Michael Bernstein, Author at Metropole

How To

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.

Michael Bernstein - March 15, 2020

Recipes

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.

Michael Bernstein - November 10, 2019

Explore Vienna

Expatriate Games

The Austrian Football League has long been a European powerhouse, with little help needed from across the pond. Building a broad fan base for a non...

Michael Bernstein - June 3, 2019

Opinion

The Draft Dodgers

An expat muses on the virtues of fresh air. Before moving to Vienna in July 2001, I spent my final weeks in New York suffering through the witherin...

Michael Bernstein - August 23, 2018

General

A League of Their Own | Baseball in Vienna

Vienna’s baseball teams aim for the bleachers If you happen to be near the Lusthaus, at the southern end of the Prater Hauptallee on a sunny Satu...

Michael Bernstein - May 29, 2018

Science & Technology

Delivering New Solutions | The Last Mile Problem in the Age of E-commerce

In our age of e-commerce, it is the mobility of things that has become ever more important. Logistic companies aim to tackle the problem with new tech...

Michael Bernstein - March 29, 2018

Explore Vienna

Here’s How to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Vienna in 2018

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in more places around the world than is any other national festival. Vienna is no exception! Whether or not you hai...

Michael Bernstein - March 16, 2018

Business & Career

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 2...

Michael Bernstein - February 1, 2018

City Life

Leonard Bernstein and Vienna: A Complicated Relationship

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 Na...

Michael Bernstein - November 30, 2017

Food & Drink

How to…Celebrate Thanksgiving in Vienna

Just because you're a long way from home doesn't mean you can't enjoy Thanksgiving right here in Vienna For many Americans, Thanksgiving is their...

Michael Bernstein - November 9, 2017

Sport

Sport | Vienna Capitals: Vienna’s Ice Hockey Champions

Hockey may take a backseat to soccer and skiing in Austria, but don’t tell that to the Vienna Capitals and their loyal fans W...

Michael Bernstein - September 28, 2017

How To

How to be Pregnant in Vienna

Your guide to being pregnant in Vienna, Austria – a great place to have a baby, but make sure you have your “MuKi” Having a child is one of lif...

Michael Bernstein - March 31, 2017

Explore Vienna

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! Whether or not you hail ...

Michael Bernstein - March 8, 2017

City Life

When the Danube Freezes Over… Skate on it!

Ice on the Alte Donau is a rare occurrence, bringing equally rare smiles to Vienna winters In all my 15 years of living in Vienna, this winter has be...

Michael Bernstein - March 6, 2017

Online

Valentine’s Day in Vienna

Publish a post of tips for celebrating Valentine's Day in Vienna? It seemed like a great idea at first. Having no particular personal fondness for ...

Michael Bernstein - February 9, 2017

Science & Technology

The Oracles of Big Data

Data science is currently among the hottest fields of study and its practitioners are in high demand For many, the 21st century buzzword “Big Dat...

Michael Bernstein - February 6, 2017

News

Akademikerball Protests on Jan 26: What You Need to Know

Planned Protests Against the FPÖ's Akademikerball in Vienna on Jan 26, 2018 | Police Mobilize in Large Numbers | Many City Streets to be Closed off ...

Michael Bernstein - February 2, 2017

Business & Career

Whose Luxury is it Anyway?

Two Viennese entrepreneurs with very different paths to success embody the city’s attitude towards luxury If someone pointed a gun at my head and...

Michael Bernstein - December 5, 2016

Blog

Austrian Politicians React to U.S. Election

The Austrian daily newspaper Kurier reported yesterday on some reactions from the European political leadership to the news that Donald J. Trump has b...

Michael Bernstein - November 10, 2016

Opinion

The Mourning After

Somehow, a rift erupted in the space-time continuum last night. I awoke this morning in a parallel universe in which the world had gone completely mad...

Michael Bernstein - November 9, 2016

Music

A Bard’s Reign’s a-Gonna Gall

No, I’m not talking about the Republican Party’s candidate for President and his "bragadocious" misogyny. Rather, it was the news that The Swedi...

Michael Bernstein - October 23, 2016

City Life

Vienna in 200 Seconds – Pitch the City Video Awards

€10,000 in prizes awarded to the top three video shorts about Vienna Last June, when the Vienna Business Agency (Wirtschaftsagentur Wien) put out a c...

Michael Bernstein - October 17, 2016

October 2016

WIN-WIN-WIN!!! Election History Quiz

Do the slogans and quips from U.S. elections stand up to the test of time? Test your meme-ory! This election has seen its fill of wacky catchphra...

Michael Bernstein - October 14, 2016

October 2016

Just (Hold Your Nose And) Do It!

The U.S. presidential election is nigh. Many American citizens living abroad are scrambling to get their absentee ballots and mail them on time. But i...

