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Pioneers Festival 2017 | Where to Hang Around the Hofburg
Between the talks and networking, try these lunch spots, museums and sights you should visit while attending the Pioneers Festival 2017.First ment...
Opinion
Opinion | Theresa May Rolls the Electoral Dice
An unelected Prime Minister seeks a public mandate for leadership and her Brexit strategy.A big election year for Europe just got bigger. With F...
People
Profile | Improv Actor Jim Libby Explains What to do with a Bear
We’ve all had the nightmare: You’re on stage in a dark theater in front of a packed house; the lights go up and suddenly you realize, ...
Music
Piano Legend Terry Riley and his Guitarist son Gyan Take the Stage at Porgy & Bess
Seminal composer-pianist Terry Riley and his virtuoso guitarist son Gyan pair up for a rare intimate performanceOften mentioned along with conte...
Music
The Konzerthaus Celebrates Pierre Boulez’s Legacy one Year After his Death
Composer, interpreter and conductor Pierre Boulez is unquestionably the most important “serious” musical figure of the last seven decadesNo one ...
Opinion
Obituary | Fond Memories of the Wafer Maker, Carl Manner
Even the color is iconic: “Pantone rose” is a registered trademark for Austria’s signature snack – Manner Schnitten, the pink block of hazelnut ...
People
Profile | How Crane Operator Alminko Dugic Helps Build Vienna’s Breathtaking Skyline
The first time Alminko Dugic got in a 70-meter-high crane, he didn’t even know how to turn it on. Even though he had taken the requisite cours...
Local Finds
Brands to Know for Getting Around and out of Town
When it comes to stress, there is nothing like a getaway to soothe the nerves. No hotel, no taxis, just a tent and a backpack can suffice. Staying in ...
Art
Discover Never-Before-Seen art by Maria Lassnig at the Albertina This Summer
The celebrated Austrian artist is shown in a new light with many previously unseen worksSomewhat ironically for an artist of such renown, Maria ...
Nightlife
Why Vienna’s Escape Games are Better Than Booze and Bungee Jumping
Being locked in a little room with nothing but your wits to save you. What better way to spend a Saturday?Some may scale cliff faces to get th...
How To
How to Relax in Urban Vienna
Finding ways to take it easy in the city bustle can give you new strength in health and spiritIt’s Monday; you wake up to a leak in your kitch...
Art
Edward Burtynsky’s Stunning Photography Shows our Impact on the Planet at the Kunst Haus Wien
Mankind’s effect on the mother nature captured by the renowned Canadian photographerIn a journey of seven years that spanned five continents and...
Sport
Sport | A Beginner’s Guide to Whitewater Rafting on the Salza River
Rafting in the Mostviertel may be a thrill, but to Rudi Scheiblechner, it’s business as usualBraving the elements armed only with a paddle, ev...
People
Profiles | Croupier Gert Krones Won’t be Shocked if you say “hit me” at Casino Wie...
Aside from manual dexterity, facility with numbers and a polished appearance, croupiers need skill with people and a mix of both ease ...
Science & Technology
How Fear Makes you an Instant Superhero
The fight-or-flight response is designed to prepare us for danger, but what really happens, when the adrenaline kicks in?On a bright sunny morni...
Stage
How the Wiener Festwochen are Breaking all the Rules in 2017
The Wiener Festwochen push the envelope with a new co-director setting the toneBeing voted “most-livable” city can be a double-edged sword. Ever...
Vienna’s Best Boutiques
They go unnoticed by many and are treasured by a chosen few. Vienna’s best boutiques are on the rise and we chose a select sample to get you through M...
Blog
Advertorial | Why Rail Will Rule European Transport in the 21st Century
Austrian logistics giant LTE is making use of the new Silk Road and plans to have 4,000 trains transporting goods between China and Europe in five yea...
Art
Anoka Faruqee’s art Seems to Capture Time Itself at the Vienna Secession
Faruqee’s pulsating compositions make their solo debut in EuropeMost revolutions turn stuffy with time. But the Secession certainly tries to cul...
May 2017
On The Vine | More Wine? Don’t Schwitz, it’s Totally Kosher
After eons, kosher wine finally maturesWine in the Levante may date back to pre-biblical times, but until recently, Israel was not producing muc...
City Life
Need a Close-to-Home Thrill? Try Mountain Biking in the Vienna Woods
Trail blazers have made biking in the Wienerwald more accessible.
In the freshness of spring, the Vienna Woods are a paradise for mountain biking. Th...
