May 2016

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Metropole - May 1, 2016

How To

How to…Fund Your Startup

Navigating your startup safely through Austria’s bureaucracy is tricky. Fortunately, a multitude of subsidies can give you a strong tailwind Bure...

Gregory Weeks - May 1, 2016

Business & Career

Business & Career: Austrian Startup Founders and Their Heroes

We asked twelve Austrian founders to pick their local hero from the startup ecosystem Given how recent the startup scene is in Austria, there’s...

Margaret Childs - May 1, 2016

Film

On Screen: Independence Days – VIS Film Festival

Vienna Independent Shorts celebrates stylish strokes of avant-garde cinema In this age of shortened attention spans, when smartphones are streami...

Doina Boev - May 1, 2016

May 2016

On the Vine: Viva VieVinum – Wine Festival

Austria’s international wine festival uncorked Imagine throngs of winemakers cramped shoulder to shoulder, vying for the attention of thirsty dri...

Michael Lee - May 1, 2016

May 2016

On Music: Winner Takes All

Austrian band contests and the next generation in pursuit of the big stage by Benjamin Kubaczek & Cynthia Peck “Competitions are...

The Editors - May 1, 2016

May 2016

On Sale: Light My Way

For indoors and out, Austrian companies have come up with simple solutions for our everyday needs, at home and on the move With technology advanc...

Gregory Bondaruk - May 1, 2016

Film

On Screen: The Lady in the Van

Maggie Smith brings Alan Bennett’s touching memoir to life Describing itself as a “mostly true” story (more on that later), The Lady in the Van d...

Binu Starnegg - May 1, 2016

Grätzl

Hofburg | Downtown Empire

The Viennese can be a tad formal at times: strings of titles, hand kissing, fancy dress. But when you’ve had the Hofburg down the street for some 750...

Binu Starnegg - May 1, 2016

Books

Books: Rebirth of the Rustbelt – The Smartest Places on Earth

How yesterday’s industrial graveyards are turning into today’s hotbeds of innovation Akron and Albany, Dresden and Eindhoven, Oulo and Portland –...

Benjamin Wolf - May 1, 2016

Cover Stories

Cover Story: A Culture of Innovation

Austria often looks to America’s can-do approach to business, but can it foster its own forward-leaning climate while still preserving its heritage?...

George Nimeh - May 1, 2016

Business & Career

Profiles: The Unicorn Makers

Startups can’t do it on their own. We met some of the people who give Austrian entrepreneurs the support they need, through technical know-how, state ...

Benjamin Wolf - May 1, 2016

May 2016

Editorial: Suckers of Silicon Valley

We need to stop lionizing start-up businesses simply because we like rooting for the underdog; the Davids over the Goliaths. Being an entrepreneu...

Binu Starnegg - May 1, 2016

May 2016

On Stage: Wiener Festwochen – Welcoming a World of Drama

The Wiener Festwochen bring the bleeding edge in theater by Michael Bernstein & Dardis McNamee Vienna is a city of theaters – th...

The Editors - May 1, 2016

International

International: Innovation in Eastern Europe – Rupture, Risk And the Quiet Life

Shattering upheavals have left Central and Eastern Europe longing for calm, but a disruptive new generation is looking towards innovation There h...

Martin Ehl - May 1, 2016

May 2016

On Tonight: Pratersauna – In Nomine Party

The prominent Pratersauna nightclub reopens after renovation The rumor mill was abuzz: Last month, Martin Ho, the Dots Group entrepreneur, se...

Andrew Standen-Raz - May 1, 2016

May 2016

The Last Word: The Honorable Alexa Wesner

The U.S. Ambassador to Austria, Alexa Wesner has been supporting the Austrian startup community since she took office in 2013. Her commitment stems fr...

The Editors - May 1, 2016

May 2016

Patrick Lamb | Funny Man & Virtual Virgin

We met British comedian Patrick Lamb at vrei, a virtual reality lounge in the 7th to talk about comedy, the Viennese and his hood in Hernals “Nop...

Margaret Childs - May 1, 2016

May 2016

On the Road: Thayatal – The Forgotten Valley

Once a Cold War no-man’s-land, the Thayatal national park is now a restored oasis of calm and natural beauty Sitting atop a mossy bluff overlooki...

Robert Berwyn - May 1, 2016

Art

On Display: The Future Has Arrived

At the Kunsthalle, The Promise of Total Automation imagines the shape of things to come An intriguing attempt to parse the possible futures heade...

David Mathews - May 1, 2016

Art

On Display: Talks – Tracking the Fakes

Expert Jane Kallir puts Egon Schiele’s works under the microscope There’s nothing like a good art forgery scandal to get the blood flowing: beaut...

