Siri, You Cunning Linguist!
Natural language processing (NLP) technology fuels today’s translation, speech recognition and virtual assistant software. What comes next?
How to Raise Your Kid to be a Scientist in Vienna
STEM-tastic opportunities await Vienna’s children, even before their first science class at school.
Martinigansl | Geese go to Eleven at Gasthaus Wild
At Gasthaus Wild, the Austrian custom of roast goose for St. Martin’s is a veritable feast.
Austrian Politics is Late to the Digital Revolution and it’s Changed the Election Game
Austrian politics is late to the digital revolution. Past electoral campaigns have typically focused on billboards and traditional media. But in the 2017 election, Americanization was on the rise.
Leonard Bernstein and Vienna: A Complicated Relationship
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] Leonard Bernstein’s nephew explores the icon’s love for the city of Beethoven, Brahms and Mahler and how it helped him overcome Austria’s Nazi past.
How to be Pregnant in Vienna
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text] Your guide to being pregnant in Vienna, Austria – a great place to have a baby, but make sure you have your “MuKi”
5 Ways to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Vienna
St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated in more places around the world than is any other national festival. Vienna is no exception!
Whose Luxury is it Anyway?
Two Viennese entrepreneurs with very different paths to success embody the city’s attitude towards luxury
The Cooperative City
Smart cities need smart citizens. A growing movement of initiatives and startups, harnessing social media and using top-notch technology, aims to give city residents a voice at City Hall
Oberdöbling | The Noble Nineteenth’s Bourgeois Ghetto
Vienna’s hilly north side may be cozy but not sleepy
Alte Donau – Boat Rental Locations
In our Summer 2016 print edition, I wrote about the full-moon boat rides on the Old Danube (Alte Donau). But why wait for a full moon? You can make a romantic boat ride on any warm-weather evening! Here are our …
Books: Brave New Data-Smart World
E-readers may be an innovative, eco-friendly alternative to pulp. But are publishers now looking over your shoulder while you read?
Seven Myths About Vienna’s Public Transport
The “House Rules” of Vienna’s public transport system (Wiener Linien) are posted throughout every station train car and bus – in English, too. You’ve probably passed them by or seen them posted on a tram a hundred times, but have …
On Being Pwned by Robo Wunderkind
As we sat down to work this morning, a loud shout of “Oh My God!!!” lifted all of our yet-to-be over-caffeinated heads simultaneously. “Robo Wunderkind just got bought out by Lego for $120 million!” our colleague yelled after reading this …
Business & Career: The Sweet Success of Zotter Chocolate
The Austrian chocolate maker Zotter puts social responsibility before maximum return and demonstrates that short-term profits and sustainable long-term growth are not mutually exclusive
Hotel Orient | Vienna’s No Tell Hotel
Walking downhill from the Freyung, the elegant Jugend-stil entrance of the Hotel Orient at the bottom of the Tiefer Graben appears out of the shadows. You ring the bell; the door opens. Before stepping inside, you scan the sidewalk hoping …
City Life: Vienna’s No Tell Hotel – The Hotel Orient
Discretion and privacy are paramount at the Hotel Orient – Vienna’s time-honored institution of lust and debauchery
Yes, Uke Can! Ukulele Meetup in Vienna
The Wiener Ukulele Stammtisch brings amateur ukulele players together every month for an informal strum-and-sing meetup
