scandal, intrigue and dancing in Russia are masterfully handled in Simon Morrison’s Bolshoi ConfidentialIn 2013, the headlines ...
Art
Sarah Morris. Falls Never Breaks
Visual artist Sarah Morris’ solo exhibition focuses on her cinematographic workNo stranger to the weird of the everyday, painter and filmmaker S...
Art
The Color Woodcut in Vienna Around 1900
How the Vienna Secession revived an archaic technique – in brilliant colorExploring a lesser-known chapter of the storied Secession, Vienna’s fi...
Film
Have a Glimps Behind a Writer’s Daily Grind: The Quiet Life of Paterson
Jim Jarmusch’s ode to the everyday is nostalgic, delightful and poeticAn unabashed celebration of the quiet life, Paterson is Jim Jarmusch’s lat...
Film
I, Daniel Blake, and the Welfare Bureaucracy
British director Ken Loach takes on the welfare bureaucracyAfter rumors of retiring, director and social activist Ken Loach, the master of kitch...
Books
Books | Mortality Tales – Elizabeth Greenwood’s “Playing Dead”
Enjoy the true stories in Elizabeth Greenwood’s Playing Dead, but don’t expect deep insights
It all began with a conversation about student loans. Li...
People
Fesch’Markt Co-Founders Katrin Hofmann & Barbara Daxböck Talk About Design in Austria
The Fesch’Markt co-founders have given Austrian designers and artists a platform to hock their wares to the hungry hipster marketWhat gave you t...
Books
A Family Affair
Barry G. Gale brings high-brow rigor to a low-brow subject in Love in Vienna: The Sigmund Freud - Minna Bernays Affair.As Barry G. Gale admits i...
Vienna Design Week and Oh That Place: Creatives with a Conscience
The design collective tackles integration with their Transmigration programVienna Design Week is coming quickly: if fact it starts this Friday! ...