Film
How Austrian and American Film Influenced Each Other to Make Experimental Films That Changed the 20t...
Bruce Jenkins, professor of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Alexander Horwath, Director of the Vienna Film Museum discuss the Austro-Am...
Blog
Last Word | May 2017 | Nervenkitzel
To be truly integrated in Vienna there are certain terms no dictionary or Deutschkurs will properly explain.But you’re no stranger, so here’s this...
Sport
Ever Dreamed of Jumping out of Planes for a Living? The Red Bull Skydive Team Takes Falling to the N...
Red Bull gives a fearless troupe wings to become mile-high paragons of their sportHigh above the Austrian Alps, a trio of professional athletes ...
Recipes
Make Your own Linguine Like Il Bio, the Beloved Italian Bistro on Vienna’s Burggasse
The darling micro-eatery Il Bio is Italian home cooking at its Austrian best.In the 7th district set on a little slice of Burggasse stands a wel...
Business & Career
Get Ready for the Freestyle Explosion That is Masters of Dirt
So what's wrong with dirty money? Founder Georg Fechter has perfected the art of banking on fuel, fire and adrenaline.Motors roar, flames blaz...
People
Profile | How Stuntwoman Cornelia Dworak Combats Fear with Social Intelligence
When someone asks Cornelia Dworak to jump, she answers, “How high?” – literally.StuntwomanWhether it involves bu...
Opinion
How the war the U.S. Entered 100 Years ago Gave Birth to Peace in our Time
The centennial of the Great War is the clearest argument for why the European Union mattersIn May 1917 – 100 years ago this month – the fi...
Restaurants
Vienna’s Icelandic Eatery Promises Northern Comfort the 9th District
While Austria undoubtedly has a lock on gorgeous alpine scenery as well as prime meat, dairy and produce in abundance, the one sore point is a marked ...
Film
Why we Loved Hell or High Water, a Western for the Great Recession at Filmcasino
A worthy entry to the genre, David Mackenzie's gun-slinging villains are unforgettably epicAmerica loves its underdogs. Deeply ingrained in the ...
Style
Red Bull Art of Motion Freerunner Pamela Forster Gets her Parkour on
From the moment her feet hit the pavement, Pamela Forster took the streets of Vienna by storm.She joins the Red Bull Art of Motion competition eve...
Books
Books | David Sax’s Revenge of Analog, or why your hipster friend’s notebook may serve a...
The desire for real things in real time lies deep in the human psyche argues David Sax in The Revenge of Analog.Evenings, after supper, my fathe...
Blog
From our Readers | May 2017
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...
Books
Books | The Vanquished by Robert Gerwarth
In The Vanquished, Robert Gerwarth attempts a more nuanced look at WW1 and why the carnage didn’t end in 1918.On September 11, 1919, Gabriele D’...
Cover Stories
Austria’s Obsession with Extreme Sports and how it Changes us
How Austria's taming the rush of death-defying adrenaline highs condition us to be more resilient.In just one tenth of a second your brain goes ...
Blog
Editor’s Letter | The Fast and the Frivolous | May 2017
What is it with the comfort zone? It sounds pretty good, so why are we constantly told to get out of it?Whether we’re hurling ourselves out ...
Grätzl
Why Vienna’s Year-Round Amusement Park in the Prater is the Essence of Endearing Kitsch
Carnival for all SeasonsAt the Wurstelprater, it’s always show time. Through the quaint grandeur of the entrance arch, its Grand Square spreads ...
Opinion
Opinion | Why Elfriede Jelinek’s Trump Play Might Just Make Waves
While others may debate whether art is, or should be, political, Austrian Nobel laureate Elfriede Jelinek has never been in doubt.
Through much...
International
What it Really Means to be a Journalist in a war Zone
Reporting from conflict zones is just as important as it is dangerous. Two women tell their stories.Barbara Schiavulli was in her room on th...
May 2017
How Hermann Hauser Gets Lucky in Deep Tech
We spoke to the Austrian-born serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist Hermann Hauser about betting on the market, reading a team and digging into...
Special Report
Special Report | Michael Häupl’s Fall From Grace
Vienna’s eternal mayor Michael Häupl is under mounting pressure to step down. And the squeeze is coming from within his own partyThe basic chron...
News
What Austrian Media Wrote About in April 2017
A quick and dirty synopsis of last month’s headlines in ViennaAustria’s Richest Man Seeks Truth
Red Bull tycoon Dietrich Mateschitz is partne...
