July/August 2018
Explore Vienna
Luftschloss Cobenzl | A Pop-up Party in Paradise
Luftschloss Cobenzl is a magnificent venue with an amazing view – but patience is mandatory.
Blog
Vienna on Top of the World
Vienna is the most liveable city in the world! The Austrian capital tops the global EIU survey, taking the crown from seven-year champion Melbourne.
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Art
Buying Art for the First Time | An Essential Guide to Viennese Etiquette
Metropole and viennacontemporary join forces to help new buyers navigate the local art scene in styleWhen you visit the sauna for the first time...
International
Joint Rescue Mission for the Iran Nuclear Deal in Vienna
Security was tight in Vienna on Wednesday for the official visit of the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. A wide area around the Hofburg palace in Vie...
Culture
A Tale of Two Sisters
Follow big and little sister on a break-in! The destination: Artist Hannes Mlenik’s Arch in the Vienna Prater Ateliers. Once inside, the sisters con...
Art
A Golden Age for Gentle Radicals | Josef Hoffmann & Koloman Moser
The cruelest punishment imaginable,” said the Viennese modernist architect Adolf Loos, “would be to be locked up in a prison cell decorated by Josef H...
July/August 2018
Weird News | June 2018
FOREIGN DOGS, KEEP OUT!
Gottfried Waldhäusl, FPÖ state councilor for Lower Austria, expressed concerns over dogs with a migrant background while disc...
Culture
Winona Forever Single? ’90s Indie Icons Meet in Destination Wedding
Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder attempt to revive the classic romantic comedy in Destination WeddingThe world around us might be constantly changi...
Books
Best of Allies, Worst of Friends | Tim Hadley’s Military Diplomacy in the Dual Alliance
Tim Hadley details just how much the German General Staff knew about the weaknesses of the Austrian-Hungarian armyUntil German unification in 18...
Culture
Californian Alt Rockers Incubus Are Finally Back in Vienna
After a six-year hiatus, the Californian alt rockers are finally back on tourOnce labeled as “a nu-metal band for people who don’t like nu-metal...
Food & Drink
Dining on the Danube at the Scenic Ufertaverne
At the Ufertaverne of the Hofbauer Segelschule, great food and wine is only half the drawIt’s a sunny Sunday in Vienna, with a light breeze. A g...
Culture
Joaquin Phoenix Turns in an Unapologetic Performance in Gus Van Sant’s Latest Biopic
Gus Van Sant explores resilience through pitch-black humorBased on a true story, this sweet-and-sour biopic on Jon Callahan, an alcoholic quadri...
July/August 2018
Delta Blues | Discovering Romania’s Danube Delta
The Danube Delta is a haven of biodiversity, but animals and humans need a helping hand.It’s early morning and I’m wandering around a small tong...
Culture
Elvis Costello Returns to Vienna on July 11
Widely regarded as one of the greatest singers/songwriters ever, Elvis Costello is known for his witty lyrics, often using wordplay in his songs, whic...
July/August 2018
Cricket in Austria | Searching for the Perfect Pitch
Cricket is everywhere in Austria – if you know where to look."Er spielt für uns!” (“He’s playing for us”) comes the repeated chirp from somew...
Culture
Dotdotdot… Vienna’s Shortfilm Festival Keeps It Quirky
Vienna’s quirky short film festival encourages you to interact with the mediumCelebrating the intensity and ingenuity of cinema’s short form, th...
Books
Prague Nights | Sex and Sorcery in Benjamin Black’s Addictive New Thriller
Benjamin Black’s addictive new thriller re-creates an irresistible world of sex and sorcery in 16th century PragueIt’s a snowy December 1599 in ...
Food & Drink
Good Grape Hunting | The Search for New Varieties in Klosterneuburg’s Weinbauschule
The Weinbauschule Klosterneuburg continues to innovate new grape varieties.Austrian wine lovers all know Zweigelt, the quintessential Austrian r...
Cover Stories
Animals Are Our Best Ingredients | Can You Love Puppy Dogs AND Pork Cutlets?
The Viennese love their pets under and their meaty schnitzel on the table. A report on the animals we cuddle and those we devourAn elderly lady ...
July/August 2018
Women Can Be Blind, Too | The Vienna Subway’s Sticky Story
Riding Vienna’s public transport is always an adventure. This expat of over 20 years finds a hidden political agenda in the passenger information stic...
Food & Drink
The Future of Meat | Impossible Burgers, Bioreactors and the Real Cost of Cheap Protein
To the late chef Anthony Bourdain, “Life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is not a life worth livi...
Culture
Our Top 5 Music Festivals This Summer
From chill lake-side vibes to eclectic performances in old Italian towns, the European festival circuit has it all. Here are our 5 favorite open air f...
Empire to Republic
10 Things To Do in Croatia and Slovenia
From the peaks of the Alps to the sand-stone of the Dalmatian coast, both Slovenia and Croatia have wonders small and tasty to shareBy Neža Luka...
International
Summer Studies in Vienna | Diplomacy, Debates and International Conferences
Summer School
Anti-Corruption Summer Academy
29.6. – 6.7.An intensive program designed for professionals eager to better counter corruption.
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Empire to Republic
Trapped Courage | Slovenia and Croatia’s Shared History
Wedged between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea, Croatia and Slovenia oscillate between the desire for more togetherness and the borders in people’s mind...
City Life
Call of the Wild | Urban Wildlife in Vienna
Despite urbanization, Viennese wildlife is thrivingVienna may be best known for its grand imperial architecture and cosmopolitan center, but i...
Grätzl
Lainzer Tiergarten
As hard as it is to find solitude in a city of almost two million, it’s far from impossible: at the Lainzer Tiergarten nature preserve in the 13th and...