Michael Bernstein - October 10, 2016

Science & Technology

From Lab Coats to Pinstripes

Academia and business don’t mix? A group of Austrians set out to bridge the gap, and business is booming. Great ideas are born in the laboratories, c...

Michael Bernstein - October 1, 2016

International

The Power of the Expat Vote

For American citizens overseas, doing your civic duty is easier than you think: Cast an absentee ballot! The impact of absentee voting was made...

Michael Bernstein - October 1, 2016

Business & Career

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...

Michael Bernstein - September 1, 2016

Grätzl

Oberdöbling | The Noble Nineteenth’s Bourgeois Ghetto

Vienna’s hilly north side may be cozy but not sleepy The 19th district, Döbling, is one of Vienna’s “noble” districts: along with Hietzing (13th...

Michael Bernstein - September 1, 2016

Explore Vienna

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 ...

Michael Bernstein - July 1, 2016

July/August 2016

Technology: Artificial Intelligence in Music

Scientists are teaching computers about the complex factors that make music expressive. Might computers outperform humans someday? The digital ag...

Michael Bernstein - July 1, 2016

Explore Vienna

Moon River | Evening Cruise on the Alte Donau

Under a night sky, boating can rekindle romance – if you avoid the obstacles With schools out and the European Championships drawing to a close, ...

Michael Bernstein - July 1, 2016

News

Britain Votes to Leave EU

Prime Minister David Cameron to Step Down Pound Sterling Pounded Going against the pollsters, the odds makers and the advice of the majo...

Michael Bernstein - June 24, 2016

Science & Technology

High Five for the Future – Pioneers Festival 2016

“This is not a conference. This is a festival!” the main stage emcee Daniel Cronin, co-founder of AustrianStartups, told the packed “Arena” audience d...

Michael Bernstein - June 3, 2016

June 2016

Be My Guest: David Kreytenberg – Habibi & Hawara

A Taste for Social Entrepreneurship There are not many kitchens in Vienna where you can overhear a waiter shout out an order for “one Kaiserschma...

Michael Bernstein - June 1, 2016

Books

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? Have you hear...

Michael Bernstein - June 1, 2016

News

Right-Wing Protesters Storm Stage at University of Vienna

The Austrian Press Agency reports that a group of about 30 right-wing protesters stormed the stage of the Audimax (a large lecture hall at the Univers...

Michael Bernstein - April 15, 2016

City Life

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’v...

Michael Bernstein - April 7, 2016

Blog

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 Wunderkin...

Michael Bernstein - April 1, 2016

April 2016

Science & Technology: Speaking in Tongues – Multilingual Children

Do multilingual children have an advantage? Perhaps; but the ability to learn languages may be inborn. Either way, stakes are high and consensus is ra...

Michael Bernstein - April 1, 2016

Explore Vienna

Easter Markets in Vienna (2016)

The comedian Robin Williams once asked, “How do you get from crucifixion and resurrection to chocolate bunnies and colored eggs?” We don’t really know...

Michael Bernstein - March 9, 2016

Opinion

U.S. Presidential Election: Considering the Unmentionable

After the dramatic results of Super Tuesday, the Republican party establishment is waking up to the fact that its front-runner is a man many of them c...

Michael Bernstein - March 7, 2016

News

Austria Warns Afghans to Stay Away

Millions of euros have been spent by federal and local government agencies and tourism boards to boost Austria’s image abroad through its snappy sloga...

Michael Bernstein - March 3, 2016

Business & Career

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-ter...

Michael Bernstein - March 1, 2016

International

Until Brexit Do Us Part

What are British expats in Vienna saying about the potential impact of Brexit? These are trying times for the EU: with thousands of refugees stra...

Michael Bernstein - February 28, 2016

People

Tasteful Integration

A Syrian chef discovers the right recipe for success in his adoptive country In January, I was invited by a friend – a fellow American with...

Michael Bernstein - February 9, 2016

Sport

Touchdown Blues

On being an expat NFL fan on Super Bowl Sunday, fighting to stay awake for the kick-off, and making it to the half-time spectacle. An Amer...

Michael Bernstein - February 6, 2016

February 2016

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 shadow...

Michael Bernstein - February 1, 2016

City Life

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 Walking downhil...

Michael Bernstein - February 1, 2016

Culture

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 On a Monday evening, in t...

Michael Bernstein - January 17, 2016

News

First Data on Education Level of Refugees Released

Civilians and policy makers are wary about how the influx of refugees who settle in Austria will impact the economy and labor force in the long-run. T...

Michael Bernstein - January 13, 2016

News

Zielpunkt Bankruptcy: Missing the Target

The two armed robbers who stuck up a Zielpunkt market in Vienna’s Favoriten district at 6:00 a.m. last Monday probably hadn’t heard the news that the ...

Michael Bernstein - December 4, 2015