Doina Boev - May 1, 2016

May 2016

Op-Ed: The SPÖ’s Family Feud

Austria’s refugee crisis has not only polarized the political landscape, it has split the country’s ruling party right down the middle As every seas...

Simon Ballam - May 1, 2016

May 2016

Letters to the Editor – May

We’ve been getting great feedback from our readers over social media. Thanks very much for your thoughts, ideas and insights! Check us out on Facebook...

The Editors - May 1, 2016

May 2016

On Music: Eurovision 2016

This year’s Europop fiesta has the The Good, The Bad, The Bizarre… and The Australians Best known as the launch pad of ABBA, the European Broadca...

The Editors - May 1, 2016

May 2016

On Music: Donaukanaltreiben

The popular urban happening celebrates a decade on Vienna’s inner-city waterway Originally set in motion by Martin Staudinger in 2007, the free f...

The Editors - May 1, 2016

May 2016

Science & Technology: Einstein, Lasers And Supermirrors

In the Austrian success story of gravitational waves, detecting something tiny can be a huge leap forward On February 11, 2016, the last of Alber...

Roxanne Powell - May 1, 2016

May 2016

Editorial: Can’t Take a Joke

With each attempt to strong-arm the media, Turkish President Erdogan only confirms his vulnerability Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is ha...

Dardis McNamee - May 1, 2016

Blog

Editor’s Letter – May

We were fighting an uphill battle. No one was being paid and there was a constant state of upbeat panic. When we founded Metropole, it seemed like the...

Margaret Childs - May 1, 2016

Film

On Screen: Retrospective – Pre-Code Hollywood

The Filmmuseum presents the heady days before censorship Tinseltown ran wild for a few short years between the advent of “talkies” and the imple...

Binu Starnegg - May 1, 2016

Film

On Screen: Money Monster

Jodie Foster directs this fairy tale for the Great Recession Unfolding in real time, Money Monster features George Clooney as Lee Gates, a smug, ...

Lindsay Crocket - May 1, 2016

May 2016

Quotes, Stats & Numbers

The Editors - May 1, 2016

May 2016

Be My Guest: Lisa Rauchbüchl – Hidden Kitchen

The communications graduate ensures that Hidden Kitchen is far from a secret In the highly competitive world of Viennese lunch cantines, Hidden K...

Alexander Fanta - May 1, 2016

May 2016

Rollercoaster – Running Sushi Goes Theme Park

The wacky restaurant Rollercoaster throws your food for a loop There’s a sudden silence hanging above the train for a few brief moments as passenger...

Alberto Alemanno - May 1, 2016

City Life

City Life: The Lost Property Office – Temporary Spaces for Innovation in Vienna

Abandoned offices and storefronts in Vienna provide affordable temporary space for creative urban innovation Without human activity a city’s surf...

Andrew Standen-Raz - May 1, 2016

May 2016

May 2016 | An Incubator for Innovation

How to…Fund Your Startup

Business & Career: Austrian Startup Founders and Their Heroes

On Screen: Independence Days – VIS Film Festival

On the Vine: Viva VieVinum – Wine Festival

On Music: Winner Takes All

On Sale: Light My Way

On Screen: The Lady in the Van

Hofburg | Downtown Empire

Books: Rebirth of the Rustbelt – The Smartest Places on Earth

Cover Story: A Culture of Innovation

Profiles: The Unicorn Makers

Editorial: Suckers of Silicon Valley

On Stage: Wiener Festwochen – Welcoming a World of Drama

International: Innovation in Eastern Europe – Rupture, Risk And the Quiet Life

On Tonight: Pratersauna – In Nomine Party

The Last Word: The Honorable Alexa Wesner

Patrick Lamb | Funny Man & Virtual Virgin

On the Road: Thayatal – The Forgotten Valley

On Display: The Future Has Arrived

On Display: Talks – Tracking the Fakes

Op-Ed: The SPÖ’s Family Feud

Letters to the Editor – May

On Music: Eurovision 2016

On Music: Donaukanaltreiben

Science & Technology: Einstein, Lasers And Supermirrors

Editorial: Can’t Take a Joke

Editor’s Letter – May

On Screen: Retrospective – Pre-Code Hollywood

On Screen: Money Monster

Quotes, Stats & Numbers

Be My Guest: Lisa Rauchbüchl – Hidden Kitchen

Rollercoaster – Running Sushi Goes Theme Park

City Life: The Lost Property Office – Temporary Spaces for Innovation in Vienna

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