July/August 2018
The Sebastian Kurz Show
They love him or they hate him: Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is more notorious across Europe than most of his predecessors. Now he is taking ove...
Empire to Republic
Ghosts of Empire | Border Pains, Bravery and Brotherhood
A borderland on the edge of cultures and empires, Croatia’s position today feels eerily like a century agoOn Ban Jelačić, the central square in ...
International
How to Save Europe
In my youth, a small band of visionaries led by Jean Monnet transformed the European Coal and Steel Community first into the European Common Market an...
July/August 2018
Stats That Matter | Pets in Austria
In case you ever wondered how many Austrians own pets, or were just generally looking for a place to find random facts and stats about animals, we got...
Blog
The Last Word | Aufpudeln
Verb. To get worked up; to make a mountain out of a molehill; to pump up one’s (probably) already over-inflated ego and exaggerate one’s importance; t...
July/August 2018
We Privatized a Zoo | A Chat with Tiergarten Schönbrunn’s General Manager
The director and general manager of the Schönbrunn Zoo, Dagmar Schratter, spoke to us about activism, animal husbandry, why some frogs wave and the tr...
July/August 2018
Blind Faith | Following a Guide Dog on Duty in Vienna
People think that our dogs just follow orders. But really, it’s a cooperation – we tell them what we need, and they see how they can implement it.”
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Culture
Our Guide to Musiksommer in Lower Austria
Vienna closes its concert halls in the summer, but the nearby countryside offers a plethora of musical eventsFor much of July and August, Vienna...
July/August 2018
Has #MeToo Gone Too Far?
Lifetimes of understandable resentment can boil over into presumptions of guilt. This is dangerous. And when important public careers are ruined, ever...
Blog
Feedback From Our Readers
Many thanks for your thoughts, ideas and insights! If you have something to say about Vienna or a story you read here, tell us all about it. Send an e...
July/August 2018
Natal Attraction | How the Schönbrunn Zoo Gets Its Beloved Elephants
"While I was schlepping a barrow of elephant dung, a passing visitor said, ‘These zoo people always look so damn happy!’ It’s true – I love my job.”...
Empire to Republic
Slovenia | On the Crossroads of Europe
From snowy peaks to frothing waves, for the Slovenes, transition is a state of beingby Faris Kočan & Kaja PrimoracThe Republic of Sloven...
Empire to Republic
This Map Shows Everything You Need to Know About Slovenia and Croatia
By Neža Lukančič & Benjamin Wolf Click to zoom!
Ideas
Quotable Quotes | Animals and Us
Every month, we're listing up a bunch of quotes that we like. Here are our best quotes about animals:
How To
How to Keep a Dog in Vienna
Man’s best friend lives the good life in our city. It’s your job to get him trained, vaccinated and properly licensedGustl, a six-month old gold...
General
Do You Speak Kätzisch? | Chatting with a Cat Coach
“Many people treat their cats like babies in fur costumes. But they are not replacements for children; they have their own special needs.”It is ...
July/August 2018
The Dark Horse of the Spanish Riding School | An Interview with Rider Marcus Novotny
“The relationship with the horse is often even better than the one with a spouse. We have to both work together and have fun together.”The packe...
July/August 2018
13 Things We Love Right Now
ZWILLING MIYABI GYUTOH 5000 MCD
http://www.zwilling-messer.de/© ZwillingFunctionality and harmonious aesthetics are combined in this ...
July/August 2018
Divorce & the International Family
The international family is something we are inclined to think of as a new phenomenon – but it isn’t.Marriage has been a contract since antiquity,...
Art
Hide from the Heat at the Cool Calle Libre Street Art Festival
See how Street Art breaks boundaries in the world of artAs summer scorches Vienna, the torturous heat may tempt locals and visitors into momenta...
Food & Drink
Traditional Japanese Cuisine Finds a Second Home at Kuishimbo
Keisuke Numata enriches Vienna’s food culture with traditional Japanese cuisineTake one quick stroll along your local food court and you may com...
International
Nuclear Vienna: “Atoms for Peace” in the Age of Trump
Why the city is so crucial for global nuclear safetyOn December 8, 1953, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower stood before the UN General Assembly ...
International
Where Will the Far Right Take Austria’s EU Presidency?
Austria is taking the helm of EU politics for the third time. As the Conservatives formed a government with the far-right Freedom Party, Brussels is w...
Business & Career
How to… Land Your Dream Job in Vienna
An employment consultant with 20 years’ experience has some advice for landing your dream job in Vienna.Want to work in Vienna? Finding a job as...
July/August 2018
Our Local Finds This Summer
As summer hits a crescendo, we check out some intriguing new concepts, from quality pet food to alternative medicine and Japanese denim.IRON HEART...
Culture
Spirited Away | “Ghosts from the Past and Present” at Impulstanz
The Impulstanz festival sweeps you off your feet with the best of choreography’s past, present and futureWhen you add a pinch of ballet, a drop of...
Blog
Publisher’s Letter | Puppy Love and the Cat’s Meow
At 14, I joined the ranks of the Viennese pet-owning public when – for a brief stint of six weeks – I adopted an adorable short-haired black and white...
July/August 2018
13 Things We Love Right Now
ZWILLING MIYABI GYUTOH 5000 MCD
http://www.zwilling-messer.de/© ZwillingFunctionality and harmonious aesthetics are combined in this ...
General
Austrian Government Plans to Introduce 12-hour Workday
“Welcome to a new world of work.” A 3-minute animated video with this feel-good title was published on June 18 by the Austrian Economic Chambers (WKO)...
July/August 2018
Female Opposition Mushrooms Against Pilz
Liste Pilz founder Peter Pilz has finally taken his seat in parliament after initially declining it in the wake of sexual harassment allegations again...
