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Publisher's Letter
Publisher’s Letter | A Lucky Hand
I’ve lived in Vienna long enough to know when a situation will allow a certain, shall we say, bending of the rules. The famous solution titled “des krieg ma schon hin…” (we’ll figure this out). And there are rules here for almost everything, which can make things difficult, if not impossible. It’s all part of […]
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Blog
What Moves Us | April 2018
I remember the first time I sat in an electric car. It was at a sustainability event in Grafenegg. Tesla had used a lotus chassis for ...
Blog
Editors Letter | To Every Art its Freedom | March 2018
Art is always of its time, and the best of it, timeless. From classical portraiture to contemporary installations, visual art recreate...
Opinion
Are we Losing Hope in Democracy?
In theory, it’s a great idea. We all join in and decide who we’d like to govern us. We get the leadership we ask for. But recent elect...
Blog
Editor’s Letter | The Way Things Used to Be | December/January 2017
It was all so much simpler then. Back when we were innocent, when we treated each other with respect, communicated without smartphon...
Blog
Editor’s Letter | My People are Your People | November 2017
A true Wiener says things like, “my dad is Bohemian and my mom’s from Hungary, which makes me as Viennese as it gets!” In language, ...
Blog
From our Readers | October 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...
Blog
Editor’s Letter | Do you Know What Eudaimonia Means? | October 2017
When Aristotle taught the concept of The Good Life, he called it Eudaimonia, meaning the kind of life one would like to live, or simply, happi...
Blog
A Letter from Renate Brauner
For years Renate Brauner has been a key player in the planning and follow-through on Vienna’s Smart City initiative.
She wrote you a letter about how...
Blog
Editor’s Letter | We the People | October 2015
Newsrooms around the world are discussing how and when to use the words “refugee” and “migrant.” Terminology is key when it comes to why people are fl...