Liam Hoare
A freelance writer on politics and literature based in Vienna. He is the Europe editor for Moment and a frequent contributor to Slate, The Forward and Tablet.
Hidden Cornucopia
In a crowded brunch landscape, Turnhalle im brick5 offers exceptional organic fare in a relaxed environment
When the doors to Turnhalle im brick5 open on weekends, a brunch of earthly delights awaits – but you’ll...
Book Review | Saving the White Stallions by Mark Felton
How the US Army helped preserve the famed Lipizzaners in the final days of WWII
Weeks from the end of the Second World War, a rogue unit of the American Army slipped across the lines...
After Europe: Ivan Krastev’s Doomsday Prognosis for the EU
In After Europe, Ivan Krastev argues that the refugee crisis is Europe’s gravest threat
Europe is in crisis and Ivan Krastev is worried. As at the end of the Habsburg dynasty a century ago, “Europeans...
Edith Sheffer’s ‘Asperger’s Children’ Reveals ‘The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna’
Edith Sheffer updates the record on the famed Austrian physician to chilling effect
As a pioneer of autistic psychopathy, Hans Asperger has a benevolent image as a “champion of neuro-diversity,” writes historian Edith Sheffer. His...
Florentin 1090 is the Newest Addition to Vienna’s Israeli Restaurants
Florentin 1090 joins the growing number of Israeli restaurants, but remains behind the competition.
Between Ottolenghi in London, Miznon in Paris, and Tel Aviv in Warsaw, Israeli restaurants are enjoying a boom in Europe. And...
Books | Michael Köhlmeier’s Yiza Looks at the Refugee Crisis from a Child’s Perspective
Austrian author Michael Köhlmeier looks at the refugee crisis from a child’s perspective.
Michael Köhlmeier’s startling new novella Yiza is written so bewitchingly unadorned that one can lose sight of the trauma and brutality contained...
Special Report | Can Austria Help Bring the Balkans Into the EU?
Can Austria help bring Southeastern Europe into the EU’s fold? After all, as State Chancellor Klemens von Metternich knew, “the Balkans begin at Rennweg”
In July 2018, Austria will again assume the European Union presidency, just as enlargement comes back on the...
Books | Mayerling Revisited: Rebuilding the Story of Crown Prince Rudolf’s Murder-Suicide with his...
Debunking myths of the murder-suicide of Crown Prince Rudolf and his lover
You know the story – or, you think you know it. With the scenery collapsing around the Austro-Hungarian Empire, two lovers – Crown...
Books | Discover Arthur Schnitzler’s Forgotten Novella: Late Fame
Arthur Schnitzler’s forgotten novella is released in English, in a stylish translation by Alexander Starritt
Arthur Schnitzler’s beguiling novella Late Fame is as much about the vanity of youth as the foolishness of old age. When...
